{"product_id":"on-weaving-new-expanded-edition-revised","title":"On Weaving: New Expanded Edition (Revised): New Expanded Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic book on the art and history of weaving--now expanded and in full color\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by one of the twentieth century's leading textile artists, this splendidly illustrated book is a luminous meditation on the art of weaving, its history, its tools and techniques, and its implications for modern design. First published in 1965, \u003ci\u003eOn Weaving\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the transition between handcraft and the machine-made, highlighting the essential importance of material awareness and the creative leaps that can occur when design problems are tackled by hand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her focus on materials and handlooms, Anni Albers discusses how technology and mass production place limits on creativity and problem solving, and makes the case for a renewed embrace of human ingenuity that is particularly important today. Her lucid and engaging prose is illustrated with a wealth of rare and extraordinary images showing the history of the medium, from hand-drawn diagrams and close-ups of pre-Columbian textiles to material studies with corn, paper, and the typewriter, as well as illuminating examples of her own work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow available for a new generation of readers, this expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eOn Weaving\u003c\/i\u003e updates the book's original black-and-white illustrations with full-color photos, and features an afterword by Nicholas Fox Weber and essays by Manuel Cirauqui and T'ai Smith that shed critical light on Albers and her career.","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53559373431150,"sku":"9780691177854","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_b1411141-64ba-42ba-a862-4141778f81ef.jpg?v=1774641600","url":"https:\/\/tenderbuttonsbooks.com\/products\/on-weaving-new-expanded-edition-revised","provider":"Tender Buttons Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}