Recent press via PA Press

So we have a lovely publicist over at our publisher Princeton Architectural Press named Katherine. Katherine does all sorts of amazing work and was recently joined by Andrew who also keeps all of our press in order. Andrew also runs the Handmade Nation facebook page for us and just posted all these clippings from the past month. Thanks guys!


From Portland to Abu Dhabi, Yes even Abu Dhabi! Faythe & Cortney have the media addicted to DIY. Here are some quotes pulled from recent articles, for a more comprehensive list you can go to the link at the bottom of the page. Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY Art, Craft, & Design is Available through Princeton Architectural Press.

How To Do Everything Yourself, The National (Abu Dhabi):
"Can something as simple as book sales, then, suggest that we are approaching a new Age Of Austerity? When a book which attempts to gather all of these trends together under one roof is glowingly reviewed by The New York Times and stocked in the uber-hip clothing store Urban Outfitters, it does suggest theres something more here than simply a yearning for prosaic descriptions of how to sew, cook, saw or grow.That book is Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design by Faythe Levine and Cortney Heimerl, and it documents something bigger than just crafting as Levine travels the length and breadth of the United States in search of people doing it themselves. Levine calls such activity a marriage between historical technique, punk culture and the DIY ethos, but its more than that too; its proof positive that people arent buying DIY books to ferret themselves away in their sheds or gardens. Theyre more often than not sharing ideas and becoming part of networks through blogs and fairs." — Ben East (March 23. 2009)

Handmade Nation' Coming To The Museum Of Contemporary Craft, The Oregonian:
"Is there something this new craft movement can teach those of us feeling anxious about our futures, who are watching jobs dry up and disappear and wondering if we can somehow make our own way?" — Inara Verzemnieks (March 31, 2009)

Crafts Go Indie In 'Handmade Nation', 77 Square:
"Faythe Levine captures the excitement and enthusiasm for these traditional women's pursuits -- and those crafters who give the arts a decidedly modern spin" — Katie Dean (March 30, 2009)

Womens International Perspective:
"Handmade Nation: The Rise of D.I.Y., Art, Craft, and Design is about independently-owned businesses, where consumerism is definitely considered; the crafters and artists, who are mostly women, earn their livings from their handmade goods. Though readers and viewers may never buy anything featured in the book or film, considering the current world economy, the concept of making what you need and want could not be timelier." — Jessica Mosby (March 27, 2009)

Crafty Buggers, The Age Magazine (Australia):
"Once the epitome of uncool, craft is making a comeback with a new generation. Rachelle Unreich threads up to find a burgeoning movement that is hip, political - and just a little divided." (March 22, 2009)

Wise Daughters Will Save The Economy, Blog-To:
"Step-by-steps for book binding, bag-making and handmade projects that re-use and re-purpose found objects are the meat and potatoes of recently-published crafts super-books like Handmade Nation." — Matthew Hayles (March 28, 2009)

How To Do Everything Yourself, The National:
"Can something as simple as book sales, then, suggest that we are approaching a new Age Of Austerity? When a book which attempts to gather all of these trends together under one roof is glowingly reviewed by The New York Times and stocked in the uber-hip clothing store Urban Outfitters, it does suggest theres something more here than simply a yearning for prosaic descriptions of how to sew, cook, saw or grow.That book is Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design by Faythe Levine and Cortney Heimerl, and it documents something bigger than just crafting as Levine travels the length and breadth of the United States in search of people doing it themselves. Levine calls such activity a marriage between historical technique, punk culture and the DIY ethos, but its more than that too; its proof positive that people arent buying DIY books to ferret themselves away in their sheds or gardens. Theyre more often than not sharing ideas and becoming part of networks through blogs and fairs." — Ben East (March 23. 2009)

Uk Diy At Turnpike Gallery, Manchester Confidential:
"Handmade Nation sums up DIY as a 'lifestyle choice', interviewing women who are keeping alive craft traditions and starting up their own businesses. DIY, they explain, offers the chance to create your own economy. Aptly for a film based in Olympia in the United States, home of the feminist punk movement Riot Grrl, the women are empowered by DIY as it proves everything is possible." — Natalie Bradbury (March, 2009)