Making Form: Contemporary British Fine Metalwork is a digital interactive book (Currently available on iBooks for £4.99) that critically explores the revival of British fine metalwork by designer-makers since roughly the 1970s.
The book features:
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Roughly 70,000 words, including over 900 footnotes,
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The text is set out in 8 chapters (1 Introduction, 2 Historical Background, 3 The Contemporary Revival, 4 Aesthetic and Cultural Currents, 5 Making Fine Metalwork, 6 Metals, 7 The product Range, 8 Conclusions)
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Bibliography and glossary.
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Richly illustrated, with 230 still and moving images
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ISBN: 9781900813105
You can also download a PDF sample of the book here
Below are some examples of pages and metalwork featured in the book.
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