Decorative arts Books
Luath Press Ltd Voicing Scotland: Folk, Culture, Nation
Book SynopsisVoicing Scotland takes the reader on a discovery tour through Scotland’s traditional music and song culture, past and present. West unravels the strings that link many of our contemporary musicians, singers and poets with those of the past, offering up to our ears these voices which deserve to be more loudly heard.What do they say to us in the 21st Century? What is the role of tradition in the contemporary world? Can there be a folk culture in the digital age? What next for the traditional arts?Trade ReviewCan folk stay true to tradition and still be genuinely contemporary? Can its pride in place counter globalisation- without collapsing into narrow nationalism? The answer for, Gary West, is a resounding Yes. - SCOTSMANVoicing Scotland...is an engrossing assessment of where Scottish Traditional Music standsl, at a time of resonant political developments in the nation's history but also of globalisation and the threat of cultural homogenisation in todays 'liquid society'. - SCOTSMAN
£999.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Timeless Beauty
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£26.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Mexican Masks and Puppets
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£39.09
Yale University Press Matisse and Decoration
Book SynopsisTrade Review“These 249 pages really are something of an artistic, as well as literary gem.” —David Marx, David Marx Book Reviews“Klein’s scholarship and insights make this beautifully written volume required reading.”—Karl Buchberg, The Burlington Magazine“The issue of the “decorative” in Matisse’s work has long been a thorn in the literature: while the artist never stopped affirming its importance, aiming to dismiss the negative connotations that plagued the concept of decoration in the context of modernist art, his enormous achievements in the field of decorative arts remain almost entirely understudied, with the exception of the Vence Chapel. Most Matisse scholars have taken the artist at his word and treated the “decorative” as a quality pertaining to his paintings. John Klein does not contradict this view, but he shows how Matisse’s thought evolved not only to admit that the “decorative” and decoration proper could meet, but also, after the Second World War, that the decorative arts were the most appropriate means to convey his idiosyncratic sense of the “decorative.” Examining many little-known commissions, and in some cases their relative failure, Klein reveals a gradual change in Matisse’s response to the demands of his patrons, and to the various media to which he gradually submits. Matisse, a stubborn man, prone to dissatisfaction with the translation of one of his designs into a medium he did not directly control, learned how to take advantage of a given medium’s limitations. This arc is formidably traced in this book, radically changing our understanding of Matisse’s career.”—Professor Yve-Alain Bois, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton“Matisse believed passionately in the life-enhancing potential of decorative art but, as John Klein reveals in this absorbing, fully documented, and comprehensive study, many of the commissions he eagerly accepted would involve frustration and setbacks, as he strove to master new techniques, work effectively with his collaborators, satisfy capricious patrons, and, above all, meet his own exacting standards. Written with perfect lucidity and rare candor, generously illustrated, and handsomely designed, Matisse and Decoration places the personal ambitions and unique creative process of the artist center stage, but never loses sight of the wider cultural and political context that shaped Matisse’s thought and action. The unfolding human drama Klein describes makes for enlightening and compelling reading.”—Professor Elizabeth Cowling, Edinburgh College of Art
£38.00
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Amish Arts of Lancaster County
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£23.79
Kite Group Ltd Maltese Lace: History and Mystery - Four
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£76.50
Thames and Hudson Ltd RHS The Gardeners Book of Patterns
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LEGARE STREET PR Delftware Dutch And English
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LEGARE STREET PR Industrial Arts Design a Textbook of Practical Methods for Students Teachers and Craftsmen
£17.95
LEGARE STREET PR The Principles of Design
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LEGARE STREET PR Rustic Carpentry
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LEGARE STREET PR Elementary Metal Work
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LEGARE STREET PR Box Furniture
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£18.95
Hatje Cantz Evaporating Suns: Contemporary Myths from the
Book SynopsisEvaporating Suns explores myths from the Arabian Gulf through contemporary art. Based on the concept that the mythical and the factual are like two sides of the same coin, the catalogue accompanying the exhibition shows that myths do not simply convey fictions, but that they are instead capable of presenting truth much more vividly than statistics and facts ever could. The publication showcases the work of 13 contemporary artists from the Arabian peninsula, who explore the folklore and popular myths of their homelands, and use cynicism, satire and fiction to build their universes and rewrite the parallel history of their contemporary societies. Completed by essays by authors from the region, myths are being seen as an opportunity to offer a new approach to negotiate current issues such as the environment, gender, and social structures of power.
