Other areas of research include the turn to the decorative and applied arts in France and Britain in the late nineteenth century, modern histories of tooling and craft instruction (kits and manuals), histories of the Art & Crafts and Studio Craft Movements and inter-disciplinary pedagogy in art and design. We are delighted that, in Stephen Knott, we have found a new director who can further all these aspects of the CSCs mission. Amateur Craft provides an illuminating and historically-grounded account of amateur craft in the modern era, from 19th century Sunday painters and amateur carpenters to present day railway modellers and yarnbombers. Dimension: 257 x 197 x 15. pp. Bodging Milano by Stephen Knott. (2016) Watching Making. ISSN (print) 0306-610X, Knott, Stephen (2015) Art Jewelry Forum. Thoughtful, sustained and multifaceted a welcome addition to existing academic literature on the topic. He has written articles for journals such as, in addition to non-academic publications such as. ISSN (print) 0144-1825, Knott, Stephen Concours des vitraux de Jeanne d'Arc : the multiple ways of materializing the past in late nineteenth-century French stained glass. Department of Critical and Historical Studies Kingston University . I have a range of teaching experience on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) announces the appointment of a new Director for the Crafts Study Centre (CSC), Dr Stephen Knott. Moss, Norway : Galleri F15/Punkt O. . The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) announces the appointment of a new Director for the Crafts Study Centre (CSC), Dr Stephen Knott. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; JFCD. Stephen Knott's fascinating study explores the curious and unexpected attributes of things made outside standardised models of mass production, arguing that amateur craft practice . Money, number, matter. Stephen is currently Senior Lecturer in Critical and Historical Studies at the University of Kingston, as well as Managing Editor for the Journal of Modern Craft, a role which he has held for over a decade . Knott S. Dinner in motion. Search for all books with this author and title. 36-39. Art Jewelry Forum, Knott, Stephen Craft Research, 14(1), Concours des vitraux de Jeanne d'Arc : the multiple ways of materializing the past in late nineteenth-century French stained glass. ISSN (print) 1352-8165, Knott, Stephen [Reviewer] Watching making. Num Pages: 184 pages, 41 bw illus, 14 colour illus. Submit an article Journal homepage. You are on the United States site. Carriers are the goods that make interventionor the craft makingpossible. Where the artful meets the amateur. p. 77. 184. pp. pp. Submit an article Journal homepage. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. 108-110. ISBN 9781350294219 Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout. | Contact this seller, Book Description Condition: New. This product is usually dispatched within 3 days, Free US delivery on orders $35 or over, You must sign in to add this item to your wishlist. It tackles a subject too often ignored as lowbrow. Chapter 1, "Surface," discusses the agents needed for amateur surface interventionbases, carriers, and arbiters. Bases are the objects that provide the blank surface. Knott, Stephen For a limited period Stephen Knott's article for The Journal of Modern Craft 7.1 - "Working Class, Middle Class, Upper Class, Evening Class: Supplementary Education and Craft Instruction 1889 - 1930" - will be free to read online from the following LINK. Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet or computer no Kindle device required. Stephen hopes to commence his new role on Monday 11th September, with a one day a week handover period commencing on 19th June. The peculiar problems of process. Enhancements you chose aren't available for this seller. This issue marks the tenth year of publication for The Journal of Modern Craft, a milestone for academic research and critical writing on the subject.Our international pool of contributors have covered the myriad expressions of craft in their articles, providing evidence of the vitality of the subject across a range of cultural practices. PhD History of Design/Jewellery & Metal, Royal College of Art/V&A Museum, MA European History, University College London, BA (Hons) History, University College London. Tendenser 2018: Give it time. Knott's discussion of the theoretical aspects of amateur craft practice is substantiated by historical case studies that cluster around the period 18501950. Delivery cost, delivery date and order total (including tax) shown at checkout. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. 1 (March 2014): 7-32. . (2010) Sorry, there was a problem saving your cookie preferences. He is author of Amateur Craft: History and Theory (Bloomsbury, 2015), a book that derived from his AHRC-funded PhD at the Royal College of Art/Victoria and Albert Museum. (2013) pp. Its collections are held by its Board of Trustees and it is housed in a purpose-built museum facility on the Farnham campus of the University for the Creative Arts. London, U.K. : Bloomsbury. Anya Kurennaya, part-time art and design lecturer at Parsons School of Design, USA. . Hardback. Stephen Knott's clear, resonant voice marks him out at the forefront of new craft writing. : The Crafts Study Centre is an accredited university museum, funded by Research England. Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization established in 1997 to advocate for the field of contemporary art jewelry. The Journal of Modern Craftis the first peer-reviewed academic journal to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum in its subject area. Time after time. In this book I covered a range of much-maligned practices, and I investigated the relevance of amateur making to contemporary art and design practice. The design and organization of space is essential for crafting of any type. Book review of: 'Sloppy Craft: Postdisciplinarity and the Crafts' edited by Elaine Cheasley Paterson and Susan Surette. Looking back to the emergence of the modern amateur, he makes reference to contemporary art and design practice that harnesses or exploits amateur conditions of making. It addresses all forms of making that self-consciously set themselves apart from mass productionwhether in the making of designed objects, artworks, buildings, or other artefacts. 