Contents Spring/Summer 2024

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10 UP FRONT Chila Burman hears the chimes of an ice-cream van, Jonathan Baldock tells us how life’s a stage, Outi Pieski speaks up for Sámi people, and Yinka Shonibare talks war and peace. We also hear from makers harnessing the power of nature, and the designers reshaping the Arab world

12 ON REFLECTION Jacqueline Poncelet shares the pivotal moments of her decades-long career, from pyrotechnics at art school to experiments with pottery – and wrapping a wall in London

44 NEW MAKERS Woodworker Rio Kobayashi is getting noticed for his individual style, but he thinks his best work is done with mates. Plus, three other makers on our radar

58 REVIEWS Things unravel at the Barbican, game makers turn to craft, and an art movement celebrates the anonymous

194 IN PRAISE OF… Bamboo baskets have special meaning for Rana Begum

LEFT: Jonathan Baldock TOP: Outi Pieski

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BALDOCK: PHOTO STEVEN WHITE & CO | PIETSKI: PHOTO TOR SIMEN ULSTEIN