Why We Make Things and Why it Matters
The Education of a Craftsman
$36.10
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2017
Summary
Heartfelt and thought-provoking, an eloquent meditation on the nature of work and craftsmanship and why it matters, more than ever, that we value the process of making things well.
Why do we make things? Why do we choose the emotionally and physically demanding work of bringing new objects into the world with creativity and skill? Why does it matter that we make things well? What is the nature of work? And what is the nature of a good life?
Part memoir, part polemic, part phil…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784705060 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784705063 |
| Author: | Peter Korn |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2017 |
| Weight: | 172g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 13mm |
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It’s a beautifully written account of one man’s journey, making beautiful items over his lifetime.
It’s a beautifully written account of one man’s journey, making beautiful items over his lifetime. – Vanessa King * Psychologies *
About The Author
Peter Korn
Peter Korn is the founder and Executive Director of the Centre for Furniture Craftmanship, a woodworking and design school in Rockport, Maine. A furniture maker since 1974, his work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States. In addition to writing Why We Make Things and Why It Matters- The Education of a Craftsman, which won the 2014 Maine Literary Award, Korn is the author of several how-to books. These include the bestselling Woodworking Basics- Mastering the Essentials of Craftsmanship and The Woodworker’s Guide to Hand Tools.
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