The New Artisans: Handmade Designs for Contemporary Living - Hardcover

Olivier Dupon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500515859 ISBN 13: 9780500515853

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

This book captures the new mood a return to a preference for the unique and the handmade. Design expert and acclaimed blogger Olivier Dupon has sourced the cream of the contemporary design world from all over Europe, Australia and the United States, profiling 75 artisans who use craft techniques, rather than mass-production methods, to create stylish, whimsical, covetable objects. Hundreds of colour photographs feature a huge variety of crafts, including art, ceramics, furniture, glasswork, jewelry, lighting, metalwork, papercraft, textiles and woodwork. Complete with a directory of products, and Dupons personal recommendations for inspiring shops and websites to visit, this is the perfect resource for discovering unique and beautiful objects made by new, talented artisans from all around the world.

About this title

Review:

`An inspiration for anyone who likes to `make' ... especially for anyone who dreams of doing so professionally.'
--Bath Life

'Serves well as both a collectible and as a reference guide ... a must-have for arts-and-crafts types looking for inspiration or those just interested in learning about contemporary handmade production' --Cool Hunting

'Finely produced and undeniably pretty' --Time Out

A savvy reference guide and source to pore over for inspiration. --The English Home

About the Author:

Olivier Dupon began his career at Christian Dior, then worked as a buyer and product manager before opening his own boutique. Based in Australia, he now scouts international markets in search of exciting new practitioners of design/art/craft.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0500515859
• ISBN 13: 9780500515853
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320