The numerous items of everyday material culture that we employ in housework, cleaning, office work and entertainment are more than mere disposable objects. In a sense, they represent one of the ways for us to understand the idiosyncratic lifestyles and traditions of various places and peoples. A great number of these household items and daily necessities come from the handiwork of anonymous craftsmen, who have learned their skills through family inheritance or apprenticeship.<\/p>\n
This book presents 120 selected items of everyday use, currently available in Shanghai in one way or another. Alongside photographs and illustrations, the book also includes interviews with craftsmen living in Shanghai, who specialize in bamboo, wood, straw, iron, and cloth, to portray and share the endeavors of craftsmen as a whole, as well as the intimate details of their lives in Shanghai. Hopefully, this book will help to introduce the ideas of environmental friendliness and resource preservation to readers looking for novel concepts, and to people who care about the development of Shanghai.<\/p>\n
Text in English and Chinese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A showcase of 120 selected items of everyday use and the stories and culture behind them. Text in English and Chinese.
Preface
\nPlease read this first
\nClever skills are needed in this kind of manual work Narrator: Mr. Chen, tinker
\nOld people like us prefer homespun cloth which is durable and comfortable Narrator:Ms. Zhang, cotton cloth weaver
\nEach household used to own more than one basket Narrator: Mr. Zhu, bamboo artisan
\nStraw weaving is a family art in Xuhang Narrator: Ms. Gu, straw weaver
\nThere used to be over 100 makers of bamboo steamers in Shanghai Narrator: Mr. Wei, bamboo artisan
\nWeaving cloth is a skill like any other, such as cooking and washing Narrator: Ms. Shen, 58, cotton cloth weaver
\nWe make premium baskets that are not only useful but also good-looking Narrator: Mr. Zhao, bamboo artisan
\nI’ll quit if i can find someone as m worthy successor Narrator: Mr. Wang, rabbit lantern maker
\nThis trade requires both skills and strength Narrator: Mr. Tao, wrought ironsmith
\nShops & Museums
\nRecommended Reading
\nThe Making of the Book<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":47151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5554],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-47150","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-design","7":"author-by-author-zhou-qi","8":"publisher-tongji-university-press","9":"series-citywalk","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n