Softness - Jean Oberlander memoir We interview archaeologist DAVID WENGROW

We interview archaeologist DAVID WENGROW on the dawn of everything

Designed and produced as impeccably as her clothing

Jean-Michel Frank

Drawing on hundreds of interviews conducted from Maui to Stockholm and from Manhattan to Sarajevo – and featuring nearly one hundred images

showcasing craft

Softness - Jean Oberlander memoir We interview archaeologist DAVID WENGROWUnravelling the semantics of the ugly jumper, the ratty cardigan and the squishy mittens. Softness is a poetic reflection on hand knitting and the neglected objects that give us nourishment. A straggly jumper, shrunken in a hot wash. A frayed sleeve, mended with different wool. A garish sweater, coffee stained but decidedly unwashed, sent by a loved one to withstand the cold winters. Punctuated by short key texts from textile studies and feminist