by Alicia Tan

Smart Works, Design and the Handmade is the collaboration of 40 Australian and New Zealand designers and makers which explores what ‘handmade’ means to these talented individuals in relation to modern design.

This 191-page book commences with three essays written by Editor Grace Cochrane, Ewan McEoin and Douglas Llyod Jenkins. They provide insights to historical and provincial frameworks to understand the process of hand making for individual designers.

Old Hobbits New Habits: a New Zealand Perspective, one of the essays penned, reflect the design culture of New Zealand, in its colorful scene and its global recognition since The Lord of the Rings.

This book celebrates the simplicity and complexity of handmade objects. No one ever said it was going to be easy, but these designers and makers value the worth and exclusivity of handmade items, so much so that they have long understood that although technological advancement may help in the production sense, it would still never hinder their craftsmanship roots.

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ALICIA TAN
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