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The Crafts of Fashion vol 3: Taxonomies
The Crafts of Fashion vol 3: Taxonomies
The Crafts of Fashion vol 3: Taxonomies
The Crafts of Fashion vol 3: Taxonomies
The Crafts of Fashion vol 3: Taxonomies
The Crafts of Fashion vol 3: Taxonomies
The Crafts of Fashion vol 3: Taxonomies
Books ›The Crafts of Fashion vol 3: Taxonomies

The Crafts of Fashion vol 3: Taxonomies

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Classification and hierarchy have always been part of the long history of garment and accessory making. While feather workers and jewellers still brilliantly represent this technical expertise in the creative field, many skills and tools remain little known or undervalued. This book provides an inventory of these practices and proposes a reconsideration of certain techniques usually associated with the domestic sphere, such as mending, repairing, and altering.
By examining the ways in which noble and amateur skills are passed on and acquired, and by considering the tensions and complementarities between hand and machine, the texts brought together here invite us to move beyond these often overly categorical oppositions and explore with fresh eyes the variety of skills that make up fashion – both ordinary and exceptional, from yesterday to nowadays.

Éditions B42 publishes books exploring the visual environment in which we live, contributing to the creation of a library of tools for reflection on the practices of design, graphic design, typography and contemporary creation. These studies intersect with other fields such as technology, media, digital technology, anthropology and cultural studies.

B42 is committed to translating major texts in the history of design and typography, as well as publishing essays that contribute to the dissemination and renewal of knowledge. This work, which began in 2008, has resulted in a catalogue of reference books, particularly popular with teachers, which constitute a living, ever-changing collection.

They occupy a prominent place in the libraries of designers, graphic designers, architects, artists, students and teachers in these fields.

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Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Dimensions: 19x25cm
Release: September 2025
ISBN: 9782494983403

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