Gianfranco Chicco, a London-based creative producer, writes personal essays on Japanese craft, design and making, drawing on his visits to workshops and collaborations with artisans. The issues sampled cover Hiroshi Sugimoto's Enoura Observatory, Kaikado tea caddies made from weathered copper, and the Nousaku metalwork company.
Website: https://www.gchicco.com/
A blunt, irreverent woodworking newsletter by writer Christopher Schwarz covering folk furniture, chairmaking history, and the realities of running a craft business. Readers get essays on handmade objects, historical woodworking traditions, and candid personal stories about money and craft life.
Tony Wallace, a Canadian woodworker and luthier, documents his process for designing and building a custom electric guitar, from an old 2020 sketch through template making and neck and bridge installation with specific hardware and measurements. He also reflects on what counts as handmade work and his move to the Artisans Cooperative marketplace.
Inkcap publishes long-form feature journalism that goes deep on specialised subjects, such as an investigation into returning the Dalmatian pelican to Britain and a letterpress printer's search for ink made from local materials. Readers get reported stories with archival detail, expert interviews and first-hand accounts of the places and craft involved.
A newsletter from Jason Logan, author of Make Ink, mixing essayistic writing on foraged colour, natural pigments and making with cultural references from fashion and film. Issues range from personal narrative to reflections on work, clothing and seasons.
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