A Labour of Love
- Author
- Lidewij Edelkoort, Philip
Lidewij Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano profile more than seventy contemporary studios across twelve material themes, celebrating craftsmanship as an ethic that points toward responsible, circular and organic production. The book pairs the SDF's Technological and Procedures components under the idea of making as a labour of care.
Edelkoort and Fimmano celebrate craftsmanship as an ethic — profiling new makers across twelve material themes toward responsible, circular, organic production. It joins the SDF's Technological and Procedures components under the Ethics motto: making as a labour of care.
Running to 448 pages and organised across twelve themes reflecting current materials and techniques, the book introduces new makers in contemporary design, previewing a future of responsible production, circular thinking, ethical practice and organic aesthetics. It profiles more than seventy creative studios across design, architecture, fashion and textiles, covering practices from reviving the loom and recycling waste to social inclusion and growing living matter, and is intended as both an educational reference and an inspirational guide.
Where to find it
In the framework
- Technological Component
- Procedures Component
- Ethics
- Design's Frontier
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