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Why We Make Things and Why it MattersThe Education of a Craftsman

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"Why do we make things? Why does it matter that we make things well? This is a book about the process of creation and what it means to be a craftsman ina mass-produced world. For woodworker Peter Korn, the challenging work of bringing something meaningful into existence is exactly what generates the authenticity, meaning, and fulfilment for which many of us yearn. This is not a 'how-to' book. Korn wants to get at the 'why' of craft in particular, and the satisfactions of creative work in general, to understand their essential nature. What does the process of making things reveal to us about ourselves? How do the products of creative work inform society? Korn draws on four decades of hands-on experience to answer these questions"--Publisher's description.

Genre: Art, Criticism & Theory
Format: Hardback
Published: 2015
Pages: 192
Publisher: Square Peg
ISBN: 9780224101097

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