How do both nick cave's soundsuit and henry gilpin's curiously red reflect a contemporary approach to craft?

Henry Gilpin's Curiously did a table out of an old elm that warped profusely that as a tribute to the downed tree for construction he poured red stain to represent the blood and called it Curiously Red
Nick Cave's Soundsuit a wearable costume that includes offbeat materials based on hand-me-down clothing 
-inspired Mardi Gras costumes