Objects for Use: Handmade by Design

Smith, Paul J.(editor)

ISBN 10: 0810906112 / ISBN 13: 9780810906112

Published by New York : Harry N. Abrams Publishers, 2001

About this Item

Original pictorial boards, dust jacket, with 360 illustrations including 335 plates in full color, 4to.

Seller Inventory # 360920-AC27

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Objects for Use: Handmade by Design
• Publisher: New York : Harry N. Abrams Publishers
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810906112
• ISBN 13: 9780810906112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis

In our age of technology and mass production, the exquisitely handcrafted, one-of-a-kind object continues to delight the imagination and inspire reverence. Objects for Use is the first panoramic survey of contemporary craft in over a decade, and the only one now in print.

The more than 300 objects by 200 artists run the full gamut of function. They include glass, ceramics, interior furnishings and accessories, kitchen utensils and knives, quilts, musical instruments, games and toys, fishing gear, and more. Accompanying a major exhibition at the American Craft Museum in New York City, this matchless volume pays tribute to a culturally diverse group of craftspeople--and a uniquely American spirit of creativity.

About the Author

Paul J. Smith is director emeritus of the American Craft Museum. Akiko Busch writes about design and culture and is a contributing editor at Metropolis magazine.