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LEGARE STREET PR Monograms Ciphers
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Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art The Radical Vision of Edward Burne-Jones
Book SynopsisA bold reassessment of nineteenth-century British painter and decorative artist Edward Burne-Jones, elucidating his fundamentally radical defiance of the Victorian age Challenging the dominant characterization of Edward Burne-Jones as an escapist who withdrew from the modern world into imaginary realms of his own creation, this groundbreaking book argues that he was engaged in a fundamentally radical defiance of the age, protesting against imperial aggression, capitalist economic inequality, and environmental destruction in the wake of the industrial revolution. Harnessing the utopian power of embodied aesthetic encounters, Burne-Jones drew inspiration from the medieval concept of dreams as visionary states of transformation. Therefore, his art functioned not as a retreat, but as a vehicle for revolutionary awakening. Often characterized as a painter, this book re-centers Burne-Jones’s practice in the decorative arts, demonstrating that he consistently interrogated the boundaries of artistic media, in keeping with wider debates over the role of the arts in the nineteenth century. The first scholarly monograph solely devoted to Burne-Jones since 1973, The Radical Vision of Edward Burne-Jones offers a thorough re-examination of his work, illuminating his radical defiance of the artistic, social, and political hierarchies of nineteenth-century Britain.Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
£42.75
Yale University Press American Furniture 16501840
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Yale University Press Majolica Mania
Book SynopsisTrade Review“More than 1,000 lustrous Victorian vessels appear in Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915 . . . Dozens of scholars contributed essays about ceramics makers, from central England’s venerable Wedgwood to Manhattan’s forgotten James Carr. The [majolica] designs were as majestic as fountains and fireplaces covered in dragons, and as endearingly frivolous as boots for holding toothpicks and jugs portraying baseball players.”—Eve Kahn, New York Times“Weber and her team have produced an exceptionally well-illustrated and comprehensive database from which many new projects can grow.”—Edward S. Cooke Jr, The Burlington Magazine
£202.50
Klutz Sew Your Own Donut Animals
Book SynopsisCan doughnuts get any cuter? You can sew your own adorable doughnut-shapedanimals in this fun kit!
£20.02
Quarto Publishing PLC Modern Dried Flowers
Book SynopsisTrade Review“For crafters looking to mix up their floral projects, this is a no-brainer.” * Publishers Weekly *"Beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout in full color, Modern Dried Flowers is an inspirational pleasure to simply browse through one page at a time." * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsCONTENTS Introduction Chapter 1 THE BASICS Chapter 2 THE PROJECTS SPRING/SUMMER Everlasting corsage Evergreen ceiling mobile Hand-picked bouquet Floral crown Seasonal hair comb Floral tapestry Cottage garden posy Summer swag Field notes AUTUMN/WINTER Autumnal boutonnière Harvest bouquet Flower cloud wreath Palm star wallpaper To Have and to hold bouquet Ode to autumn wreath Fireside arrangement Finders keepers mobile Midwinter forage Rustic garland Festive hoop Chapter 3 VISUAL GUIDE TO DRIED FLOWERS Resources About the author Index Acknowledgements
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Flame Tree Publishing Charles Rennie Mackintosh Wall Calendar 2026 Art
Book SynopsisCharles Rennie Mackintosh was a major influence on the architecture and design of the twentieth century. Part of a group of artists known as The Four', he helped develop the Glasgow' style. Informative text accompanies each work and the datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
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Gestalten Herrlich Hosting
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Goose Lane Editions La Maison peinte de Maud Lewis
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Collecting Art Deco
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£39.09
Museum of New Mexico Press Folk Art of the Andes
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Legare Street Press The Gentleman and Cabinetmakers Director
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sculpture and the Decorative in Britain and
Book SynopsisImogen Hart is Adjunct Assistant Professor of History of Art, University of California, Berkeley, USA.Claire Jones is Lecturer in History of Art, University of Birmingham, UK.Trade ReviewThe rich case studies offered in this volume cumulatively propose a new framework for the study of three-dimensional representation, from figure to filigree. Its authors interrogate the unstable boundaries and porous relationships between sculptures and decorative objects, attending to contexts as varied as the architectural, the ceremonial, the national, the nautical, and the conceptual. Sculpture and the Decorative is the rare anthology that offers a broad chronological range—from the musical metaphors of 17th century altarpieces to institutional critique’s reliance on the found object—in combination with a lively conversation among authors about the received terms through which art histories are narrated. * David J. Getsy, Goldabelle McComb Finn Distinguished Professor of Art History, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA *This timely volume insists on entanglement of sculpture and the decorative arts, too long separated from one another in Eurocentric histories of art. Spanning the period from the seventeenth century to the present, these essays challenge assumptions about the decorative arts’ secondary role in relation to sculpture. Alongside stimulating theoretical and historical revisions