Decorative Arts

The hidden life of the greatest surviving work of Inca artThe most celebrated Andean artwork in the world is a five-hundred-year-old Inca tunic mad...

Over the past 30 years, research on archaeological textiles has developed into an important field of scientific study. It has greatly benefitted fr...

The Politics of Vietnamese Craft uncovers a little-known chapter in the history of American cultural diplomacy, in which Vietnamese craft productio...

This exquisite book showcases 300 color photographs of vintage French ephemera that has been hidden away for nearly a century at Tinsel Trading Com...

The term craftsmanship is associated with individuality, uniqueness, decorative potential, artistic quality, attention to material and to process. ...

Sugar Skulls will immerse you in the celebrations surrounding Día de Muertos, mixing fun facts and crafts, plus scratch-art pages of beautiful scen...

Washi, or Japanese handmade paper, has long held a central role in Japanese culture. The rich history and striking diversity of washi are explored ...

Charlotte Ribeyrol presents a fascinating (book)case study exploring the story of an extraordinary object, William Burgess (18271881) Great Bookcas...

Over the course of the eighteenth century, Anglo-Americans purchased an unprecedented number and array of goods. The Power of Objects in Eighteenth...

In this classic book, first published in 1968, David Pye assesses the importance of craft in a mechanised age. At a time when many questioned the ...