Post-Craft: EP Vol. 3 maps the contested territory where handicraft has migrated from countercultural practice to mainstream cultural and economic force — and asks what that shift costs, and what it makes possible.
About This Book
Craft is no longer marginal. Its claims to authenticity and anti-consumerism have been appropriated by markets and institutions alike, dissolving the disciplinary boundaries that once gave it definition. This third volume in the EP series takes that disruption seriously, tracing the emergence of what its contributors call "post-craft" — a condition shaped by new economies of making, digital mediation, and the erosion of the handmade as a stable category. Through essays, conversations, and projects drawn from design, art, and scholarship, the book examines both the practice of post-craft and the ways it is interpreted and circulated. Edited by Catharine Rossi, with graphic design by Experimental Jetset, it is essential reading for anyone thinking seriously about contemporary craft discourse and material culture.
Key Features
- 172 pages of essays, conversations, and project documentation spanning design, art, and craft scholarship
- Edited by Catharine Rossi; graphic design by Experimental Jetset
- Published by Sternberg Press, ISBN 9783956793950
What You'll Discover
- How craft's meaning shifts when it moves from the margins to mainstream creative, economic, and political contexts
- The tensions between craft's historical claims to authenticity and its widespread commercial appropriation
- The concept of "post-craft" as a distinct condition emerging from modern craft under new economies of making
- How craft is mediated and interpreted across disciplines — not just practised — and why that distinction matters
About the Author
Catharine Rossi is credited as editor of this volume. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 172
- Dimensions: 130 x 200 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783956793950
- Publisher: Sternberg Press
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Designers, craft practitioners, curators, and cultural theorists engaged with contemporary making, material culture, and the shifting politics of the handmade.