Softness - Jean Oberlander sculpture Dragon Stew)

Dragon Stew)

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favoring the quieter side of image making and sourcing from far corners of rural and metropolitan places all over the world

The book traces the evolution of this educational approach all the way to the Ulm School of Design and assesses the impact of Meyer’s teaching in the work of his students

Softness - Jean Oberlander sculpture Dragon Stew)Unravelling the semantics of the ugly jumper, the ratty cardigan and the squishy mittens. Softness is a poetic reflection on hand knitting and the neglected objects that give us nourishment. A straggly jumper, shrunken in a hot wash. A frayed sleeve, mended with different wool. A garish sweater, coffee stained but decidedly unwashed, sent by a loved one to withstand the cold winters. Punctuated by short key texts from textile studies and feminist