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The Craft Reader is ideally suited for students, practitioners, and scholars of craft, as well as readers interested in art and design history and theory. It will also appeal to readers fascinated by cultural studies and those seeking a deeper understanding of craft's role across diverse cultures and modern practices.
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From the canonical texts of the Arts and Crafts Movement to the radical thinking of today's "DIY" movement, from theoretical writings on the position of craft in distinction to Art and Design to how-to texts from renowned practitioners, from feminist histories of textiles to descriptions of the innovation born of necessity in Soviet factories and African auto-repair shops...The Craft Reader presents the first comprehensive anthology of writings on modern craft.
Covering the period from the Industrial Revolution to today, the Reader draws on craft practice and theory from America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The world of craft is considered in its full breadth— from pottery and weaving, to couture and chocolate-making, to contemporary art, architecture and curation. The writings are themed into sections and all extracts are individually introduced, placing each in its historical, cultural and artistic context.
Bringing together an astonishing range of both classic and contemporary texts, The Craft Reader will be invaluable to any student or practitioner of Craft and also to readers in Art and Design.
Authors include: Theodor Adorno, Anni Albers, Amadou Hâmpaté Bâ, Charles Babbage, Roland Barthes, Andrea Branzi, Alison Britton, Rafael Cardoso, Johanna Drucker, Charles Eames, Salvatore Ferragamo, Kenneth Frampton, Alfred Gell, Walter Gropius, Tanya Harrod, Martin Heidegger, Patrick Heron, Bernard Leach, Esther Leslie, W. R. Lethaby, Lucy Lippard, Adolf Loos, Karl Marx, William Morris, Robert Morris, László Moholy-Nagy, Stefan Muthesius, George Nakashima, Octavio Paz, Grayson Perry, M. C. Richards, John Ruskin, Raphael Samuel, Ellen Gates Starr, Debbie Stoller, Alexis de Tocqueville, Lee Ufan, Frank Lloyd Wright.
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The Craft Reader has been praised for its breadth and insightful editorial approach. Sandra Alfoldy from Nova Scotia College of Art & Design describes it as a breathtaking text that significantly shapes craft discourse and serves as an invaluable tool for scholars. Stefan Muthesius from the University of East Anglia highlights it as a much-needed outline of 19th and 20th-century crafts within their social and cultural contexts. Kenneth Frampton of Columbia University notes that the anthology confirms craftsmanship's inseparable role in the design and creation of the material world. Maria Elena Buszek from Kansas City Art Institute calls it a rare anthology that is both wide-reaching and provocatively challenges established craft scholarship.
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ISBN: 9781350092648
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 October 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Illustration: 75 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
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Spine width: 36.0mm
Width: 184.0mm
Height: 244.0mm
Weight: 1240g
Pages: 656
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About the Author
Glenn Adamson is Deputy Head of Research and Head of Graduate Studies at the Victoria and Albert Museum. He is author of Thinking Through Craft and co-editor of the Journal of Modern Craft
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