{"id":190545,"date":"2026-01-26T18:09:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=190545"},"modified":"2026-01-26T18:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:17:57","slug":"craft-is-it-the-new-luxurious-and-beautiful-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=190545","title":{"rendered":"Craft; Is it The New, Luxurious and Beautiful Wave?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ec2a29ce3e3d55bb70dcac2bc104cb0e wp-block-paragraph\">That moment your hand hovers over your regular chocolate bar, only to place it on the organic fair-trade cherry chocolate instead; that extra moment of opulence. Your break time is precious, and so you want to spend it well. Luxury used to mean expensive and exclusive; we thought of luxury as products, but now it encompasses so much more. So what is the new version of this once unique club? As the world around us changes drastically, in post-Brexit, post-COVID-19, could luxury be time, emotion, as well as other things; this new form of luxury? And if so, what comes with it? Would we say, for example, that craft could be part of this new world process? How come? Find out more in\u00a0<em>Craft: Is it The New, Luxurious, and Beautiful Wave?<\/em> Image on Left: Courtesy of Friedman Benda and Nicole Cherubini Photography by Pierre Le Hors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0c940242dc861892889d4c409eafa873 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aa39a92f891d0210de317e07993dd1b6 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Luxury in 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fe8ee98e8b481fe7416afada517cb4dc wp-block-paragraph\">A beautifully handmade fuchsia handbag would have stopped us in the street, taken our breath away, it called to us, I must have this, I must have this piece of absolute individual luxury. We used to visualise high-quality, expensive items that are rare, individual, and stunning as the optimum of exquisite. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/its-a-beautiful-luxury-being-warm-when-its-cold-outside\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/its-a-beautiful-luxury-being-warm-when-its-cold-outside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luxury<\/a><\/strong> used to be, to some extent, reserved for the elite.&nbsp; The concept of luxury was emphasised in the belief that it took time and knowledge to create something exquisite, often by hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34b300168090c2d106a821ed8cc9e319 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Consciousness Raising<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-51ffd0dbd92b8658092ab0ffa28cd7a5 wp-block-paragraph\">Well, now people&nbsp;are more conscious of<em>&nbsp;<\/em>their choices about what they buy and consume, and most of all, spend their hard-earned cash on; they want to know more about where their money goes. They have become very aware of the importance and the understanding of the methods used in the manufacturing of pieces, where materials come from, and how ethically items are created. This is where the power of craft has reimagined itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-179e6ba4df16dadee1432466e02f77eb wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is Craft in 2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-184af1f836df52210a552b6896661ae1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/perfumed-lightness-is-a-meeting-under-love-and-craft\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/perfumed-lightness-is-a-meeting-under-love-and-craft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Craft<\/a><\/strong> can now be seen as an art form that has been rising from the ashes since a renewed interest during the last decade. Why, you may ask? Well, maybe because of the materials used or the limited nature of an item.&nbsp;Craft can be an object made with ancestral wisdom that has been brought forward through traditions, handed down from generation to generation within a community, which builds its singularity and defines it as a fine art form.&nbsp;It can also be this little piece of pottery that someone spent an entire afternoon crafting, which makes you feel like you have just made your own treasure.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/London-Craft-Week.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/London-Craft-Week.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"&quot;Tiangong Kaiwu: Crafting Works of Nature&quot;, China National Pavilion for London Craft Week 2025\" class=\"wp-image-190892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/London-Craft-Week.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/London-Craft-Week.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/London-Craft-Week.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-64cb20268048600b08199ad0864f6125 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Tiangong Kaiwu: Crafting Works of Nature&#8221;, China National Pavilion for London Craft Week 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a2e81417ee2cc7f0254856882ab6d5ed wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skills<\/strong> <strong>Set<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bca89c256503b881a7c22a9ddc8f156d wp-block-paragraph\">Never forget, crafts formerly were everywhere. From crockery to clothing, including furniture, everything was handmade and required specialist skills, as well as a great deal of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-97e940c37c526e8b8f4c9d0c962b19e5 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Handcrafted<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5d7bd5b9bedf8b86cfbebe5f548e2f07 wp-block-paragraph\">To handcraft something allows one to convey its unique print to the world, giving each item a slightly different style and story, revealing its singular individuality through a sole perfection or even imperfection, and therefore a unique <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/the-ultimate-beauty-icons-in-art-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">beauty<\/a><\/strong> celebrated in every piece.