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title: "Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman"
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# Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman

**Brand:** peter korn
**Price:** € 45.37
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- **What is this?** Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman by peter korn
- **How much does it cost?** € 45.37 with free shipping
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Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Deeply Illuminating About What it Means to be Human
  

*by J***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2013*

Why We Make Things is a book of introspection, history, scholarship, and enlightenment.  Peter Korn deftly weaves stories of self, others, craft, and minds into a compelling and riveting narrative.  In light of today’s widespread “Maker Movement”—most of it centered on digital tools—it is illuminating to return to physical making for insights into craft as a form of self-fashioning wherein each of us, through human effort and creativity, can put our own personal spin on tradition and, in turn, transform tradition, ourselves, and, perhaps, society as well.  The claims in the book about mind and meaning are all empirically well supported in current research, though Korn does not belabor this fact.  However, the book goes beyond facts that are true to discuss facts that matter.  In the end, the book exemplifies something that scholarship is only now coming to realize: mind, emotion, values, and the self all merge and reinforce each other in the act of mindful making.  The book is artfully written and is a fully engaging read.  In my own view, we live today in the midst of many crises because we have forgotten—often in the pursuit of greed and ideology—that the world “talks back” when you act on it and that failing to listen to it with respect is dangerous for body and soul.  Why We Make Things lovingly shows how we can listen to things to become better people.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    how to craft a a life as a craft person
  

*by N***H on Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023*

Party life story, party philosophy of life - how a creator interacts with the world and finds meaning and fulfillment.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Excellent treaty on craft and life
  

*by D***O on Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024*

Peter Korn lays himself out for this work that delves deep, very deep, into the need for craft and our interaction with it as creators and observers.  If you have ever made anything with your heart or hands there is often an unrealized connection to the world that most of us forget to thank, and Peter explains it beautifully.

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