of their intertwined histories, the book proposes vital new investigations of how formal debates intersect with urgent questions of gender, race, and nationalism. * Jo Applin, Reader in the History of Art, The Courtauld Institute of Art, UK *Sculpture and decoration have a fraught relationship, often framed in terms of opposition: ornament is a condition that the sculptor struggles to transcend. This ground-breaking book shows the inadequacy of this view. Through a series of well-chosen case studies, it demonstrates that from the perspective of practitioners and the general public, these two artistic categories often combine, sometimes merging into new syntheses. Taken together, these accounts show how non-hierarchical approaches can open up new insights into the discipline of art history. * Glenn Adamson, author of Fewer Better Things: The Hidden Wisdom of Objects *Timely and provocative, this volume brings together two artistic categories that the history of art has, for too long, treated apart. Arguing for a renewed re-evaluation of “high” and “low” within their specific historic and geographic settings, Sculpture and the Decorative is well-positioned to persuasively revise the canon and inform future art historical thinking. It is a must read for all students of visual and material culture, art history, design history, and architecture and a big challenge to any prior assumptions regarding disciplinary distinctions. * Anca I. Lasc, Associate Professor of Design History, History of Art & Design Department, Pratt Institute, USA *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Sculpture and the decorative: towards a more integrated mode of art history writing, Imogen Hart (University of California-Berkeley, USA) and Claire Jones (University of Birmingham, UK) 2. “Exulting and adorning it in exuberant strains”: Music, figuration and ornamentation in Abel Schrøder’s altarpiece (Skt Morten in Næstved, Denmark), Margit Thøfner (Independent Scholar) 3. Galathea: Ships, sculpture and the state in Golden Age Denmark, Michael Hatt (University of Warwick, UK) 4. An allegory of civic virtue: Sculpture and ornament in St George’s Hall, Liverpool, Katie Faulkner (Courtauld Institute of Art, UK) 5. Sculpture and the decorative in fin-de-siècle Brussels: Women as creators and consumers, Marjan Sterckx (Ghent University, Belgium) 6. “Sacred stones guarded about with dragons”: Welsh national identity in William Goscombe John’s Corn Hirlas (1898), Melanie Polledri (Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales) 7. Sculpture and the decorative at the Scottish National War Memorial, Imogen Hart (University of California-Berkeley, USA) 8. Ornament and monument in German sculpture, 1910–1930: Milly Steger and Renée Sintenis, Nina Lübbren (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) 9. Modernist sculpture and the decorative: Henri Laurens with Robert Mallet-Stevens and Le Corbusier, Anna Ferrari (Royal Academy London, UK) 10. The decorative arts as found object: Converging domains for contemporary sculpture, Lisa Wainwright (School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA) 11. Gross domestic product: Contemporary British ceramics and the subversion of the monument, Laura Gray (Independent Art Historian) 12. Fabrication and failure: Hacking the decorative in contemporary British art, Bridget O’Gorman (Artist and Researcher) Index
£120.00
Nova Science Publishers Inc American Indian Arts & Crafts: The
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Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd The Romance Continues: The Art and Gardens of
Book SynopsisIllustrated with lush reproductions of Grant and Nixie''s art and photographs of their amazing garden, The Romance Continues is a love story, an art-appreciation adventure and a garden tour, all wrapped up in one gorgeous volume. Nationally known artists Grant Leier and Nixie Barton are also husband and wife, parents and the creators of an astonishing and whimsical garden on Vancouver Island. Their paintings differ greatly, though both artists make extensive use of rich, luminous and vibrant colours, and both are widely admired and collected. Over their long careers, Grant and Nixie have experimented with subjects and styles, and observing the growth and change in their work is fascinating. When they moved to a rural, seven-acre property, they turned their love of colour and sense of fun onto the land, and the rambling, witty garden they created is a visual spectacle that draws thousands of delighted visitors every year.
£26.34
Pointed Leaf Press Keepsakes: A Design Memoir
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£29.70
Pointed Leaf Press Golden Glass Verre Eglomise
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£76.00
Pointed Leaf Press Mark Epstein Designs
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£49.50
Hirmer Verlag Kubra Khademi (Multi-lingual edition): Political
Book SynopsisThe artist Kubra Khademi (b. 1989) lives in Paris and focuses in her work on her life as a woman and a person with direct experience as a refugee. This makes it both political and highly topical. Multi-faceted themes pervade her art, including her function as mouthpiece and as an element in the fight for the fundamental rights of women, as well as artistic work in exile and in a Muslim society. In paintings and more recently with the use of photographic techniques and embroidery, Khademi presents tranquil nude female figures that – depending on the angle – can nonetheless be interpreted as provocative. They are juxtaposed with impressive performances that draw on the artist’s own physical experiences as a subject. Khademi focuses her attention on the male-dominated society in countries like her native Afghanistan and the socio-political situation there, linking together motifs from mythology, art history and politics. Kubra Khademi has received many awards for her work, and this overview publication presents her oeuvre in all its complexity.
