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PrototypeMakers, works and events are fictional. Photos are licensed from Unsplash to show the art direction and do not depict Artination creators.

Artination

Issue 01 / The world, made by hand

Objects that carry stories.

A cultural discovery.

An independent art magazine you can shop: tactile objects, audacious creative voices, human stories and unexpected finds from everywhere. Every piece is sold by the person who made it.

  • 01 / Human
  • 02 / Global
  • 03 / Collectible
A collection of ceramic vases in earthy neutral tones arranged on a wooden surface.
01 / FormSmoke Vessel No. 7, Taller Ceniza (Oaxaca, Mexico)Photos: Chloe Bolton / Unsplash; Quino Al / Unsplash

02 / Disciplines

Explore by discipline

Start with a material, a method or a medium.

03 / Found objects

The edit: made by hand, sold by the maker.

Each piece is chosen by our curators and sold on its maker's own shop. Follow the link to buy, commission or ask a question. Artination doesn't handle payments.
Hands shaping clay on a spinning pottery wheel, with tools resting in bowls nearby.
A potter's hands steadying a brown clay pot as it spins.

Photos: Taylor Heery / Unsplash; Quino Al / Unsplash. Illustrative, not the studio pictured.

04 / Maker story

Taller Ceniza

Oaxaca, Mexico / Since 2017 / Demo profile

“The kiln is the last pair of hands on every piece.”

The pieces are burnished with river stones and fired in open pits, so every surface carries its own map of smoke. No two are alike, and the studio treats that unpredictability as a collaborator rather than a flaw.

MissionTo keep a slow, place-based way of making alive by putting it in daily use.

05 / Curated collections

Limited edits, built around an idea

Small groupings written by our curators to show how work connects across places and practices.
Woven straw bags with floral embroidery hanging against a blue wall.
Edit 01

Cloth Memory

Woven, printed and worn: textiles and adornment that carry a story.

3 makers 5 pieces

A hand-painted blue and orange ceramic jar among other pottery.
Edit 02

Earth, Fired

Clay, timber and the marks that heat and hands leave behind.

3 makers 5 pieces

Paintings and a framed illustration hung together on a wall at home.
Edit 03

The Wall Comes Home

Street lettering and murals, translated into prints you can live with.

2 makers 4 pieces

06 / Journal & events

Read slowly. Meet in person.

A maker's hands working on a piece of beaded jewellery.Photo: Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash

07 / For makers

Join the creative community.

Artination is looking for independent artists, artisans, street artists and makers to feature. Tell us about your work, your process and where it comes from.

Our curators review every application and select a small number of makers to feature. Applying doesn't guarantee a place.