As a kid, I associated papier-mâché with making piñatas for a birthday party or crafting a mask in art class. Now that I'm an adult, I see it's more than just a craft for children. Lately, some ...

Most often associated with domestic craft, the humble art form makes its return. By Christine Smallwood IF THE POWER of art lies in the transformation of reality, then no medium more fully embodies ...

Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Six years ago, designer Vaishnavi Walvekar was walking through a bazaar in Delhi when a bowl caught her eye. Picking ...

Q-When did they make papier-mache furniture? What is the history behind this type of furniture? A-Papier-mache was first patented in 1772 by Henry Clay, an Englishman. He invented a process for making ...

Hopie Stockman, cofounder of Block Shop Textiles, riffed on the totems of Ettore Sottsass and turned-wood furniture legs for these papier-mâché candlesticks. Photo: Courtesy Hopie Stockman Hopie ...

In Mexico, it’s hard to go to a party, attend a street festival, or deck out a house for a holiday without encountering papier-mâché. The colorful paper craft—known as cartonería (from the Spanish ...

Halloween is right around the corner, and we’ve been preparing like our lives depend on it. And maybe they do…spooky! We’ve got garlic garlands out to keep vampires at bay, have been working non-stop ...

In a workshop in Indian-administered Kashmir, artisans sit in meditative silence, focusing only on their delicate grip and careful strokes of a paintbrush. The Muslim craftsmen here use an ancient art ...

In late December, it begins to look a lot like Christmas in Kashmir: there are conifers covered in snow, stars glitter across the dark skies. Though only 0.2% of the state’s population is Christian, ...