Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman

In this moving account, Peter Korn explores the nature and rewards of creative practice. We follow his search for meaning as an Ivy-educated child of the middle class who finds employment as a novice carpenter on Nantucket, transitions to self-employment as a designer/maker of fine furniture, takes a turn at teaching and administration at Colorado's Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and finally founds a school in Maine: the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, an internationally respected, non-profit institution.

Furniture making, practiced as a craft in the twenty-first century, is a decidedly marginal occupation. Yet the view from the periphery can be illuminating. For Korn, the challenging work of bringing something new and meaningful into the world through one's own volition â€“ whether in the arts, the kitchen, or the marketplace â€“ is exactly what generates the authenticity, meaning, and fulfillment for which many of us yearn.

This is not a "how-to" book in any sense. Korn wants to get at the why of craft in particular, and the satisfactions of creative work in general, to underÂ¬stand their essential nature. How does the making of objects shape our identities? How do the prodÂ¬ucts of creative work inform society? In short, what does the process of making things reveal to us about ourselves? Korn draws on four decades of hands-on experience to answer these questions eloquently, and often poignantly, in this personal, introspective, and revealing book.

Country	USA
Author	Peter Korn
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781567925142
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	David R. Godine, Publisher
Manufacturer	David R. Godine, Publisher
NumberOfPages	176
PublicationDate	2013-10-31
Publisher	David R. Godine, Publisher
ReleaseDate	2013-10-31
Studio	David R. Godine, Publisher

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman

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