Booktopia has been placed into Voluntary Administration. Orders have been temporarily suspended, whilst the process for the recapitalisation of Booktopia and/or sale of its business is completed, following which services may be re-established. All enquiries from creditors, including customers with outstanding gift cards and orders and placed prior to 3 July 2024, please visit https://www.mcgrathnicol.com/creditors/booktopia-group/
Add free shipping to your order with these great books
All Buttons Great and Small : A compelling history of the button, from the Stone Age to today - Lucy Godoroja

All Buttons Great and Small

A compelling history of the button, from the Stone Age to today

By: Lucy Godoroja

Hardcover | 4 October 2023

At a Glance

Hardcover


RRP $49.99

$38.75

22%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $9.69 with

In Stock and Aims to ship next day

Have you ever looked at a button and wondered about its history? Where it's from? The craftmanship involved in its creation? In A Button a Day, author Lucy Godoroja takes readers on a visual tour of buttons great and small, offering fascinating insights into their peculiar history and sharing an appreciation of their design and meaning.

From the exquisite to the different to the ordinary, the study of buttons offers a world of delight. This collection of quirky and beautiful images alongside intriguing stories veers away from antiques to focus on modern creations, giving Godoroja a newfound wealth of button design, material and meaning to discuss.

A Button a Day showcases the craft and production of contemporary buttons in the hopes of inspiring a new era of button makers, admirers, and users. There is an exciting challenge ahead, with the fusion of old and new technologies and the issues of sustainability which have permeated the fashion world.

This celebration of the humble button highlights its beauty, versatility and longevity - when a garment is no longer wearable, the buttons may live another life, no matter if they are transferred to a piece of clothing, used in jewellery making, or featured in an artwork. Full of fascinating facts and crafty inspiration, it is the perfect gift for designers, sewers, collectors, and anyone else who shares an interest in buttons.

Industry Reviews
"Lucy Godoroja was unexpectedly introduced to the fascinating world of buttons in the late 1980s, in Amsterdam's old canal district. She got hooked on these tiny treasures, buying an entire warehouse of buttons, sight unseen, from a button merchant's daughter in Milan. Lucy managed to get this precious stash of buttons to Australia, where she's been running her own button shop in Sydney's inner west for 30 years now"

More in Handicrafts, Decorative Arts & Crafts

Megan Hess: The Bag : The Ultimate Fashion Wardrobe - Megan Hess
Megan Hess: The Shoe : The Ultimate Fashion Wardrobe - Megan Hess
Nardurna : A First Nations Colouring Book - Ryhia Dank

RRP $24.99

$21.95

12%
OFF
Vintage Crochet : Classic Australian Patterns - National Library of Australia

RRP $39.99

$35.35

12%
OFF
Secret Garden : An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book - Johanna Basford
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - Betty Edwards

RRP $34.99

$27.25

22%
OFF
Megan Hess: The Little Black Dress : A Love Story - Megan Hess
Creative Colouring : Adult Colouring Book (Disney)
Collins Complete Woodworkers Manual [Revised Edition] - Albert Jackson
How To Crochet : With 100 Techniques And 20 Easy Projects - Mollie Makes
Unsung : A Compendium of Creativity - Kate Ceberano

FREE SHIPPING

RRP $55.00

$49.95

Arctic Knits : Jumpers, Socks, Mittens and More - Weichien Chan