The New Artisans: Handmade Designs for Contemporary Living

(Hardback)

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This book captures the new mood - a return to a preference for the unique and the handmade. Design expert Olivier Dupon has sourced the cream of the contemporary design world from all over Europe, Australia and the United States, profiling 75 artisans who use craft techniques, rather than mass-production methods, to create stylish, whimsical, covetable objects. Hundreds of colour photographs feature a huge variety of crafts, including art, ceramics, furniture, glasswork, jewelry, lighting, metalwork, papercraft, textiles and woodwork.

Complete with a directory of products, and Dupon's personal recommendations for inspiring shops and websites to visit, this is the perfect resource for discovering unique and beautiful objects made by new, talented artisans from all around the world.

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'Serves well as both a collectible and as a reference guide a must-have for arts-and-crafts types looking for inspiration or those just interested in learning about contemporary handmade production' - Cool Hunting

Author Bio

Olivier Dupon began his career at Christian Dior, then worked as a buyer and product manager before opening his own boutique. Based in Australia, he now scouts international markets in search of exciting new practitioners of design/art/craft.