Tord boontje biography of martina margetts
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Martina Margetts ()
Biography
Martina Margetts is Senior Tutor in Critical & Historical Studies at the Royal College of Art in London and a leading international specialist in craft. Her research interests concern the meanings and practices of contemporary craft and design in global and social contexts.
Martina Margetts read History at Bristol University, followed by a Diploma year at the Study Centre for the Fine and Decorative Arts at the Victoria and Albert Museum and a Certificate in Periodical Journalism at the London College of Printing. She was Editor of Crafts magazine for nine years and a senior member of staff at the Crafts Council during the s. Her books include International Crafts (Thames and Hudson, ), Michael Rowe (Lund Humphries, ) and Tord Boontje (Rizzoli USA, ). She has curated major international touring exhibitions including The Raw and the Cooked: New Work in Clay in Britain (MOMA, Oxford and Ba
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Tord Boontje
I believe that if we see design as a way of shaping the future of our world, it should be as exciting and thrilling as a great rulle or book. At the same time, it should communicate not only who we are, but also how we would ideally like our world to be.
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Tord Boontje
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Artist:
Graphic Thought Facility (British, founded )
Huw Morgan (English, born ), Paul Neale (English, born ) and Andrew Stevens (English, born )
Rizzolli, Publisher
Martina Margetts, Author
About this artwork
Status
- Currently Off View
Department
- Architecture and Design
Artist
- Graphic Thought Facility (Designer)
Title
- Tord Boontje
Place
- England (Object designed in:)
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- Designed
Medium
- Book
Dimensions
- 32 × 27 × 4 cm (12 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
- Gift of Graphic Thought Facility
Reference Number
Extended information about this artwork
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