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The Covid-19 lockdowns caused people worldwide to be confined to
their homes for longer and on a greater scale than ever before.
This forced many unprecedented changes to the way we treat domestic
space - as relationships shifted between the public and the private
worlds, and homes were rapidly adapted to accommodate the
additional roles of schools, offices, gyms, restaurants,
making-spaces and more. Above all, our understanding of the home as
a site to support and enhance the well-being of its inhabitants
changed in a variety of novel ways. Interiors in the Era of Covid
is a collection of essays which explore the complex ways in which
our inside spaces (contemporary and historical) have responded to
Covid-19 and other human crises. With case studies ranging from US
and Europe to Japan, China, Colombia, and Bangladesh, this is a
truly global work which examines wide-ranging subjects from
home-working and home technologies, to the impact of lockdown on
people's identities, gender roles in the home, and the realities of
domestic living with Covid in refugee camps. Exploring the roles
played by designers (both amateur and professional) in
accommodating changing requirements and anticipating future ones -
whether Covid or beyond - this book is a must-read for students and
researchers in interior design, architecture, architectural and
design history, and anyone interested in the home and the
relationships between health and design.
Amateur Craft provides an illuminating and historically-grounded
account of amateur craft in the modern era, from 19th century
Sunday painters and amateur carpenters to present day railway
modellers and yarnbombers. Stephen Knott's fascinating study
explores the curious and unexpected attributes of things made
outside standardised models of mass production, arguing that
amateur craft practice is 'differential' - a temporary moment of
control over work that both departs from and informs our productive
engagement with the world. Knott's discussion of the theoretical
aspects of amateur craft practice is substantiated by historical
case studies that cluster around the period 1850-1950. Looking back
to the emergence of the modern amateur, he makes reference to
contemporary art and design practice that harnesses or exploits
amateur conditions of making. From Andy Warhol to Simon Starling,
such artistic interest elucidates the mercurial qualities of
amateur craft. Invaluable for students and researchers in art and
design, contemporary craft, material culture and social history,
Amateur Craft counters both the marginalisation and the
glorification of amateur craft practice. It is richly illustrated
with 41 images, 14 in colour, including 19th century ephemera and
works of contemporary art.
Following a week of mourning in which tens of thousands of admirers
paid their respects, former president Ronald Reagan was laid to
rest in June 2004. Credited by former British prime minister
Margaret Thatcher with having ""won the cold war,"" Reagan is best
known for his supply-side economics and fiscal policy (dubbed
Reaganomics), the Reagan Revolution, and his summits with Mikhail
Gorbachev. A beloved president, Reagan left office as the nation
was experiencing an unprecedented period of peacetime prosperity.
From relations with the Soviet Union to domestic tax reform, The
Reagan Years provides a comprehensive look into Ronald Reagan's
presidency. In an easily accessible format, this A-to-Z guide
provides approximately 90 biographical entries on the most
important people in Reagan's administration and examines the
consequential events, policies, and issues of this era.
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