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Craft-based design for innovation: Potential in novelty, quality and sustainability through hands-on interaction
journal contribution
posted on 2019-02-12, 11:39 authored by Jenny PinskiJenny Pinski, Faith Kane, Mark EvansMark EvansThe industrial revolution created a rise in mass manufacture, increasing consumption to current unsustainable levels and marking a decline in hands-on craft practice. In contemporary practice, designers frequently employ digital ways of working and, whilst this may create opportunities and efficiencies, it can limit the working of materials by hand. In contrast, hands-on craft processes can develop in-depth knowledge and understanding to help solve complex and novel design problems. With increasing use of digital design methods, it is timely to reflect on the role and value of hands-on craft practices. The study explores the use of craft-based approaches to support design practice in relation to novelty and quality and considers its future potential to contribute to design for sustainability. A design project that integrated hand weaving with sandal design was undertaken and qualitative data collected. This was analyzed through data reduction, coding, clustering and display and is presented as a case study. The findings indicate that a craft-based approach can contribute to a heightened control of materials, construction and awareness of wider design issues such as the development process, production methods and environmental impact. Difficulties were identified in inefficient use of time and a knowledge/skills gap between specialist design and craft disciplines.
History
School
- The Arts, English and Drama
- Design
Department
- Arts
Published in
Artifact: Journal of Design PracticeVolume
5Issue
2Pages
3.1 - 3.20Citation
PINSKI, J., KANE, F. and EVANS, M.A., 2019. Craft-based design for innovation: Potential in novelty, quality and sustainability through hands-on interaction. Artifact: Journal of Design Practice, 5 (2), pp.3.1-3.20.Publisher
IntellectVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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© The AuthorsAcceptance date
2018-02-07Publication date
2018-12-01Copyright date
2018ISSN
1749-3463eISSN
1749-3471Language
- en