The Nature and Art of Workmanship is one of the classic books on craftsmanship and design. David Pye explores the meaning of skill and its relationship to ...

We at M&T have long been inspired by the work of David Pye. His arguments and distinctions on the nature of craftsmanship are both clear and controversial. But ...

This book is written about craftsmanship but is relevant to anyone trying to escape the modern culture of homogeneity and coolness. This book has opened up the ...

Sep 17, 2018 · In Chapter 4, Pye discusses the quality of workmanship and considers the quality to be on a sliding scale diagram, from good to bad workmanship.

Mr Pye shows how and why we are conscious of finish and workmanship, goes on to ask why so much of our environment is impoverished and asks what can be done ...

Dec 2, 2018 · Pye wrote that workmanship of risk is: ' … simply any kind of technique or apparatus, in which the quality of the result is not predetermined, ...

Dec 4, 2015 · Originally published, London: Cambridge University Press, 1968.

In this classic book, first published in 1968, David Pye assesses the importance of craft in a mechanised age. At a time when many questioned the relevance of ...

Jul 2, 2008 · A must-read book on David Pye's theory of craftsmanship and design. In this thoroughly mechanised age, what is the point of craft?