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Uzramma
    FIELD INVESTIGATIONS

ISSUE 01: Making of Malkha

ISSUE 02: Natural Dyeing in India: Past and Future

ISSUE 03: My Journey to Craft - Part 1
April , 2007

ISSUE 04: Cotton to cloth: an Indian epic

ISSUE 05: My journey in craft - Part 2
April , 2007

ISSUE 06: Nothing for the Handloom Industry
April , 2007

ISSUE 07: Etikoppaka
December , 2007

ISSUE 08: Artisan travel in Italy - July 2007
July , 2007

ISSUE 09: Ilkal Field Notes
November , 2007

Sunny and Meeta
    WHAT YOU MISSED

ISSUE 01: Observations on Craft: Craft Journeys - Time Travel

ISSUE 02: Observations on Craft: Thoughts on the Vanishing Ghaghra

ISSUE 03: Observations on Craft: Chippas - from block printers to entrepreneurs

ISSUE 04: Observations on Craft: Patwas - The Sutradhaar of Beads

ISSUE 05: Observations on Craft: Artisanal production - the third millennium

ISSUE 06: Observations on Craft - From looms to the Fields: Dastakar Andhra

Bhasin, Anuradha
    CRAFT IN POLICY SPACE

ISSUE 01: Crafts in the Policy Space: Including Craft in Trade Negotiations
April , 2007

ISSUE 02: Crafts in the Policy Space: Numbers Count - Laying the Base
April , 2007

ISSUE 03: Crafts in the Policy Space: Crafts and Tourism
April , 2007

Jongeward, Carolyn
    CROSSTHREADS

ISSUE 01: Where Do Craftspeople Fit into International Trade Agendas?
April , 2007

ISSUE 02: The Cultural Diversity Umbrella: A Space for Handmade
April , 2007

ISSUE 03: International Craft Trade With Integrity: Maiwa as Model
April , 2007

Kaul, Ekta Khokhar
    REFLECTIONS

ISSUE 01: The Traditional Contemporary: Tartan
April , 2007

ISSUE 02: Innovation in Creative Industry
April , 2007

ISSUE 03: Protecting Heritage - Harris Tweed
April , 2007

ISSUE 04: Celebrating Creativity
April , 2007

ISSUE 05: Tomorrow’s Textiles: Building Tradition - Technology Synergies
April , 2007

