The Politics of Global Craft

With extensive global focus, this book explores the urgent political implications of craft in relation to climate change, social action, empowerment and exploitation.

D Woodis an independent craft and design scholar and currently teaches at OCAD University, Canada. Wood earned a PhD in Design Studies in 2012 at the University of Orago, New Zealand, and has an MFA in Furniture Design from the Rhode Island School of Design, USA. Her profiles of craft practitioners and reviews of exhibitions and books have appeared in an international array of publications, including American Craft, Ceramic Review, Fiberarts, Fine Woodworking, Metalsmith, Neues Glas and Textile Forum. She is also the editor of, and contributor to, Craft is Political (Bloomsbury, 2021).