Precision and surprise : the 3D printed jewellery of Cinnamon Lee

the crafted object

Cinnamon Lee’s first encounter with 3D manufacturing technologies was at the Australian National University, while she was undertaking her Visual Arts degree. ANU had just acquired an FDM rapid prototyping machine, and she took to it immediately; she...

The crafted object : Sim Luttin {jewellery}

the crafted object

Australian jeweller Sim Luttin grew up wanting be an inventor. Time spent watching things being created by her grandfather tinkering in his shed and her scientist father had a profound and early influence on her. “I was encouraged to do things in a more labour...

The crafted object : Sandra Bowkett {ceramic}

photography, the crafted object

Sandra Bowkett is one of those artists that the more you find out about them, the more in awe you are of them.     Sandra is a ceramicist living in pristine woodland near Tallarook in central Victoria with her partner, producing cups and bowls in porcelain...

The crafted object : Britta Boeckmann {resin & wood jewellery}

the crafted object

Britta Boeckmann moved to Australia for love. When she got here, she fell in love all over again with its beautiful wood. Combining Australian native timbers with translucent resins and semi-precious stones, her jewellery looks a bit architectural with its bold,...

The geometries of surface design : Claudia Owen

surface design

I love how Claudia Owen plays with colour. Starting with classic, elegant geometrics, she breathes new life into them with details in clashing, vibrant hues of hot pink, yellow, green and orange.     Based in Canberra, Claudia first studied graphic design...