On craftsmanship : towards a new Bauhaus /
Frayling, Christopher.
On craftsmanship : towards a new Bauhaus / Christopher Frayling. - London : Oberon Books, 2011. - 144 pages ; 20 cm. - Oberon masters. . - Oberon masters. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- The schoolmaster and the wheelwrights -- Forever Ambridge -- Skill- a word to start an argument -- The professor of digging -- Things men have made -- The medium and the message -- Shape shifting -- The new Bauhaus.
Craftsmanship has again become fashionable in high places, just as it did in the last few recessions.The concept of craftsmanship has never been as relevant and timely as it is today. Assailed on all sides by - among many other tendencies - flexible working, short-termism, portfolio careers, quick-fix training and the cult of celebrity, it has recently re-entered public debate with a new sense of urgency. Why? This series of linked essays by the man who ran the Royal College of Art for many years explores the crafts in education, in history and literature, in the contemporary arts.
9781849430722 1849430721
2011459356
015795702 Uk
Handicraft.
Workmanship.
Artisans.
Decorative arts--History--21st century.
On craftsmanship : towards a new Bauhaus / Christopher Frayling. - London : Oberon Books, 2011. - 144 pages ; 20 cm. - Oberon masters. . - Oberon masters. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- The schoolmaster and the wheelwrights -- Forever Ambridge -- Skill- a word to start an argument -- The professor of digging -- Things men have made -- The medium and the message -- Shape shifting -- The new Bauhaus.
Craftsmanship has again become fashionable in high places, just as it did in the last few recessions.The concept of craftsmanship has never been as relevant and timely as it is today. Assailed on all sides by - among many other tendencies - flexible working, short-termism, portfolio careers, quick-fix training and the cult of celebrity, it has recently re-entered public debate with a new sense of urgency. Why? This series of linked essays by the man who ran the Royal College of Art for many years explores the crafts in education, in history and literature, in the contemporary arts.
9781849430722 1849430721
2011459356
015795702 Uk
Handicraft.
Workmanship.
Artisans.
Decorative arts--History--21st century.