Things to Do in NYC: Arts & Crafts Events
By Troy Segal
In honor of New York Antiques Week later this month, we present a collection of arts and crafts-themed things to do in NYC. Whether you collect, practice or just like to admire, these talks, tours and classes will be just your porcelain cup of tea.
![Christian Louboutin. "Printz," Spring/Summer 2013. Courtesy of Christian Louboutin. Photograph: Jay Zukerkorn](https://thoughtgallery.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pl084_EL129.076_Louboutin_Printz_Jay_Zukerkorn_photograph_edited_428W.jpg)
Christian Louboutin. “Printz,” Spring/Summer 2013. Courtesy of Christian Louboutin. Photograph: Jay Zukerkorn
Walk This Way: Take a docent-guided tour of the Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe exhibit. It’s a pain-free way to appreciate the looks and construction of elevated footwear, from 16th-century chopines to mid-20th-century stilettos to contemporary wedges. Brooklyn Museum, Sunday, Jan. 11.
Something at Your Throat: Textile designer and artist Debra Rapoport leads a scarf-knitting workshop, teaching the tubular method of making silk and wool creations. It ties in (no pun intended) to the exhibit New Territories: Laboratories for Design, Craft and Art in Latin America. Museum of Arts and Design, Saturday, Jan. 31.
![Cut-out Decorative Foil, 1881–1912; Designed by Lockwood de Forest (American, 1850–1932); Cut, punched and perforated sheet brass; Gift of Sullivan Goss-An American Gallery, 2014-42-1; Photo: Matt Flynn © Smithsonian Institution](https://thoughtgallery.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/matt-flynn-image.png)
Cut-out Decorative Foil, 1881–1912; Designed by Lockwood de Forest (American, 1850–1932); Cut, punched and perforated sheet brass; Gift of Sullivan Goss-An American Gallery, 2014-42-1; Photo: Matt Flynn © Smithsonian Institution
Exotic Arts: American designer/painter Lockwood de Forest (1850–1932) fell in love with the arts and crafts of India during a honeymoon sojourn on the Subcontinent. He created a series of teak wood and brass panels for the library of Andrew Carnegie’s mansion—today known as the Teak Room of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. The newly restored premises is the site for three scholars to discuss his life and works. Thursday, Feb. 5.
Breath-taking: An advisor to The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass lectures on ancient—we’re talking 1st century—techniques of blowing glass, and the remarkably contemporary-looking pieces that resulted. Don’t miss the related Ennion: Master of Roman Glass exhibit. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Friday, Feb. 20.
Shine On: In early 18th-century France, when lacquered surfaces were all the rage, four brothers developed a veneering technique that became one of the better European efforts to duplicate the glossy look of Asian lacquer. A German museum authority’s talk on Vernis Martin includes refreshments—just watch where you set down that glass. Bard Graduate Center, Tuesday, Feb. 24.