{"product_id":"9781400889044","title":"On Weaving","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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121593696496,"sku":"9781400889044","price":20.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400889044_p0.jpg?v=1763713210","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400889044","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}