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The new traditional : heritage, craftsmanship and local identity

Title: The new traditional : heritage, craftsmanship and local identity / conceived by Beside and edited and designed by gestalten ; contributing editors, Catherine Métayer, Casey Beal, Mark Mann, and Jeremy Young for BESIDE ; edited by Robert Klanten and Maria-Elisabeth Niebius for gestalten.
Publication: Berlin : gestalten, 2020.

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Description

271 pages : color illustrations; 27 cm

Summary

A new generation wants to lead a more meaningful and sustainable life by reconnecting with heritage and traditions. As a way of inspiration, The New Traditional looks to the craftsmanship, lifestyle, and unique experiences of the people keeping these practices alive. From blacksmithing, weaving, sake making, tending sheep, or simply having a sauna, the book tells the stories of those devoting their energy, skills, and creativity to such activities. Immerse yourself in the traditions that have defined our cultures, and that bring us closer to nature and to one another.

Alternative Title

Heritage, craftsmanship and local identity

Subject

Note

Includes index.

Contents

Introduction. Crafting tomorrow -- Whang-od Oggay, Kalinga region, Philippines. The most authentic traditional tattoo artist in the world -- Alvaro Catalán de Ocón, Madrid, Spain. Crafting innovation between the lines -- Mathieu Collette, Quebec, Canada. Forging a new future for traditional metallurgy from recycled materials -- Jeannette Holding, Greenland. Weaving Greenlandic identity -- USA. Lumber games -- Takeo Kudo, Joboji, Japan. The enduring brilliance of the Japanese sap and lacquer industries -- Roland Lannier, Thiers, France. Life on the cutting edge -- Peter Bellerby, London, United Kingdom. Remaking the world, one globe at a time -- South Korea. The female free-divers of Jeju -- Fogo Island. The new originals -- USA. Reviving an ancient ceremony -- Peru. Caballito -- Bren Smith, New York, USA. The kelp and shellfish farmer : Restorative aquaculture for the win -- Björn Steinar Jónsson, Reykjanes, Iceland. Resurrecting the salt of the Earth -- Kate Beardsley, Oregon, USA. Free-roaming mustangs are under threat - Meet their guardian angel -- Ski rituals -- Marc-André Fortin, Quebec, Canada. A modern falconer revives an ancient art form -- Raising honeybees -- Sarah Ryhanen, New York, USA. This cycle, this season, this place, this moment, these flowers -- Saudi Arabia. Date sellers -- Mali. Crépissage -- Kenya. Forest guardians -- India. Greenhouse growers -- Lore and Skyla Old, California, USA. Of wineries and wildfires : Grapes of wrath -- Hamidou Abdoulaye Maïga, Quebec, Canada. Taking root : Urban farmers experiment with growing exotic plants -- Sheep herders -- Jean Bédard, Quebec, Canada. The paradoxical plan to turn profit into preservation for sea ducks -- John Winter Russell, Quebec, Canada. Preserving the tastes of home -- Enduring artisanal artifacts that represent the true value of craftsmanship - and have stood the test of time -- Japan. The rebirth of sake -- Bergthora Gudnadóttir and Jóel Pálsson, Reykjavík, Iceland. A better future threaded to the past -- Tormod Amundsen, Norway. Minimal but purposeful : Designing structures in nature -- Sauna spirits -- Malou Anderson-Ramirez, Montana, USA. Building a New West where humans, livestock, and predators can co-exist -- Malena and Virgilio Martínez, Lima, Peru. Back to the future -- Jim Denevan, California, USA. Come to the table, return to the source -- Index.

Call Number

JFF 21-379

ISBN

3899559843
9783899559842

OCLC

1156003228

Title

The new traditional : heritage, craftsmanship and local identity / conceived by Beside and edited and designed by gestalten ; contributing editors, Catherine Métayer, Casey Beal, Mark Mann, and Jeremy Young for BESIDE ; edited by Robert Klanten and Maria-Elisabeth Niebius for gestalten.

Publisher

Berlin : gestalten, 2020.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Chronological Term

2000-2099

Added Author

Métayer, Catherine, editor.

Beal, Casey, editor.

Mann, Mark, editor.

Young, Jeremy, editor.

Klanten, Robert, editor.

Niebius, Maria-Elisabeth, editor.

BESIDE Media (Firm), issuing body.

Gestalten Verlag, publisher.

Research Call Number

JFF 21-379

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