Craft in America is delighted to announce the release of its new publication with Monacelli, a Phaidon Company, Handwork: Handcrafted Objects that Made America, now available. This groundbreaking book examines how handmade objects tell the story of Americas creative and ambitious spirit. With notable items crafted before 1776 through today, the book draws connections between then and now, spanning from early Colonial American silver candlesticks to the skateboard, and from a Chumash basket to a contemporary teacup. The visually lush pages and elucidating essays invite deeper engagement with the history of the objects we touch and use daily: bowls, utensils, chairs, quilts. How did the need for an object originate? Who made an early iteration of that object? What meaning did it carry at the time? How did it inspire others? Several of the objects featured have appeared in Craft in Americas episodes or exhibitions, even as recently as this year, and related objects are now on display at the Craft in America Center, such as pieces by Joyce J. Scott, Ehren Tool, and Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, among others. Forty renowned craft artists, scholars, curators and administrators from all across the nation have contributed essays on select objects that address Americas plurality of cultures and continual quest for innovation and beauty. The publication is a component of Handwork 2026, Craft in Americas yearlong initiative celebrating the diversity of the crafts that define the nation, bringing compelling stories and underrepresented art and artists into the spotlight. Carol Sauvion, the organizations founder, opens the book with her thoughts in a foreword. The books introduction by Emily Zaiden, director and lead curator of the Craft in America Center, introduces objects that define us and that tell stories.She also speaks to her editorial approach, placing on equal footing the everyday and ordinary, the overlooked and disregarded, and the exceptional and acclaimed. To learn more, visit www.craftinamerica.org.