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Saturday, January 01, 2005

Short Essays

Consumer Culture: Peeking Underneath Campaign Tee-Shirts (July 2008)

On Craft and Security

1970s Nostalgia & the New Craft Movement

An Open Letter to the Craft World

Toward a Phenomenology of the Handmade

History of Craft: An Initial Overview

History of Craft: Toward a New Craft World Order

Consumer Culture: Dollar Voting

Consumer Culture: What Does “Green” Mean?

Consumer Culture: Branding Peace

Consumer Culture: “Mass-produced Individuality”

Consumer Culture: Truth and Inconsequence
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