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1. 1. Cultural Sustainability : Influence of Traditional craft on Contemporary craft cross-culturally

   University essay from Konstfack/Textil

   Author : Bhumika Sethi; [2023]
   Keywords : Culture; Tradition; Regional craft; Circulation; Hand-made; Sustainability; Perspective;

   Abstract : Among the four dimensions of sustainability (environmental, economic, social, and cultural), it is the latter aspect that is least examined. However, understanding how culture contributes to the long-term sustainability of communities and societies is one key to a holistic understanding of sustainability itself, and further how it can impact the textile in different cultures. READ MORE

3. 2. Rebranding “Made in India” through Cultural Sustainability : Exploring and Expanding Indian Perspectives

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Raphael Schreiber; Monica Bota Moisin; [2021]
   Keywords : Cultural Sustainability; Indian cultural context; Indian textile craftsmanship; traditional cultural expressions; traditional textile knowledge; “Made in India”; sustainability by design; culturally embedded sustainability practices;

   Abstract : This exploratory study is a first attempt to translate the Indian cultural context from a socio-cultural, and legal perspective by identifying the values attributed to Indian textile craftsmanship by Indian textile and fashion stakeholders, and how their perspective is influenced by the global recognition and perception of Indian textile crafts and connotation of “Made in India”. At the same time the study investigates the meaning of “sustainability” in the Indian cultural context, in relation to textile craftsmanship, and how this relates to the Western concept of “sustainability”. READ MORE

4. 3. Hanging on by a thread : Confronting mental illness and manifesting love through embroidery

   University essay from Konstfack/Textil

   Author : Maja Bäckström; [2020]
   Keywords : embroidery; textile craft; occupational therapy; eating disorders; body image; love;

   Abstract : In this paper I investigate the emotional benefits of textile crafts in general and embroidery in particular. How can embroidery be used to express love and care for others? Can embroidery be used as a therapeutic tool? Using my own embroidery project Flower heart as a starting point, my research goes into craft as a manifestation of love, from handmade gifts in the 18th century to contemporary art, and crafting as a therapeutic medium, from rehabilitation of soldiers after WW1, to a recent study on 92 Finnish craft makers. READ MORE

5. 4. Textile craft producer Jordan River Foundation’s collaborative design development with IKEA

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Jamila Juzer Siamwalla; [2019]
   Keywords : collaboration; design development; co-designing; textile crafts; craft production;

   Abstract : Background: The production of textile crafts requires resources and skilled artisans. In modern times, textile crafts sold in the global market are often made through collaboration involving artisans and profit, social and non-profit enterprises with aim to globalize the aesthetic or styling, structural aspects, and marketability of the crafted product. READ MORE

6. 5. Twisted Biota

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK - Högskolan för design och konsthantverk

   Author : Victoria Cody; [2017-10-18]
   Keywords : Konsthantverk; Textilkonst; Crafts; Textile Art;

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