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Books Faith Traditional Arts and Crafts of Japan and Nepal
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Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd Ravissant: A World of Ultimate Elegance
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£135.00
Kite Group Ltd The Darmanin Artists: 2022
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£85.00
Oxford University Press Going Through the Storm
Book SynopsisUpon his arrival in the North, Frederick Douglass found, to his utter astonishment, persons who could speak of the singing among slaves as the evidence of their contentment and happiness. As late as 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois observed that African American spirituals had led naive whites to believe that life was joyous to the black slave, careless and happy. While these misconceptions have largely disappeared, the history of African American culture--and its importance to American history as a whole--is still a subject little understood by the majority of Americans. In Going Through the Storm, Sterling Stuckey offers a compelling look at one of the world''s richest cultural traditions. He traces the fertile legacy of African American art from its roots in tribal myth, through its blossoming in slave music and dance, to its fruition in the great gospel-singing movements of the 1960s. In the process he shows how this tradition, grounded as it was in adversity, represents one of the great triumTrade Review"Stuckey skillfully explores the lives and/or cultural theory of significant personalities...to reveal crucial African cultural connections in the New World that are vital to African survival and transcendence."--Journal of American Ethnic History "Plenty of history and culture of all Afro-American artistic endeavors is included in a study which will attract readers seeking to link Afro-American culture and history with artistic evolution."--Diane C. Donovan, The Midwest Book Review
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Not Stated Complete Pattern Directory
Book SynopsisAn essential resource for any designer, crafter, artist, or historian, The Complete Pattern Dictionary is the most comprehensive, practical, and beautiful directory of patterns throughout history, covering all periods, styles, and cultures. Throughout history, patterns have come in countless permutations of motif, color, and scale. From the first rhythmic marks pressed onto clay vessels, to the latest digital design, pattern-making has been an essential part of the decorative arts since time immemorial. With 1500 illustrations of patterns from all ages and cultures, The Complete Pattern Dictionary is not only a visual feast, it is the most comprehensive resource available on the subject. The book is arranged thematically according to pattern type, with chapters on Flora, Fauna, Pictorial, Geometric, and Abstract designs. Each pattern includes the name of the pattern, the year of its creation, and a brief description. The categories are supplemente
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Morgan Mural Studios The Mural Artists Handbook
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Apothecary Archive I Am Cut Viciously
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Phaidon Press Ltd The Book
Book SynopsisA compelling, highly readable history of the Bible as a book.Trade Review'Christopher de Hamel's masterly introduction to the…history of the Bible, published sumptuously yet affordably by Phaidon, deserves every recommendation…urbane and scholarly…[a] fluent and engrossing narrative.' (Christopher Fletcher, British Library, Notes &Queries)'Fascinating reading, with the added bonus of over 200 stunning illustrations…De Hamel […] illuminates for the reader the influence of the Bible on culture, language and art…not only perhaps the most comprehensive book of its type and on its theme, but the most enjoyable and reader-friendly.' (Edinburgh Review)'An excellent guide to the development of the Bible.' (Gerald Hammond, University of Manchester, London Review of Books)'A narrative history, rich in human interest and telling anecdote. Sumptuously illustrated and engagingly written, The Book charts a fascinating course through what its author describes as "the biggest subject in the world".' (Alixe Bovey, curator of manuscripts, British Library, Times Higher Education Supplement)'I cannot remember when I last so much enjoyed a work of serious scholarship.' (Theology)'Lively, fascinating, and eminently readable…Like it or not, all our lives come into contact somewhere with the contents of The Book.' (Janet Backhouse, History Today)'The history of the Bible is the history of the book.' (Daily Telegraph)'Essential' (Independent)'magisterial…an awe-inspring range of reference and understanding' (The Tablet)'Authoritative and gripping.' (Methodist Recorder)'Lovely illustrations…written in an accessible narrative style.' (Reform)Table of ContentsIntroduction * 1. Saint Jerome and the Triumph of the Latin Bible * 2. The Bible in Hebrew and Greek * 3. Giant Bibles of the Early Middle Ages * 4. The Bible and its Commentaries * 5. The Portable Bible of the Thirteenth Century * 6. Bible Picture Books * 7. The Wycliffite Bible * 8. The Gutenberg Bible * 9. The Bible and the Protestant Reformation * 10. The British and American Bible Industry * 11. Missionary Bibles * 12. The Modern Search for Origins * Bibliography * Index of Manuscripts * General Index
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Walter Foster Publishing A Happy Book of Little Gifts to Make
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd MidCentury Modern Glass in America
Book SynopsisHeavily illustrated with color and black and white photos, this engaging text takes readers through the Mid-century Modern glass made in America.
