On weaving / Anni Albers.

By:

Albers, Anni [author.]

Contributor(s):

Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2017]Edition: New expanded edition / with an afterword by Nicholas Fox Weber and contributions by Manuel Cirauqui and T'ai SmithDescription: xi, 258 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780691177854 (hbk.) :

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

TS1475

Summary: Written by one of the 20th century's leading textile artists, this illustrated book is a luminous meditation on the art of weaving, its history, its tools and techniques, and its implications for modern design. First published in 1965, 'On Weaving' bridges the transition between handcraft and the machine-made, highlighting the essential importance of material awareness and the creative leaps that can occur when design problems are tackled by hand. With her focus on materials and handlooms, Anni Albers discusses how technology and mass production place limits on creativity and problem solving, and makes the case for a renewed embrace of human ingenuity that is particularly important today.

List(s) this item appears in: FdA Textiles Level 5: Constructed Textiles

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Published in association with The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.

Includes bibliographical references.

Written by one of the 20th century's leading textile artists, this illustrated book is a luminous meditation on the art of weaving, its history, its tools and techniques, and its implications for modern design. First published in 1965, 'On Weaving' bridges the transition between handcraft and the machine-made, highlighting the essential importance of material awareness and the creative leaps that can occur when design problems are tackled by hand. With her focus on materials and handlooms, Anni Albers discusses how technology and mass production place limits on creativity and problem solving, and makes the case for a renewed embrace of human ingenuity that is particularly important today.

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