Drawing on documentation from a community of gardeners, cooks, ceramicists, and creatives, Rochester Square in North London’s Camden is a case study for how urban spaces are finding new life.

For more than fifty years Elisabeth Haarr has been one of the most significant artists in Norway. From early experimentation with tapestry as modern visual art in the 1960s to political works with an activist message in the 1970s, and later sculptural installations of rugs, banners, figures, and drapes, Haarr’s oeuvre has significantly contributed to the consideration of textiles as a material in contemporary art.

Fusing disparate, seemingly incompatible visual languages to create “synthetic folklore,” Janek Simon’s work presented in this catalogue raises the question: How do we cherish the particular while constructing a global value system with the use of new technologies?

Engaging the histories of art, architecture, and design, Leonor Antunes reflects on the functions of everyday objects, contemplating their potential to be materialized as abstract sculptures. She investigates the values and ideas embedded in things as well as in vernacular traditions and craft.

This unique publication, filled with annotated images, presents an inventory of design, furniture, and textiles produced for Fogo Island Inn. Each piece is a collaborative effort between artisans and craftspeople living on the island and designers from various parts of the world who were invited to engage with the history and communities of Fogo Island and Change Islands in Newfoundland, Canada.