9781472577344 19 May 2023. Design in the age of prosumption: The craft of design after the object. , Bloomsbury Academic; Illustrated edition (27 Aug. 2015), Language Some amateur craft is derived from workplace time; at other times, it comes about because of nostalgia, desire, and sociability. pp. I explored these themes and the historical antecedents to the contemporary revivals of craft in Amateur Craft: History and Theory, published by Bloomsbury in 2015. It tackles a subject too often ignored as lowbrow. Dinner in motion. I am a writer, researcher and lecturer in contemporary craft, craft theory and histories of everyday life. ISBN 9782759603473, Knott, Stephen (2017) 160p. Book review of: 'Arts and Crafts Stained Glass' by Peter Cormack. He is also Managing Editor of the, Publisher The websiteserves as a portal to the print journal, but also complements its objectives with blog posts and other extra material such as author interviews, reviews, links to other websites and forum discussion. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Knott, Stephen West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture, 21(2), For a full refund with no deduction for return shipping, you can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition. Knott, Stephen Carriers are the goods that make intervention-or the craft making-possible. 46-49. Translating making. ISSN (print) 2041-9112, Knott, Stephen : He is the author of, (Bloomsbury, 2015) and has contributed chapters to several edited volumes including, (2013). Journal of Modern Craft, 5(3), A sense of an overview, yes; a sense of dynamism, less so. Professor Victoria Kelley, UCAs Director of Research and Innovation, commented: "The CSC offers the integrity and rigour of a focused and deep collection of modernist and twentieth-century craft objects and archives in a setting that is accessible and welcoming. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. In: Studievic, Hlne and Vaissire, Maryse, (eds.) Stephen Knott's fascinating study explores the curious and unexpected attributes of things made outside standardised models of mass production, arguing that amateur craft practice is 'differential' a temporary moment of control over work that both departs from and informs our productive engagement with the world. New Book. Chapter 3, "Time," looks at amateur time, or free time, and its uses and benefits. 9.75x7.50x0.50 inches. Design and Culture, 4(1), My current work develops these themes by exploring the quality and durations of free time in which making takes place. (2018) In 2022 he co-curated the Craft Study Centres Presence and Absence, an exhibition that sought to decolonise narratives of studio craft and highlight absences in the Centres collections. , ISBN-13 Knott (independent scholar) strives to show how amateur and professional crafters can thrive in the same space and how their work can feed off the thoughts and processes of each other. Oslo, Norway : Norwegian Crafts. Stephen Knott's fascinating study explores the curious and unexpected attributes of things made outside standardised models of mass production, arguing that amateur craft practice is 'differential' a temporary moment of control over work that both departs from and informs our productive engagement with the world.Knott's discussion of the theoretical aspects of amateur craft practice is substantiated by historical case studies that cluster around the period 18501950. The Journal of Modern Craft 2022-01 | Journal article DOI: 10.1080/17496772.2021.2011039 Part of ISSN: 1749-6772 Contributors : Stephen Knott Show more detail Source : Stephen Knott via Crossref Metadata Search Plaisir d'offrir: Interview with Florent Dubois The Journal of Modern Craft 2021-09 | Journal article DOI: 10.1080/17496772.2021.1967570 From Andy Warhol to Simon Starling, such artistic interest elucidates the mercurial qualities of amateur craft.Invaluable for students and researchers in art and design, contemporary craft, material culture and social history, Amateur Craft counters both the marginalisation and the glorification of amateur craft practice. Ceramics : Art & Perception, 101, A theory of the paint-by-number surface. Abingdon, U.K. : Routledge. pp. Itcovers all aspects of craft as it exists within the condition of modernity (conceived as roughly from the mid-19th century to the present day), without geographical or disciplinary boundary. Amateur Craft is one of several craft-related titles published by Bloomsbury. ISSN (print) 0306-610X, Knott, Stephen [Reviewer] 7-32. ISBN 9780719087516. (2013) We dont share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. Specialism. Virtuosity. Seller Inventory # 6666-MAC-9781472577351, Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 20875572-n, Book Description Hardcover. Seller Inventory # 373716208, Book Description Hardcover. In: Borda-Pedreira, Joakim and Steinsvag, Gjertrud, (eds.) Its time to get serious about sloppy. (2023) Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. Knott (independent scholar) strives to show how amateur and professional crafters can thrive in the same space and how their work can feed off the thoughts and processes of each other. Stephen Knott's fascinating study explores the curious and unexpected attributes of things made outside standardised models of mass production, arguing that amateur craft practice . From Andy Warhol to Simon Starling, such artistic interest elucidates the mercurial qualities of amateur craft. Knott (who is undoubtedly an important up-and-coming voice in the world of craft criticism) does produce some fascinating stuff. Stephen Knott is a Lecturer in Critical and Historical Studies at Kingston University, writer and researcher in craft theory and history, and is on the editorial team of The Journal of Modern Craft.