On Craftsmanship Towards a New Bauhaus |
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| Author:
| Frayling, Christopher |
| Series title: | Oberon Masters Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84943-072-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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In reaction against the global spread of digitisation and de-skilling, there has, in recent years, been a strong renewal of interest in the idea of 'craftsmanship'-- meaning skill, care, specialisation, making things, tacit knowledge, satisfaction, the close relationship between people and the work they do. This renewal of interest is not about nostalgia--the myth of the happy artisan, the Victorian Arts and Crafts movement--but about giving value to productive work in the contemporary...
More DescriptionIn reaction against the global spread of digitisation and de-skilling, there has, in recent years, been a strong renewal of interest in the idea of 'craftsmanship'-- meaning skill, care, specialisation, making things, tacit knowledge, satisfaction, the close relationship between people and the work they do. This renewal of interest is not about nostalgia--the myth of the happy artisan, the Victorian Arts and Crafts movement--but about giving value to productive work in the contemporary urban world.