food for thought
29 November 2009
I enjoyed this obituary for Alan Peters from The Economist
What mattered most to him was that a piece was simple and honest, that it worked, and that it was good enough to put his name to. If people called it art, all well and good; but his was the ethic of the craftsman.
I am a hopeless woodworker, but the article captures something of an ethic that I aspire to. Go and read it.
I did – and it is quite inspiring. I have a good friend who hand makes furniture and it is such a passion for him and so awe inspiring for me
I read that obituary last week and quite enjoyed it (as morbid as that sounds). His description of the perfect drawer is fantastic.