Power of Making: The Case for Making and Skills

Daniel Charny

ISBN 10: 1851776532 / ISBN 13: 9781851776535

Published by V & A Publishing, 2011

About this Item

The Power of Making is a joint publication between the V&A and the Crafts Council, continuing a long standing collaboration on craft and making. This fascinating book features an introduction by curator and educator, Daniel Charny, alongside contributions from international authors that explore contemporary attitudes towards skill, and the potential that skilled making offer the arts and creative industries. Seemingly disparate objects are brought together in a 'cabinet of curiosities' to unite and reinforce creative, cultural, social and educational points of view all offering different ways of understanding the potent power that comes with making. The book also poses incisive questions about the increasing distance people have from making, and the impact that deskilling and the deterioration of making knowledge may have on cultural production and society.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Power of Making: The Case for Making and Skills
• Publisher: V & A Publishing
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851776532
• ISBN 13: 9781851776535
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

The Power of Making is a joint publication between the V&A and the Crafts Council, continuing a long standing collaboration on craft and making. This fascinating book features an introduction by curator and educator, Daniel Charny, alongside contributions from international authors that explore contemporary attitudes towards skill, and the potential that skilled making offer the arts and creative industries. Seemingly disparate objects are brought together in a 'cabinet of curiosities' to unite and reinforce creative, cultural, social and educational points of view all offering different ways of understanding the potent power that comes with making. The book also poses incisive questions about the increasing distance people have from making, and the impact that deskilling and the deterioration of making knowledge may have on cultural production and society.

About the Author

Daniel Charny is a curator, lecturer and design consultant. In 2009 he co-founded From Now On, a consultancy that advises on creative projects for commercial, cultural and academic organisations.