McComb, Jessie F.
    POSTMARK AMERICA

ISSUE 01: The Fuller Museum

ISSUE 02: Aid to Artisans

ISSUE 03: Stores, Stations & Sites: The Emerging Craft Industry

ISSUE 04: Artisans and Academics

ISSUE 05: Exploring the North: The Crafts of the North American Tundra

ISSUE 06: Making it to the Market: Crafts in the American Marketplace

ISSUE 07: High End Craft: Blurring the Lines Between Art & Craft

ISSUE 08: The Sacred and the Mundane

ISSUE 09: The Hands-on Approach in Handcrafts Design

ISSUE 10: A Balancing Act: Himalayan Art and Craft at the Rubin Museum of Art

ISSUE 11: The American Divide: Artisans from both side

ISSUE 12: American Folk Art: Historical, Beautiful and Bizarre

ISSUE 13: The Pitfalls and the Prosperity of Using the Internet

ISSUE 14: Crafts & Tourism: Challenges and Potential

ISSUE 15: Digging into Past Policies to Prepare for the Free Trade Future

ISSUE 16: Craft Design and Public Awareness

ISSUE 17: Mera dil hai Tajikistani..? Part I

ISSUE 18: Mera dil hai Tajikistani..? Part 2

ISSUE 19: Mera dil hai Tajikistani..? Part 3

ISSUE 20: Craft in Connecticut: Brining it Back Home

Murray, Kevin
    POSTMARK AUSTRALIA

ISSUE 01: An Introduction
June , 2007

ISSUE 02: The Productive Struggle Between Craft and Design

ISSUE 03: Commonwealth Craft

ISSUE 04: Handmade in Tasmania

ISSUE 05: The Australian Glass Half Full

ISSUE 06: Craft Education at the bottom of the world

ISSUE 07: Craft and the 'National Gallery' question

ISSUE 08: A New Spin on Making

ISSUE 09: The Australian Folk Art Revival

ISSUE 10: The Code of Pratice for Comminsionning Craft Persons
April , 2007

ISSUE 11: Common Goods: Cultures Meet through Craft

ISSUE 12: A Taste of World Craft

ISSUE 13: Craft on the edge in London

ISSUE 14: Architecture & Craft: Brick by brick

ISSUE 15: Revenge on the iPods

ISSUE 16: An infantalisation of ceramics

ISSUE 17: Is made in China the future of Western craft as well?

ISSUE 18: Simple things bring Bruce and Pablo together

ISSUE 19: Does it need a hand? The Curators Dilemma

ISSUE 20: A Feisty Spirit in Latin American craft

ISSUE 21: Five questions for 2007

ISSUE 22: Learning from Africa
April , 2007

ISSUE 23: Can craft be smart?
April , 2007

ISSUE 24: A glimpse of craft in Paraguay
June , 2007

ISSUE 25: Letter From Australia: Craft 2.0?
October , 2007

ISSUE 26: The Paradox of Traditional Development
September , 2007

ISSUE 27: What Price Culture? A Hypothetical About Craft and Design
March , 2008

VOICES

    Ballyn, John

Training for artisans - blending the market-led approach with tradition, sustainability and environmental issues - John Ballyn's response to Poonam Bir Kasturi's "Transforming the 'Guru-Sishya' Parampara"
April , 2007

Innate Design Skills - Looking for Origins
May , 2007

    Bhatt, Jatin

Design Education and Crafts - Conflicts and Synergy
April , 2007

    Chatterjee, Ashoke

The Indian Craft: Sunrise or Sunset in a Global Market
April , 2007

Excerpts from Crafts in Transition
September , 2007

    Gupta, Manisha

Geographical Indicators - Wake up Call!
April , 2007

    Jaitly, Jaya

The Urban Haat Experience And Possibilities
April , 2007

New Paths
April , 2007

Make Crafts for Everyday Life for Growth
April , 2007

    Kak, Dr. Krishen K

Some Thoughts on The Future of Tradition
April , 2007

Traditional Artisans and Modern Architects: A Polemical Statement
April , 2007

Integrating Crafts and The Educational System
April , 2007

    Kanitkar, Dr. Ajit

Credit Flow to the Handloom Sector: Appraisal of the Current Scenario
September , 2007

    Kasturi, Poonam Bir

Towards the Future... The Respositioned Institute of Design
April , 2007

Poonam Bir Kasturi responds to John Ballyn's Training for artisans
April , 2007

Designing Freedom
April , 2007

Transforming the 'Guru-Sishya' Parampara: Changing the Way Training is Planned for the craft sector
May , 2007

    Kaul, Mayank Mansingh

Of Chiffon Phulkaris and Forgotten Nuances: Crafts in a Changing World
April , 2007

Revisiting Coomaraswamy for our times
November , 2007

Khadi: Taking Handmade to the world
April , 2007

Evolution in Crafts: Negotiating the Handmade and the Machine-made
April , 2007

Kapyo Che! Uttarayan and kites
April , 2007

    Lodaya, Arvind

The Crisis of Traditional Craft in India
April , 2007

    Majumdar, Minhazz

Marketing Crafts: A Personal Perspective
April , 2007

Folk Art Forms in India: Evolving a New Paradigm
April , 2007

Bringing Arts, Crafts And Culture To School Children
May , 2007

Time for Celebrations: Indian artist wins 15th NOMA CONCOURS (2006) - August 2007
March , 2008

    Ratnakar, Pooja

Frosted Windows
April , 2007

Reflection of a Paradise
April , 2007

Weaving Dreams
April , 2007

    Frater, Judy

Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya's First Annual Convocation Mela
April , 2007

Kala Raksha Vidyalaya: A New Approach for Revival of Craft
April , 2007

The Second Annual Convocation and Mela of Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya!
March , 2008

    McComb, Jessie F.

