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03177aam a2200469 i 4500 001 F9A4F2B4E96D11E8978F920F97128E48 003 SILO 005 20181116010210 008 180725t20182018nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018030440 020 $a 1632869640 020 $a 9781632869647 035 $a (OCoLC)1001884840 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d TOH $d SFR $d CPL $d YDX $d TFW $d OCLCF $d IGA $d VP@ $d OCO $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a GN406 $b .A33 2018 082 00 $a 306.4/601 $2 23 100 1 $a Adamson, Glenn, $e author. 245 10 $a Fewer, better things : $b the hidden wisdom of objects / $c Glenn Adamson. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Bloomsbury Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc., $c 2018. 300 $a vi, 257 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: Engaging with the objects around us -- Life on Pumpkin Creek -- A few words on craft -- The paper challenge -- Being "hands on" -- Tricks of the trade -- Tooling up -- Learning by doing -- Prototyping -- One thing for another -- Face to face -- Communities of respect -- Finding our way -- The contact zone -- The paradise of trust -- The view from the hardware store -- Time to pay attention -- The myth of the dumb object -- Going deep -- The way of tea -- All that is left -- Small worlds -- Fewer, better things -- To have and to hold -- Thinking things through -- Material science -- Handle... with care -- Anchor points -- The view from Tucumcari -- Thinking inside the box -- Material histories -- The itinerary of plastic -- A book of secrets -- Facts, not opinions -- Two castes, one people? -- Epilogue: The virtues of things. 520 $a "Fewer, Better Things explores the history of craft in its many forms, explaining how raw materials, tools, design, and technique come together to produce beauty and utility in handmade or manufactured items. Whether describing the implements used in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, the use of woodworking tools, or the use of new fabrication technologies, Adamson writes expertly and lovingly about the aesthetics of objects, and the care and attention that goes into producing them. Reading this wise and elegant book is a truly transformative experience."-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Personal belongings $x Psychological aspects. 650 0 $a Manufactures $x Psychological aspects. 650 0 $a Material culture $x Philosophy. 650 0 $a Object (Philosophy) 650 0 $a Values. 650 7 $a Handicraft. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00950959 650 7 $a Handicraft $x Philosophy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00950984 650 7 $a Industrial design. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01730190 650 7 $a Object (Philosophy) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01042786 650 7 $a Workmanship. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01180677 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 5 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220706020613.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211022357.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20190514013612.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20190417011301.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20190205011708.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F9A4F2B4E96D11E8978F920F97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search