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 Hampate Ba, 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, Laszlo 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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