中文简介：

艺术家工作室创立于中世纪，作为欧洲艺术家工作和教授手艺的场所而建立。几个世纪后，这些空间大部分都消失了，但有少数几个继续生产着备受世界欢迎的物品，如水晶、陶瓷、锻铁、织物、书籍装订、马赛克、木板等领域。约翰·惠兰（John Whelan）和奥斯卡·普罗克特（Oskar Proctor）走遍欧洲，记录这些重要的空间，既是为了赞颂它们，也是为了保护它们即逝的理想。从知名到不知 名，本书带领读者进入来自奥地利、英国、法国、德国、意大利、西班牙和瑞士的几十家工作室，通过迷人的摄影和背景文字讲述了这些工作室的故事，并通过揭示它们的集体价值以及专长，对现代力量如何塑造工作室作了历史评估，同时明确发出了保护它们的呼吁。

英文简介：

Beginning in the middle ages, ateliers were established as places for European artists to work and teach their crafts. Centuries later most of these spaces have disappeared, but a select few continue to produce some of the world's most celebrated and sought-after objects in the areas of crystal, ceramics, wrought iron, fabric, bookbinding, mosaic, wood paneling and more. John Whelan and Oskar Proctor traveled throughout Europe to document these important spaces, both to celebrate them and to preserve their disappearing ideals. Ranging from the well-known to the obscure, this volume takes readers inside dozens of ateliers from Austria, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. Sumptuous double-page spreads feature alluring photography, and fascinating background texts tell their stories. By shining a light on their collective value as well as their individual expertise, this book offers both a historic evaluation of how ateliers have been shaped by modern forces―and also a clarion call for their preservation.