For some years now, designers have turned to
traditional materials and crafts to inspire and shape contemporary
collections. Here we look at how removing crafts from their original
context brings them to a new audience and helps rejuvenate age-old
techniques.
Shortcuts
- A new generation of 'smart craft' products shows how updated traditional crafts can play a defining role in the future of design
- Time-old crafts such as weaving, knitting or glass blowing are applied to new types of product
- Techniques previously used for the creation of garments are used to make lighting, decorative accessories and furniture
- Basketry and carpentry breathe new life into industrial products and digital technology
- Crafts such as cobbling, caning or crystal cutting give objects a reassuringly authentic and bespoke aesthetic
- Used out of scale and out of context, crochet and embroidery demonstrate their versatility and contemporary appeal
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