Katie Treggiden

Clay is back: the age-old craft of ceramics is being embraced by a new generation of urban makers and collectors. This book explores the contemporary revival of pottery, focusing on six inspiring cities, their history and their makers. Twenty-eight passionate ceramicists in New York, London, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Sydney, and São Paulo introduce us to their work, their studios, and their...

We live in a single-use society, where fashion is fast, disposability is the norm, and it is easier to replace than to repair. We don't need to mend things anymore — and yet we do. What is it about Homo faber— man the maker — that cannot resist fixing what is broken? As we start to decouple from the linear...