{"product_id":"on-weaving-new-expanded-edition-9780691177854","title":"On Weaving: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnni Albers\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1994) was one of the foremost textile artists of the twentieth century; her works are in major museum collections around the world. \u003cb\u003eNicholas Fox Weber\u003c\/b\u003e is executive director of The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bauhaus Group: Six Masters of Modernism\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eManuel Cirauqui\u003c\/b\u003e is curator at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain. \u003cb\u003eT'ai Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of art history at the University of British Columbia and the author of \u003ci\u003eBauhaus Weaving Theory\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613031207186,"sku":"9780691177854","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65ee6fa7-95ff-4ac9-9ca3-ebe3ede5df89.jpg?v=1732384299","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-weaving-new-expanded-edition-9780691177854","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}