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From the former director of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, a timely and passionate case for the role of the well-designed object in the digital age. Curator and scholar Glenn Adamson opens Fewer, Better Things by contrasting his beloved childhood teddy bear to the smartphones and digital tablets children have today. He laments that many children and adults are losing touch with the material objects that have nurtured human development for thousands of years. The objects are still here, but we seem to care less and know less about them. In his presentations to groups, he often asks an audience member what he or she knows about the chair the person is sitting in. Few people know much more than whether it's made of wood, plastic, or metal. If we know little about how things are made, it's hard to remain connected to the world around us. 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.
Introduction: Engaging with the Objects Around Us p. 1 Life on Pumpkin Creek p. 11 A Few Words on Craft p. 15 The Paper Challenge p. 19 Being "Hands On" p. 27 Tricks of the Trade p. 31 Tooling Up p. 34 Learning by Doing p. 46 Prototyping p. 52 One Thing for Another p. 57 Face to Face p. 65 Communities of Respect p. 73 Finding Our Way p. 76 The Contact Zone p. 81 The Paradise of Touch p. 90 The View from the Hardware Store p. 95 Time to Pay Attention p. 99 The Myth of the Dumb Object p. 104 Going Deep p. 109 The Way of Tea p. 114 All That Is Left p. 119 Small Worlds p. 126 Fewer, Better Things p. 136 To Have and to Hold p. 143 Thinking Things Through p. 151 Material Science p. 157 Handle ... with Care p. 162 Anchor Points p. 174 The View from Tucumcari p. 178 Thinking Inside the Box p. 185 Material Histories p. 191 The Itinerary of Plastic p. 197 A Book of Secrets p. 202 Facts, Not Opinions p. 210 Two Castes, One People? p. 217 Epilogue: The Virtues of Things p. 221 Acknowledgments p. 229 Notes p. 233 Index p. 249