Craft, Technology and Design

Abstract

The testimony of the persistence of craft heritage in some cultures, in design practices and in recent craft sensibility of consumers, can help us better understand today’s design reality. Meanwhile, it also sheds light on the choice of this special theme – craft, technology, design – for this book. What is more, this theme has brought together a group of scholars, researchers, designers and artisans, allowing them to exchange their points of view and their expertise, and hence find new solutions for the major design challenges of today.