The Effects of Modernity and Postmodernity on the Significance of Craft in the Process of Globalization
April , 2007

    Kalia, Anjali

Response to the Talk on Kalaraksha Vidhyalaya
April , 2007

The True Spirit of Craft
March , 2007

    Mohsini, Mira

Social Markets, Networks and Crafts-Based Livelihoods in India
April , 2007

    Narayan, Sarika

Indian Craft: A bumpy ride on the high streets of fashion
April , 2007

    Padmaja, K

The Several Layers of Kaantha: A paper on the sociological context of Bengal Kaantha
April , 2007

    Prakash, Aditi

Design Education for Traditional Craftspeople Vandh, Kutch, Feb ‘06
April , 2007

Indian Embroiderer Receives the Best Craftsperson Award in Oxford
September , 2007

    Sanyal, Amba

The Artist and the Craftsperson
April , 2007

    Sobel, Anna

The Changing Face of Traditional Puppetry
April , 2007

    Sood, Anubha

Crafts as Sustainable Livelihood Option in Rural India
May , 2007

Retailing Crafts - A Selling Proposition
May , 2007

    Southwell, Dr. Mirjam

Magic by Design: Technology Transformed
April , 2007

    Tyabji, Laila

Dream Come True: Being a Jury Member at the first graduation of the Kalaraksha Design School
April , 2007

    Walikhanna, Charu

Intellectual Property Rights & Folklore
September , 2007

    Vencatachellum, Indrasen

Intervention at the WCC General Assembly (Metsovo Greece, 3 June 2004)
April , 2007

    Dutt, Bahar

A Hundred Charmers in Concert
March , 2008

Livelihood & Traditional Knowledge : Jogi Nath Snake Chamer Community
September , 2007

    Bhatt, Ashwini

Learning and Unlearning Dance
April , 2007

    Smith, Clare Brett

Selling "World Heritage" Craft
April , 2007

    Paswan, Raju

Saperas and the Right to Information
May , 2007

    Yang, Minja

Sustainable Tourism: UNESCSO's Plan for India
April , 2007

    Dhar, Parul Pandya

Excerpts from 'Ornamentation in Traditional Indian Architecture'
September , 2007

    Basu, Dr. Kaushik

Child Labour: Should it be Banned
September , 2007

    Smith, Nima-Poovaya

Connect: People, Place, Imagination
September , 2007

    Johar, Navtej

Framing the Fluid Multiple perspectives on Bharatanatyam: philosophical, historical, attitudinal, aesthetic and socio-cultural
September , 2007

    Johnson, Patty

North South Project: A New Model of Design and Craft Collaborations in the Developing World
September , 2007

    FICCI, NIFT Care India

Craft Initiatives in Kutch: Rehabilitation - a Replicable Model
June , 2007

    SRUTI

The Jajmani System - A Sruti Report
June , 2007

    Yagna

A glimpse into the world of Patuas - July 2007
July , 2007

    Farooqui, Chinar

Ancient Lac Dyeing Practices of Kachchh and its revival by the Vankar Shyamji Valji of Bhujodi - August 2007
August , 2007

    Paris, Betty de

Natural Indigo/Pastel - A History
December , 2007

Narayan, Sarika
    FASHION & CRAFT

A Journey Into Eternity: Focus on Sirali Impex
June , 2007

Interview with Shalini Jaikaria & Paras Bairoliya of Geisha Designs
June , 2007

Nath, Deeksha
    FASHION & CRAFT

In conversation with designer Anshu Arora Sen
June , 2007

Interview with Designer Sonam Dubal
March , 2007

Interview with Designer Vidhi Singhania
March , 2007

Interview with Fashion Designer Payal Jain
March , 2007

Interview with Designer Anjali Kalia
March , 2007

Desai, Meha
    PHOTO ESSAY

A Hundred Charmers in Concert
March , 2008

Flury, Tracy
    PHOTO ESSAY

Walking Through Markets of Old Peru: A Photo Essay - August 2007
March , 2008

Khanna, Dinesh
    PHOTO ESSAY

Kundan Jewellery from Jaipur - A Photo Essay
March , 2008