Craft Galleries Guide: Applied Arts Galleries Throughout the UK with Pilot Northern European Section - Softcover

 
9780955002649: Craft Galleries Guide: Applied Arts Galleries Throughout the UK with Pilot Northern European Section
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0955002648 ISBN 13: 9780955002649
Publisher: BCF Books, 2007

Synopsis

The 9th edition of the Craft Galleries Guide profiles 123 contemporary craft galleries throughout the UK with a pilot selection from Denmark and the Netherlands. Nearly 600 of their makers are featured - the whole book is lavishly illustrated with over 800 colour photographs . First published in 1992 the Guide has grown steadily and become an invaluable resource for all who are interested in the applied arts.

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Synopsis

From the Foreword by Mary La Trobe Bateman: This book is a map to a special kind of world. Recent surveys of the crafts show the wide interest there is in buying hand-made work - it has been estimated that there are over 32,000 professional designer-makers working in the UK who generate a turnover of GBP880 million each year and that more than 7 million people buy craft objects. The crafts offer a great range of work - everyday things that can be used for drinking, eating, cooking; objects that decorate the home or work place; unusual and individual pieces of jewellery and textiles to wear; challenging fine art pieces that stimulate ideas or offer contemplation.Whilst few would suggest buying work because it is an investment, many will say always follow your heart and passion when collecting. Although craftwork can appreciate in monetary value its' real value is that it captures the individual maker's skill, enthusiasm and judgement, their passion for the object, through a combination of the hand, heart and mind.

And from the galleries listed in this guide there is a chance to find the best of the emerging talent as well as work by makers who have spent their whole working lives developing ideas and skills. Many of these objects have a depth and intensity not found in commercially produced everyday artefacts; some of them have this quality because they are produced as a result of the maker living and working in one place.

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Publisher
BCF Books
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0955002648
ISBN 13 
9780955002649
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
356