The Craft of Industrial Patternmaking

Scarlett, Sarah Fayen

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“…Along with skill, the idea of the handmade (“handicraft”) in contrast to the industrially made is probably the most familiar characteristic associated with modern craft. But the exact significance of the hand in the craft process is highly ambiguous, beginning with the fact that there was more mechanization and division of labor in the Middle Ages and far more handwork in modern industry than is often assumed (Pye; Scarlett).…”

Section: Some Contested Characteristics Of Craft Practicementioning

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“Blurred Boundaries”? Rethinking the Concept of Craft and its Relation to Art and Design

Shiner

2012

Philosophy Compass

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Art world talk of “blurred boundaries” and “hybrids” between art and craft, suggests that the philosophy of art needs to rethink the concept of craft. This can best be done by adopting four strategies: first, distinguish between craft as a set of disciplines, and craft as a process and practice; second, keep in mind the differences among craft practices such as studio, trade, ethnic, amateur, and DIY; third, recognize that craft’s relationship with design is as important as its relationship to art; fourth, attend to the role digital design and fabrication are playing in craft and art today. At the core of the craft process are three contested characteristics found in most craft practices: hand, material, and skill, although these are better understood as body, medium, and mastery. After discussing a fourth contested characteristic of many craft and design practices, function, I show that none of the four characteristics is a requisite condition for artistic practice today, yet none are excluded from contemporary (fine) art, despite its current “post‐studio” or “post‐disciplinary” tendencies. I conclude that the boundary between art and craft conceived as a set of disciplines defined by materials and techniques has not become blurred, it has all but disappeared. On the other hand, I show through an analysis of some references to “mere craft” by Stephen Davies and Arthur Danto, that craft conceived as a process and practice can be understood as distinct from art, but in a non‐invidious sense.

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Section: Some Contested Characteristics Of Craft Practicementioning

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“Blurred Boundaries”? Rethinking the Concept of Craft and its Relation to Art and Design

Shiner

2012

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Creativity in Craft

Glăveanu

2017

The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity Across Domains

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Crafting innovation: Continuity and change in the “living traditions” of contemporary artisan cheesemakers

West

2020

Food and Foodways

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Artisan cheese enthusiasts often celebrate the preservation of tradition, while the marketplace in heritage foods pays a premium for products cast as traditional. But ethnographic research with cheesemakers revealed a complex dynamic between continuity and change. Practices that some considered essential to tradition were considered dispensable-even problematic-by others. While external forces compelled some changes, cheesemakers voluntarily-sometimes enthusiastically-embraced others. Cheesemakers sometimes saw new technologies as means of enhancing product quality, consumer safety, environmental sustainability, animal welfare or even crafting practice itself. Those dispensing with elements of tradition often saw doing so as essential to preserving other elements and, hence, continuity was sometimes the very justification for change. This article explores the varied ways in which artisan cheesemakers reconcile innovation and the conservation of tradition, and reveals the inventiveness of those who sustain "living traditions".

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The Craft of Industrial Patternmaking

Cited by 6 publications

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“Blurred Boundaries”? Rethinking the Concept of Craft and its Relation to Art and Design

“Blurred Boundaries”? Rethinking the Concept of Craft and its Relation to Art and Design

Creativity in Craft

Crafting innovation: Continuity and change in the “living traditions” of contemporary artisan cheesemakers

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