PRE-ORDER ONLY Material Acts - Experimentation in Architecture and Design

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Edited by Kate Yeh Chiu and Jia Yi Gu

This catalog accompanies Craft Contemporary's PST exhibition, Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design, on view September 28, 2024 - January 5, 2025. Like the exhibit, the publication begins with a reframing of materials as processes and presents the work of twenty designers through thematic clusters: Animating, Disassembling, Feeding, Re-fusing, and Stitching.

Content includes essays, photography, how-to guides, and conversations featuring exhibition participants and expert scholars, providing readers with perspectives, insights, and provocations that broaden the exhibition’s scope.

Includes contributions and projects by Adobeisnotsoftware, After Architecture, Amy Zhang, Anupama Kundoo, Assemble, Assia Crawford, Atelier LUMA, BC architects, Caroline A. Jones, Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, Didem Ekici, DOSU Studio Architecture, Dylan Wood, Elsa MH Mäki, Gramazio Kohler Research, HANNAH, Hilary Huckins-Weidner, Jennifer Johung, Joar Nango, Katariina Träskelin, Lola Ben-Alon, Mae-Ling Lokko, Maru Garcia, Omar Kahn, Post Rock, Rael San Fratello, Sara Inga Utsi Bongo, SOFTLAB, Soft Matters, Strat Coffman, Sutherlin Santo, Tag Christof, Ye Rin Mok, Yogiaman Tracy Design, Zara Pfeifer, and Zofia Trafas White.

The catalog is available as a standalone book (standard edition) or as a special edition box set that includes the book and a selection of material samples. This unique addition allows readers to physically experience some of the experimental materials featured in the exhibition, offering a tangible connection to the work and deepening their understanding of contemporary material practices.

Craft Contemporary, 2024, hardcover, 240 pages, 8.125 x 10 inches.