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Cover: Deep conical bowl by Lucie R ie Photograph by David C ripps (page 22)

Deciphering the jew e lle ry of C lara V ichi (page 42)

S itting pretty d ecorative furniture (page 34)

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Thought for food Robert Welch designer (page 44)

9 S H O R T F O R M The news in brief: A rts and crafts h is to ry makes a play; g lass-m aker S im on M oore makes a move; costum e jewellery makes a show 1 3 C R A F T N O T E S Crafts on the political agenda; Conservation fo r Romania; obituary o f potter Philip W adsworth; report from the

In ternational Textile Competition in Kyoto 1 8 C O M M E N T Deanna Petherbridge questions the in d iv is ib ility of ta len t and skill and d raws her own conclusions 2 0 T H E C R I T I C ’ S E Y E G riselda G ilroy appreciates a ceram ic p iece by Jacqueline Poncelet 2 2 G R A C E U N D E R P R E S S U R E A p ro file of the potter Dame Lucie Rie 2 6 A B S O L U T E S T A N D A R D S S ir Ernst G om b r ich d iscusses h is v iew s on art and c ra ft 3 0 M A K I N G W A V E S The m oving world of autom a tis t Peter Markey 3 4 C O N V E R S A T I O N P I E C E S Decorated fu rn itu re in d iverse guises 4 0 T H E G O O D T H E B A D A N D T H E U G L Y S tephen Bayley’s new book Taste reviewed 4 2 W O M A N O F L E T T E R S C lara V ic h i ’s enigm a tic , callig raphic jewellery 4 4 S O U R C E S O F I N S P I R A T I O N Designer and s ilv e rsm ith Robert W e lch reveals the major in flu ences on h is life and work 4 8 I N T E R N A T I O N A L R E V I E W S A lison B r itto n 's re tro spective exhibition in Rotterdam 4 9 R E V I E W S E xhibitions and books assessed 5 9 L E T T E R S 6 1 C A L E N D A R A guide to c ra ft shows and events 6 4 S T O C K I S T S Outlets fo r work featured in th is issue