Leopold Kowolik is the editor of Studio Magazine and has written for The Journal of Modern Craft, Craft Research, The Journal of William Morris Studies and Adbusters; most recently he has contributed a chapter on the philosophical connections between craft and neo-liberalism to the forthcoming book Craft on Demand. Leopold is also an instructor in the Craft & Design and Interior Design programmes at Sheridan College in Ontario. He has degrees in history and art history from the University of Chicago and the University of Edinburgh.