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Mercier Press A Handbook of Celtic Ornament
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Collaboration Through Craft
Book SynopsisAmanda Ravetz is Senior Research Fellow at MIRIAD, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Alice Kettle is Senior Research Fellow at MIRIAD, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Helen Felcey is Programme Leader for MA Design at Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.Trade ReviewCollaboration Through Craft is a ground-breaking book. It sets out what we have known for some time but nobody has yet articulated – that the crafts are distinguished by their collaborative nature and the willingness of makers to share experience, knowledge and skills. From its insightful introduction, which eloquently sets the context for craft as a collaborative process and experience, this book’s collection of essays maps the hugely diverse territory of contemporary crafts via the framing mechanism of collaboration. -- Matthew Partington, V&A Museum Senior Research Fellow, University of West England, UKNothing is ever made without collaboration. Yet we continue to believe that every work is the product of a single hand. This book turns the belief in single-handed creation on its head. It shows that collaboration is not incidental to the crafting of things but the very power that drives it forward. Together, the contributors succeed in raising craft from its backward-looking association with traditional skills to where it belongs, as a dynamic, generative principle at the core of social and cultural life. -- Tim Ingold, University of Aberdeen, UKThis book is a compelling critical appraisal of the friction and risk in collaboration, posing new forms of collaborative expertise through craft that are both challenging and immensely productive. These 16 chapters have deep relevance to makers in art, design, and craft as well as educators and practitioners within any field where working together is essential. This is an extraordinary resource! -- Anne Wilson, Professor Department of Fiber and Material Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USACollaboration through Craft adds to the growing number of publications that investigate and describe contemporary craft theory and practice […] This book would be a good acquisition for institutions or individuals wanting an overview of the breadth of contemporary ideas in collaborative craft and for artists who are interested in exploring collaborative possibilities. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. -- L. L. Kriner, Berea College * CHOICE *Table of Contents1. Collaboration Tthrough Craft: An Introduction Amanda Ravetz, Alice Kettle and Helen Felcey Part 1: Modes of collaborating 2. Collaboration: A Creative Journey or a Means to an End? Lesley Millar 3. Making Anew... Collaboration and Dynamic Change Helen Carnac 4. Triangulation Theory, Working as Three Jane Webb, David Gates, Alice Kettle 5. The Creation of a Collective Voice Brass Art: Chara Lewis, Kristin Mojsiewicz, Anneké Pettican Part 2: The Generative Power of Craft 6. Catalytic Clothing and Tactility Factory: Crafted Collaborative Connections Trish Belford 7. The Aesthetic of Waste: Exploring the Creative Potential of Re-cycled Ceramic Waste David Binns 8. Designing Collaboration: Evoking Dr Johnson Through Craft and Interdisciplinarity Jason Cleverly, Tim Shear 9. Skinship: An Exchange of Material Understanding Between Plastic Surgery and Pattern Cutting Rhian Solomon Part 3: Institutional Collaborations 10. Department 21: The Craft of Discomfort Stephen Knott 11. Skills in the Making Simon Taylor, Rachel Payne 12. Project Dialogue Barbara Hawkins and Brett Wilson 13. A Question of Value: Re-thinking the Mary Greg Collection Sharon Blakey and Liz Mitchell Part 4: Collaboration in an Emerging World 14. Expanded Battle Fields Allison Smith 15. Crafts and the Contemporary in South Asia Barney Hare Duke & Jeremy Theophilus 16. Circling Back Into That Thing We Cast Forward Judith Leemann and Shannon Stratton 17. Craft Knowledge and the Craft of Human Life: A South Asian Residency CJ O'Neill and Amanda Ravetz 18. Epilogue: A Response Glenn Adamson
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Water Trade Building with Butterflies How to Build Stunning Sculptures from Simple Units Made by Folding Paper
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Legare Street Press Ornaments of the 15th and 16th Centuries
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Legare Street Press Lead Glazed Pottery. Part First common Clays
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