Mercury Series; Cultural Studies 72
181 pages; 6.75x9.5"; paper
English This collection of 16 essays reveals provocative common between contemporary craft, architecture and decorative arts. The chief feature of the common ground is the integration of designing and making. The volume includes essays by museum and gallery professionals that trace the historical precedents of their craft collections, the patrons who shaped them, and the current direction of institutional policies regarding the collecting and exhibiting of craft.