The craft reader

"From the canonical texts of the Arts and Crafts Movement to the radical thinking of today's "DIY" movement, from theoretical writings on the position of craft in distinction to Art and Design to how-to texts from renowned practitioners, from feminist histories of textiles to descriptions of the innovation born of necessity in Soviet factories and African auto-repair shops, The Craft Reader presents the first comprehensive anthology of writings on modern craft. Covering the period from the Industrial Revolution to today, the Reader draws on craft practice and theory from America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The world of craft is considered in its full breadth -- from pottery and weaving, to couture and chocolate-making, to contemporary art, architecture and curation. The writings are themed into sections and all extracts are individually introduced, placing each in its historical, cultural and artistic context. Bringing together an astonishing range of both classic and contemporary texts, The Craft Reader will be invaluable to any student or practitioner of Craft and also to readers in Art and Design."--Provided by publisher

pt. 1. How-to -- 'Introductory remarks', from The Teacher's Handbook of Slöjd / Otto Salomon -- Elements of handicraft and design / W.A.S. Benson -- The wheelwright's shop / George Sturt -- On weaving / Anni Albers -- Primitive pottery / Hal Riegger -- pt. 2. Craft and the Industrial Revolution -- On the economy of machines and manufactures / Charles Babbage -- Artisans and machinery / Peter Gaskell -- 'How an aristocracy may emerge from industry', from Democracy in America / Alexis de Tocqueville -- Industrial biography: iron workers and tool makers / Samuel Smiles -- Capital / Karl Marx -- 'The primary effects of scientific management', from Labor and monopoly capitalism / Harry Braverman -- The workshop of the world: steam power and hand technology in mid-Victorian Britain / Raphael Samuel --Technological innovation and design economics in furniture manufacture / Michael Ettema -- Artistic America / Siegfried Bing -- In the cause of architecture: the architect and the machine / Frank Lloyd Wright -- Art and the machine / Hermann Muthesius -- Building materials / Adolf Loos -- Handwerk/kunsthandwerk / Stefan Muthesius -- pt. 3. Modern craft: idealism and reform -- 'The nature of…