Speed, regulation and mass production defined the first Industrial Revolution, but we have entered a new era. Today's revolution has been driven by digital technologies and tools, giving rise to entirely new working methods, skill sets and consumer products. Spearheading this movement is a new generation of creatives who fuse the precision and flexibility of computing and digital fabrication with the skill and tactility of the master artisan to create unexpected and desirable objects and products.

For the first time on a global scale, Digital Handmade selects a group of 80 pioneering designers, artists and craftsmen who represent the best of this new trend. Profiles of each artisan's techniques are featured alongside the objects they produce, each conceived and made through a multifaceted process of hand and digital means and unique to its maker. Examples range from the affordable and obtainable to the extraordinary and priceless. Welcome to the next industrial revolution.

A survey of international designers and makers who combine the latest digital technologies and fabrication techniques with the individuality of craftsmanship and handwork

About the Author
Lucy Johnston is an author, curator and cultural commentator, with a fifteen-year background in global consumer trend analysis and brand strategy. She has worked as a consultant for entrepreneurs, investment firms, property developers, cultural and commercial organisations and world class brands.

Reviews
'Beautiful and impossible-seeming ... it would be odd and unfair to describe these things as anything other than works of art' - Observer



Book Information
ISBN 9780500293133
Author Lucy Johnston
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 1140g