&nbsp;This human touch is like giving a&nbsp;soul&nbsp;to every item. Because when you see an artisan working, you begin to sense how skills and even patience have become a form of beauty and richness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-136c9ab3e6e707805cee76639d10628b wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Industrial Revolution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eb6ea965fbe306fdb1fdd6187627feea wp-block-paragraph\">But then we moved into the fast lane. Try to think about the last time you waited for something to be done from scratch for you. With industrialisation, people had lost their habit of waiting for something to be custom-built.&nbsp;But crafts are being revisited, made from the best that nature has to offer. Think of candles made by plant-based waxes, or porcelain, traditionally made with a combination of rocks and minerals. Even items of food like craft beer or artisan breads are massive in our society. It is this natural richness, shaped by exceptional time learning and craftsmanship, that defines craft and makes it even more precious. In this respect, knowledge is definitely a luxury and a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/how-cafe-culture-shaped-artists-then-and-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">privilege<\/a><\/strong>, not only because of the time it takes to gather it, but also because of its rarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-395ec63e33f9fdab00706bc54625c3b1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Knowledge Base<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-79999da100c26424c11c43d457f4874a wp-block-paragraph\">So yes, it&#8217;s fair to say craft is one of the new luxuries. Owing to its uniqueness, its often fairer, cleaner way of working, it has redefined the conception of beauty, as well as brought originality back into fashion. We are revisiting our values, looking for emotion and beauty deeper than the surface, and now craft fulfils that need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dbed092fff047b9cb57dbf1e34304ed7 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Artists Take Over Crafts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c62be246736fe3f04d104647648d085a wp-block-paragraph\">Who better than artists to participate in a crafting rebirth?&nbsp; Indeed, following the re-establishment of handcrafted goods, new artists have started to emerge. In the creative fields, across architecture or food are just a few of these fields where artists give us a sneak peek of what we could do if we decided to use our hands instead, or at least enjoy theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2b41128a0f090b2a721d169e48d5e4dd wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nicole Cherubini<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6c0cf6d7f479d5c7f564cce0933b049f wp-block-paragraph\">Nicole Cherubini is an artist based in New York who\u2019s widely known for her clay sculptures. She explores many issues, such as feminist theories, and is inspired by great women such as writer Mary Shelley, who famously wrote Frankenstein, and Elena Ferrante, an Italian author known for the \u201cMy Brilliant Friend\u201d saga, among other significant female figures.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cherubini_Butterfly_and_Revelation.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cherubini_Butterfly_and_Revelation.jpeg?resize=580%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pierre Le Hors, Nicole Cherubini Sculpture, 21st century\nhand made art\" class=\"wp-image-190746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cherubini_Butterfly_and_Revelation.jpeg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cherubini_Butterfly_and_Revelation.jpeg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cherubini_Butterfly_and_Revelation.jpeg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a63fc0801ccada6d0ed50765de79d464 wp-block-paragraph\">Courtesy of Friedman Benda and Nicole Cherubini, Photography by Pierre Le Hors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bf7ddf98060454be11abd558ba70664b wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, with her new exhibition &#8220;Hotel Roma&#8221;, she was inspired by the surrealist artist Leonora Carrington&#8217;s autobiographical text entitled &#8220;Down Below&#8221;(1942). The exhibition Hotel Roma is a colourful and textured collection of her latest works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-644682fa3deb3ee99e4396e58a485f08 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>&#8220;They use words in the same way I hope to use clay&#8221;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-95d8f1a4296a5aa8172fbc87c3314aec wp-block-paragraph\">Nicole Cherubini <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a83ad38732efcea5166d2d980dcb48c3 wp-block-paragraph\">She mastered her own method and turned it into beautiful art pieces that capture the subtlety of craftsmanship combined with powerful messages, which give us a glimpse into her world and allow us to feel her voice through her artwork. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d845247acbd2cc344bac768e3e2e500d wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4160 Tuesdays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0c2ab3ddf20308f518220c87085704b4 wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for a one-of-a-kind fragrance that will make people look back in wonder, what you are wearing as your sillage wafts past?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c583b3c037f04fe8022f4eb8fe1edb16 wp-block-paragraph\">4160 Tuesdays is a British independent perfume brand, created by Sarah McCartney, a passionate and bold perfumer, who wanted to create perfumes that are meaningful to each person.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-50c05af6348b73bde1df8b43c0ece82f wp-block-paragraph\">All of the fragrances are handmade and bottled in their Hammersmith studio. The brand is pursuing an ethical chart that makes their products cruelty-free, carbon-neutral, and mostly vegan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4160-Tuesdays-copie.