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Ebbe Weiss-Weingart (b. 1923) is one of the pioneers of international studio jewellery. For over seventy years she has enriched the contemporary jewellery scene with her diverse works. Her inception in the 1950s and 1960s with structured surfaces and galvanised sculptured pieces will never be forgotten. Alongside figurative motifs - in particular, her portrayals of humans and animals - she also created pieces with an ironic and quirky touch. In her last phase of creativity, which began in the 1990s, she had a penchant for working with jewellery made from Chinese jade reliefs. Around 200 illustrations of these jewellery objects documents her award-winning work, and along with previously unpublished photographic material, expands on her hitherto unknown accomplishments.Text in English and German.

The term ‘craftsmanship’ is associated with individuality, uniqueness, decorative potential, artistic quality, attention to material and to process. But what does craftsmanship mean today? This exhibition catalogue of nearly 600 pages explores the meaning of craftsmanship in the context of the outstanding collection of the Museum Angewandte Kunst (Frankfurt, Germany) in a monumental survey of 700 items dating from 1945 to the present. Scale reproductions of plates, furniture, cutlery, jewellery and vases highlight their surprising variety of form. In their essays, the ten authors take diverse approaches to the broad terrain of craftsmanship: from the relationship between East Asia and Western ceramics, via the handicrafts of the Romantic period, to the adventure that is arts and crafts today. The title plays on the perceived parallel between the ability of the cactus to survive and thrive in adverse conditions, and the future of the hand-made object in an industrial world.Text in German.

The term ‘craftsmanship’ is associated with individuality, uniqueness, decorative potential, artistic quality, attention to material and to process. But what does craftsmanship mean today? This exhibition catalogue of nearly 600 pages explores the meaning of craftsmanship in the context of the outstanding collection of the Museum Angewandte Kunst (Frankfurt, Germany) in a monumental survey of 700 items dating from 1945 to the present. Scale reproductions of plates, furniture, cutlery, jewellery and vases highlight their surprising variety of form. In their essays, the ten authors take diverse approaches to the broad terrain of craftsmanship: from the relationship between East Asia and Western ceramics, via the handicrafts of the Romantic period, to the adventure that is arts and crafts today. The title plays on the perceived parallel between the ability of the cactus to survive and thrive in adverse conditions, and the future of the hand-made object in an industrial world.

Materials Revisited nimmt den kreativen Umgang mit Material als Werkstoff bzw. Materie in -seinen Fokus. Der von dem Designer-Duo Vier5 kompromisslos gestaltete Begleitband zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung wirft einen scharfen Blick auf die Angewandte Kunst von heute und zeigt in spannungsvollem Mit- und Gegeneinander, wie Künstler zwischen Konzept und Material unmittelbar und direkt Verbindungen herstellen. Von Möbeldesign, Mode, Geschirr und Speisekultur bis zur Buch- und Objektkunst offenbart sich in Formenerfindung und innovativer Materialerscheinung der kreative Umgang mit inhaltlichen, formalen wie technischen Traditionen, aber auch neuen Techniken unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Nachhaltigkeit. Künstler und Werke werden in knappen Statements der Künstler und Kuratoren beleuchtet und mit einem biografischen Anhang vervollständigt. Wissenschaftliche Essays und instruktive Kurzkapitel schließlich reflektieren zeittypische Phänomene.