reading list

What follows is a collection, albeit quirky, of books about material as tangible object, or material as in the stuff of inspiration, as well as the entangled landscape of ecology, regenerative design, and alternative economies. More to come.

 

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Toward the Not-Yet: Art as Public Practice
Toward the Not-Yet: Art as Public Practice
are we human? notes on an archaeology of design
design, philosophy
are we human? notes on an archaeology of design
design, philosophy
design, philosophy
Slow Looking: The Art and Practice of Learning Through Observation
Slow Looking: The Art and Practice of Learning Through Observation
Enlivenment: Toward a Poetics for the Anthropocene
philosophy
Enlivenment: Toward a Poetics for the Anthropocene
philosophy
philosophy
Less is More: How Degrowth will Save the World
economy
Less is More: How Degrowth will Save the World
economy
economy
The Wake of Crows
The Wake of Crows
From Lived Experience to the Written Word: Reconstructing Practical Knowledge in the Early Modern World
From Lived Experience to the Written Word: Reconstructing Practical Knowledge in the Early Modern World
An Atlas of Rare & Familiar Colour
An Atlas of Rare & Familiar Colour
New Politics of the Handmade, The
ecology, experimental
New Politics of the Handmade, The
ecology, experimental
ecology, experimental
Nexus: Augmented Thinking for a Complex World--The New Convergence of Art, Technology, and Science
art-science-tech, design
Nexus: Augmented Thinking for a Complex World--The New Convergence of Art, Technology, and Science
art-science-tech, design
art-science-tech, design
Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology
ecology, animism, philosophy
Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology
ecology, animism, philosophy
ecology, animism, philosophy
Tending the Wild
indigenous, agriculture, regenerative, ecology
Tending the Wild
indigenous, agriculture, regenerative, ecology
indigenous, agriculture, regenerative, ecology
Neri Oxman Material Ecology Catalogue, The
ecology, experimental
Neri Oxman Material Ecology Catalogue, The
ecology, experimental
ecology, experimental
Chromaphobia
color
Chromaphobia
color
color
Empire of Cotton
fiber, cotton, agriculture, history, economy
Empire of Cotton
fiber, cotton, agriculture, history, economy
fiber, cotton, agriculture, history, economy
Vibrant Matter
ethics, matter, non-human
Vibrant Matter
ethics, matter, non-human
ethics, matter, non-human
Wild Dyer, The
natural dye, natural color, plant-based, color, craft
Wild Dyer, The
natural dye, natural color, plant-based, color, craft
natural dye, natural color, plant-based, color, craft
Art & Ecology Now
ecology, nature, climate change
Art & Ecology Now
ecology, nature, climate change
ecology, nature, climate change
Emergent Strategy
strategy, social justice, agency, social practice, philosophy
Emergent Strategy
strategy, social justice, agency, social practice, philosophy
strategy, social justice, agency, social practice, philosophy
A Weaver’s Garden: Growing Plants for Natural Dyes and Fibers
fiber, natural dye, natural color, textiles, craft
A Weaver’s Garden: Growing Plants for Natural Dyes and Fibers
fiber, natural dye, natural color, textiles, craft
fiber, natural dye, natural color, textiles, craft
Fibershed
fiber, social practice, community project, craft, ecology, animal
Fibershed
fiber, social practice, community project, craft, ecology, animal
fiber, social practice, community project, craft, ecology, animal
Changes in the Land
ecology, indigenous, history, philosophy
Changes in the Land
ecology, indigenous, history, philosophy
ecology, indigenous, history, philosophy
Wild Color
natural dye, natural color, color, design
Wild Color
natural dye, natural color, color, design
natural dye, natural color, color, design
Colors of Nature
color, nature, philosophy
Colors of Nature
color, nature, philosophy
color, nature, philosophy
Art of Earth Architecture: Past, Presence, Future, The
Art of Earth Architecture: Past, Presence, Future, The
Designs for the Pluriverse
indigenous, social justice, design, ecology
Designs for the Pluriverse
indigenous, social justice, design, ecology
indigenous, social justice, design, ecology
Radical Matter
design, matter, economy
Radical Matter
design, matter, economy
design, matter, economy
Sustainable Fashion & Textiles
Sustainable Fashion & Textiles
Fashion Fibers: Designing For Sustainability
fiber, textiles, cotton, wool, education, craft
Fashion Fibers: Designing For Sustainability
fiber, textiles, cotton, wool, education, craft
fiber, textiles, cotton, wool, education, craft
Staying with the Trouble
design, social practice, art-science-tech, indigenous, nature, philosophy
Staying with the Trouble
design, social practice, art-science-tech, indigenous, nature, philosophy
design, social practice, art-science-tech, indigenous, nature, philosophy