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4160-Tuesdays-copie.jpg?resize=580%2C584&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Another Kiss By The Fireside, Eau de Parfum by 4160 Tuesdays London\nhand crafted perfume\" class=\"wp-image-190879\" style=\"width:376px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4160-Tuesdays-copie.jpg?w=795&amp;ssl=1 795w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4160-Tuesdays-copie.jpg?resize=298%2C300&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4160-Tuesdays-copie.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4160-Tuesdays-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C773&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d9ddd44b6862e081f847112800a17ee0 wp-block-paragraph\">Another Kiss By The Fireside, Eau de Parfum by 4160 Tuesdays London <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d0f321b747babc5d0b0cec57ee9dd66b wp-block-paragraph\">4160 Tuesdays is reinventing the art of perfumery by creating audacious scents that are unique, yet obsessively good and original. Not only are her scents fantastic, but they are also fantastical, with names such as Ginger Snap, Both Sides of the Cloud or even Court of Ravens. This is perfumery out of the box. She offers workshops for those wanting to engage more with this crafted artform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ecf9a715386f66500d14951958ce8685 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>White Lake Cheese<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-522125dd3d8ac268ec64a55d72752dff wp-block-paragraph\">And then there is cheese.  Yes, the UK has an amazing tradition of artisan foods, including cheeses that will make your mouth water.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e56b9a6630c11795ee9a12bddabc68eb wp-block-paragraph\">White Lake Cheese is a British artisan cheese producer brand, located on a farm in Somerset, and was created in 2004 by Roger, a passionate and imaginative third-generation farmer who, most importantly, uses traditional and innovative processes to make high-quality cheeses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-415e04163f00615967f706b7bed8b0ca wp-block-paragraph\">Driven by a sustainable and creative production, the brand is expanding and constantly changing, due to its small size, permitting Roger and his team to experiment with new flavours and processes in a refreshing renewal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30dfc78428bea014cfaabe1505503250 wp-block-paragraph\">White Lake Cheese will allow you to taste some British traditionally made cheeses, yet tasty, that are different from what you usually consume.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6f2f2841340d84d2a3bd9168b66e0d5f wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Crafting Events<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bcae15836cea33ff7c7af66ec2fec61f wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, multiple events such as The London Craft Week, usually taking place every May, which is a city-wide festival celebrating contemporary and traditional craft across London; from jewellery and ceramics to calligraphy, or The SoLo Craft Fair Shops &amp; Events in South London, which are regularly occurring, and where artisan markets and fairs are popping up around London, giving a sense of community within a borough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6b5d6e2b6e14e5a8d7fab4a78eaaf216 wp-block-paragraph\">These kinds of events shed a light on new or hidden talents, little shops that design unique pieces, and honour creativity within craftsmanship across every artistic field, and offer us a real deep-dive into craft thinking and craft-makers&#8217; universe. Most of all, they give us oppotunitirs ot buy and support far more unique works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7c083ae046682f86bca20e37fd01d802 wp-block-paragraph\">Nicole Cherubini&#8217;s exhibition opened on January 16, 2026, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friedmanbenda.com\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.friedmanbenda.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FriedmanBenda.com<\/a> Gallery in New York, and will last until February 21, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e8ae44145006b041196133ed313efe1d wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4160tuesdays.com\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.4160tuesdays.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4160 Tuesdays.com please visit here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c3992a19c6b7d55a945cafae026149b wp-block-paragraph\">Find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/whitelake.co.uk\/?srsltid=AfmBOoq8aBDlWwjFUsOIns6t9gZM8qt2ZAcyq19sXIp4UetCfk2m9KqL\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/whitelake.co.uk\/?srsltid=AfmBOoq8aBDlWwjFUsOIns6t9gZM8qt2ZAcyq19sXIp4UetCfk2m9KqL\">White Lake Cheese.co.uk here <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4392e8dbd10282258e64ee93a0ebe680 wp-block-paragraph\">To know more about <a href=\"https:\/\/londoncraftweek.com\">The London Craft Week.com please click here <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-069150fe6439096453608f1da05a465e wp-block-paragraph\">Find some informations about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solocraftfair.com\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.solocraftfair.com\">SoLo Craft Fair.com here <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b40850a51169690045d7edb6359a4c25 wp-block-paragraph\">.Cent Magazine, London. <strong><em>Luxury Mindset<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That moment your hand hovers over your regular chocolate bar, only to place it on the organic fair-trade cherry chocolate&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":333,"featured_media":190975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[392,1],"tags":[28,1255],"features_issues":[],"featured_themes":[16951],"ppma_author":[17062],"class_list":["post-190545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bbd-art","category-100-percent-design","tag-art-2","tag-design-2","featured_themes-envelop"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Craft; 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