Blind Growth?

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Basic design competencies in aesthetics, materials, craftsmanship, construction, product knowledge, and user understanding are crucial in relation to working with 3D tools. oplag, 2023, Frydenlund, ISBN 978-87-7216-596-7 Theme: Crafted Realities How are the infinite and impactful possibilities of the digital realm utilized?
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Reinventing craft

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About the interplay of craft, design and other terms used to describe the field in Denmark. Looking back over the past 50–60 years, the Danish terms kunsthåndværk (covering studio craft, decorative art and arts & crafts – literally: ‘art craft’) and design appear to have changed and ultimately switched places.
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Crafts rely on the traditional knowledge of making where the human hand is preferred over the industrial process. Is there room for craftsmanship and material-based interpretation in the built environment? Can industrial processes learn something essential from crafts and from artists’ way of thinking?
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