Matter made magic

For many years the musician and ecologist Bernie Krause has lived in the Sonoma Valley in California, a base from which he travelled the globe to record natural soundscapes, creating the largest priva

There’s a rhythmic tap-tap in Zoë Wilson’s Hampshire studio as she works through the day. She’s equipped with only a mallet, a chisel and the stone in front of her: each chip mark in the stone will fo

ONE ICY MORNING IN FEBRUARY, nearly 200 people gathered in a church in downtown Richmond, Va. Most had awakened before dawn and driven in from across the state. There were Republicans and Democrats fr

Tired of a garden they never used, Matthew Childs’ clients were faced with a decision to either move home, or invest in an upgrade. They chose the latter and asked Matthew what he could do with their

In a world dominated by mass production, digital life and, increasingly, artificial intelligence, our collective yearning for the unique and the tangible is spearheading a craft renaissance, as Corinne Julius discovers

When Tony Woods, founding director of Garden Club London, was called in to design this garden for a couple with two young children, he was excited to find that they knew exactly what they wanted – a n