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  The Culture of Craft: Status and Future (Studies in Design and Material Culture) (Paperback) By (author) Peter Dormer

  

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  Short Description for The Culture of CraftWhat role does the craftsman play on the professional life of the designer? Is the craft of design threatened with deskilling by technology? These are among the questions discussed in this collection of essays about the relevance and place of handcraft in the late 20th century.
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  • Publisher: MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • Published: 15 June 1997
  • Format: Paperback 240 pages
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  • Categories: Decorative Arts | Anthropology | Crafts and Hobbies
  • ISBN 13: 9780719046186 ISBN 10: 0719046181
  • Sales rank: 95,171

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• Peter Dormer presents a series of lively, clearly argued discussions about the relevance of handicraft in a world whose aesthetics and design are largely determined by technology. One of the key questions discussed in the book is what makes the difference between a craft and a modern technology.