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Journal of Modern Craft 2.3

By Editor | Published: December 6, 2009

Third issue of 2009
Editorial Introduction
Articles
A Ghost in the Machine Age: The Westerwald Stoneware Industry and German Design Reform, 1900–1914 by Freyja Hartzell
A Catalan Werkstätte? Arts and Crafts Schools between Modernisme and Noucentisme by Jordi Falgàs
Early Expressions of Anthroposophical Design in America: The Infuence of Rudolf Steiner and Fritz Westhoff on Wharton Esherick by Roberta [...]

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Studio craft should learn from the DIY movement

By Editor | Published: November 10, 2009

emiko oye is another blogger who has been deeply engaged with the conversations that emerged at the American Craft conference. Here she provides JMC readers with her thoughts about the relation between DIY and studio craft:
 
While the New Wave DIY/Alt Craft scene (as brought to light by Faythe Levine’s Handmade Nation movie) has been [...]

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Creating a new craft culture

By Editor | Published: November 1, 2009

As expected, the recent American Craft Council conference Creating a new Craft Culture, generated much lively debate. This event seemed to provide a stage for the confrontation between two very different craft cultures: the older studio model of individual craftsperson contributing unique works to the field of craft, versus the new renegade model of craft [...]

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