Makers: Lutruwita / Tasmania takes you inside the studios of Tasmanian jewellers, ceramicists, furniture makers, and textile artists to reveal a design culture that is emphatically local, handmade, and alive with personal conviction.
About This Book
In an era defined by globalised production, the makers of Lutruwita / Tasmania are doing something quietly radical: building a design culture rooted in place, material, and individual voice. This book documents that culture through intimate studio visits, candid interviews, and evocative photography that lets the work — and the people behind it — speak directly. It is not a survey of Tasmanian craft so much as an argument for the irreducible value of handcraft and local design knowledge. For designers, collectors, and anyone drawn to the intersection of object-making and identity, it is essential reading.
Key Features
- 252 pages of studio photography and intimate maker interviews
- Photography and text by Ivett Dodd
- Published by Ivi Photo, ISBN 9780646716930
What You'll Discover
- How Tasmanian makers draw on place and material specificity to produce work that resists mass-market homogeneity
- The personal narratives and making processes behind jewellery, ceramics, furniture, and textile practices
- The visual language of working studios — tools, surfaces, objects in progress — as documented through evocative photography
- A portrait of an emerging regional design culture that is distinct, self-aware, and growing in international recognition
About the Author
Ivett Dodd is a photographer and the publisher of Ivi Photo, based in Lutruwita / Tasmania. Her work centres on documenting creative practitioners and the material cultures they produce.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 252
- Dimensions: 245 x 177 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9780646716930
- Publisher: Ivi Photo
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Designers, craft collectors, and cultural observers interested in Australian regional design, handcraft practice, and the relationship between place and making.