Product Description

Embracing a breathtaking range of new techniques, styles, and materials, beautiful basketry offers more options than ever before. And these 500 exquisite artisan pieces will open crafters' eyes to the varied and wonderful possibilities. These baskets, made by top creators from around the world-as well as the best emerging newcomers, range from exquisitely functional to purely decorative, from classical to ultramodern. In addition to traditional twill, rattan, and reed, the artists have incorporated more unusual objects, such as plastic, paper, thread, and metal wire - even seeds, fish scales, and newspaper. Basket makers, collectors, students, and anyone who loves beautiful items will delight in these masterworks.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #244126 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 420 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781579907310
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

500 Baskets
A wonderfully photographed book! I keep going back and finding new things I missed the first time I looked through it. It is a great book for the artist, basketweaver or someone who just loves beauty and form. The variety of styles, techniques and materials keeps me looking and enjoying. It is basically a picture/reference book and not a guide or instructional book. I'm very glad I bought this book and will enjoy it for years to come.

Best reference for contemporary baskets
All of the Lark Books are fantastic...they just have a knack for getting the best visual material into the print arena. "500 Baskets" is of particular interest to contemporary container-makers because it reviews many of the exciting and innovative vessels being created in the 21st century. This is a book not to be looked at once and then gather dust -- it is a great inspirational book and provides energy and incentive to any artist or collector who is interested in containers and vessels.

For lover of baskets
If you love baskets - you shall love this book. 500 items yes - but it feels like they shall never ever stop! They are so different - and many not really baskets at all. Different materials, differents forms, the only thing you want more - is to hold them in your hand. What does they feel like!
Many countries is represented, but a great lot of the baskets is from the US, but hallo! three from Denmark, and that is why I discovered the book. Those basket makers had the book with them on their stand at an exhibition with new and old baskets here ind Denmark. [...]