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Craft becomes modern : the Bauhaus in the making

Title
Craft becomes modern : the Bauhaus in the making / edited for the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation by Regina Bittner and Renée Padt ; translation, Amy Klement.
Publication
Bielefeld : Kerber, c2017.

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Additional Authors
  • Bittner, Regina.
  • Padt, Renée.
  • Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau.
Description
252 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles; 30 cm
Summary
"Craft Becomes Modern: The Bauhaus in the Making looks at the Bauhaus from the perspective of this noisy activity--handcraft. No term was more fiercely disputed there. Although conceived as "laboratories for industry," a great deal was still done by hand in the Dessau workshops. Workshops at the Bauhaus straddled the different priorities and practical realities at play, falling somewhere between factory and craft business, between free experimentation and industrial contract work. From this field of tension, the Bauhaus tried to define handcraft anew as a utopian pursuit that could coexist with industrial culture. The Bauhaus' interest in industrialization has been thoroughly studied; the persistence of craft among its teachers and students much less so. Craft Becomes Modern surveys this aspect of the Bauhaus' teaching and work, and puts it in historical context. And these debates are far from over--this volume includes contributions from a range of contemporary design theorists and practitioners, including Julia Bryan-Wilson, Martino Gamper, John Maciuika, Rafael Cardoso, Joseph Grima, Gerda Breuer, T'ai Smith, Eva Forgacs and Sara Ouhadou, offering new insights for understanding handcraft in the 21st century"--Publisher's description.
Series Statement
  • Edition Bauhaus ; 51
  • Kerber culture
Uniform Title
  • Handwerk wird modern. English.
  • Edition Bauhaus ; 51.
  • Kerber culture.
Subject
  • Bauhaus > Exhibitions
  • Bauhaus
  • 1900-2099
  • Handicraft > Exhibitions
  • Design > Exhibitions
  • Art, Modern > Exhibitions
  • Handicraft > History > 20th century > Exhibitions
  • Handicraft > History > 21st century > Exhibitions
  • Art, Modern
  • Design
  • Handicraft
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • History.
Note
  • On the occasion of an exhibition held at Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, April 13, 2017 - January 7, 2018.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Call Number
JQF 17-2397
ISBN
  • 9783735603432
  • 3735603432
LCCN
9783735603432
OCLC
991607531
Title
Craft becomes modern : the Bauhaus in the making / edited for the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation by Regina Bittner and Renée Padt ; translation, Amy Klement.
Imprint
Bielefeld : Kerber, c2017.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Edition Bauhaus ; 51
Kerber culture
Edition Bauhaus ; 51.
Kerber culture.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Chronological Term
1900-2099
Added Author
Bittner, Regina.
Padt, Renée.
Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau.
Other Standard Identifier
9783735603432
Research Call Number
JQF 17-2397
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