Objects for Use. - Handmade by Design.

Paul Smith (Ed.)

ISBN 10: 0810906112 / ISBN 13: 9780810906112

Published by New York: Abrams Inc. / American Craft Museum, 2001, 1. Aufl., 336 pp., m. 350 Abb./illustr., 25 x 28,4 cm, OPpbnd./ Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag. (9780810906112), 2001

About this Item

Published in conjunction with the first in a series of exhibitions organized to reflect the American Craft Museum`s examination of the increasingly important points of creative intersection between craft and related fields. The 335 color and b&w illustrations of interior objects such as cookware, serving pieces, furnishings, accessories, and objects used for sports, music, and play show how craftspeople view the creation of functional objects as a way to express artistic and cultural values . (sehr gutes sauberes Ex., der Plastik-Schutzumschlag mit kleinem Einriß / good clean book) Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2500 OPpbnd./ Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Objects for Use. - Handmade by Design.
• Publisher: New York: Abrams Inc. / American Craft Museum, 2001, 1. Aufl., 336 pp., m. 350 Abb./illustr., 25 x 28,4 cm, OPpbnd./ Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag. (9780810906112)
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810906112
• ISBN 13: 9780810906112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1. Aufl.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 2500 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Kunst / Kunstgeschichte

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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.