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The 2024 Creative Boom Christmas gift guide for creatives

Creative Boom

Even better, many items in our guide have a story: a maker's journey, a hand-crafted touch, or a spark of creativity born from the heart. Produced in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, these compact puzzles measure 15 x 20cm and are designed for an hour's entertainment.

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Designing Delight: The Artful Cakes of Yip.Studio and A.R.D Bakery

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As professionals from various fields shift careers and venture into the kitchen, we are witnessing a remarkable fusion of aesthetics and flavor elevating the food industry to an even more sophisticated art form. Operating on a micro scale, each cake is a meticulous labor of love, design, and craft. Bakery Photo: Alison Dunlop A.R.D

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MOUS Unveils Narrative Arc: Volume II – A Cosmic Exploration of Craft + Form

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Since their debut in 2022, the third-generation furniture designers have consistently blurred the lines between art, architecture, and function, pushing the boundaries of material and form. These material juxtapositions reflect MOUS’s exploration of textures and surfaces.

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Intricate Paper Animals Spring from Textured Sculptures by Artist Calvin Nicholls

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In Calvin Nicholls ’s sculptural forms, feathered and furry creatures are meticulously crafted from small pieces of white paper. Every work is crafted from archival cotton paper that prevents yellowing and fading. All images © Calvin Nicholls, shared with permission. Familiarity with the subject is a big factor as well.

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Minimalist + Monochrome: Favorites From Art Basel 2023

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Crafted from a multitude of materials including ceramic and steel, this piece also exhibits an oxidized copper finish with limbs emerging from a chunky bed-like structure, transitioning from a static to kinetic force. Photo: Courtesy P.P.OW Photo: Courtesy P.P.OW

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Organic Features and Textures Cloak Carol Long’s Sculptures in Natural Embellishments

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Melding the decadence of Art Nouveau and the whimsy of Alice in Wonderland , artist Carol Long ( previously ) transforms humble clay vessels with an array of small spheres, curled handles, and densely laid stripes. All images © Carol Long, shared with permission.

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Patchwork Coats with Frayed Fur Add Shaggy Texture to Barbara Franc’s Dog Sculptures

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To create these soft sculptures, she wraps scraps of worn trousers, curtains, and scarves around a padded, wire armature, defining a muscular hind leg with tweed or a stomach with an embroidered fairytale scene. The tattered edges mimic a tousled tail and the fringe sticking up from an ear, adding lifelike texture to the canines.