The craft reader
By: edited by Glenn Adamson.
Contributors: Adamson, Glenn.
Edition: English ed.
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781847883049; 9781847883032
Subjects: Handicraft; Decorative arts; Industrial arts
Description: "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"--Provided by publisher.

"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 Hḿpat ̌B,́ 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, Ls̀zl ̤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"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 31. M. C. Richards, Centering * 32. Olivia Emery, Craftsman Lifestyle: The Gentle Revolution * 33. George Nakashima, The Soul of A Tree: A Master Woodworker's Reflections * 34. Edward S. Cooke, Jr., "The Long Shadow of William Morris: Paradigmatic Problems of Twentieth-Century American Furniture" * * PART 4: THE PRESENCE OF CRAFT IN THE AGE OF MASS PRODUCTION * Sectional introduction * 35. Salvatore Ferragamo, The Shoemaker of Dreams * 36. Susan J. Terrio, "Crafting Grand Cru Chocolates in Contemporary France" * 37. Sara Berry, "From Peasant to Artisan: Motor Mechanics in a Nigerian Town" * 38. Nathan Silver, "Modes and Resources of Adhocism" * 39. David T. Doris, "Destiny World: Textile Casualties in Southern Nigeria" * 40. Sergei Alasheev, "On a Particular Kind of Love and the Specificity of Soviet Production" * 41. Iftikhar Dadi, "Plastic Toys and Urban Craft in South Asia" * 42. Philip Tinari, 'Original Copies' * 43. Norbert Wiener, "What is Cybernetics?" * 44. Michael L. Dertouzos, "Individualized Automation" * 45. Malcolm McCullough, Abstracting Craft: The Practiced Digital Hand * 46. European Digital Artists Network (Richard Barbrook and Pit Schultz), "Digital Artisans Manifesto" * 47. Rafael Cardoso, "Craft Versus Design: Moving Beyond a Tired Dichotomy." * PART 5: CRAFT IN THEORY: WORKMANSHIP, ESSENCE, STATUS * Sectional Introduction * 48. David Pye, The Nature and Art of Workmanship * 49. Henri Focillon, "Forms in the Realms of Matter" * 50. Elsie Fogerty, Rhythm * 51. Amadou Hâmpate; title: Bâ, "African Art: Where the Hand Has Ears" * 52. Robert Farris Thompson, "Yoruba Artistic Criticism" * 53. Martin Heidegger, "The Thing" * 54. Kenneth Frampton, "Rappel a l'Ordre: The Case for the Tectonic" * 55. Esther Leslie, "Walter Benjamin: Traces of Craft" * 56. Theodor Adorno, "Functionalism Today" * 57. R. G. Collingwood, "Art and Craft" * 58. Patrick Heron, "The Crafts in Relation to Contemporary Art" * 59. Harold Rosenberg, "Art and Work" * 60. John Bentley Mays, "Comment" * 61. Alison Britton, The Maker's Eye * PART 6: CRAFT IN ACTION: THE EVERYDAY, ART AND DESIGN * Sectional introduction * 62. Alfred Gell, "The Enchantment of Technology and the Technology of Enchantment" * 63. Patrick R. McNaughton, The Mande Blacksmiths * 64. Roland Barthes, "Toys" * 65. Lucy Lippard, "Making Something From Nothing (toward a Definition of Women's 'Hobby Art')," * 66. Rozsika Parker, "The Creation of Femininity" * 67. Carole Tulloch, 'There's No Place Like Home: Home Dressmaking and Creativity in the Jamaican Community of the 1940s to the 1960s' * 68. Tanya Harrod, "House-Trained Objects: Notes Towards Writing an Alternative History of Modern Art" * 69. Rose Slivka, "The New Ceramic Presence" * 70. Philip Leider, "How I Spent My Summer Vacation or, Art and Politics in Nevada, Berkeley, San Francisco and Utah" * 71. Robert Morris, "Some Notes on the Phenomenology of Making: The Search for."