Much of the unseen craft in contemporary manufacturing and fabrication processes derives from the techniques developed to produce goods in multiples and for the masses. Innovation in these processes can be a result of cross-pollination between disciplines, taking inspiration from the methods and materials of one industry and applying it to another. At the same time, the desire remains to have products emerge that are unique and customized to each individual’s taste remains, the aim for the truly ‘crafted’ object. This week probes new approaches to this quest, ones that have found solutions by borrowing ideas from diverse fields and holistically rethinking systems of production in light of advancements in digital design tools and technologies.
Guest Speaker: Sergio Dulio
-Hodge, Brooke, ed. Skin & Bones, Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture, Thames and Hudson, New York, 2006. (selected essays)
-Testa, Peter. Carbon fiber prototype tower. http://www.peter-testa.com/
-Issey Miyake & Dai Fujiwara: A-POC Making, Vitra Design Museum Catalog, 2004.
-Hippel, Eric von. “Toolkits for user innovation : the design side of mass customization”. Cambridge, Sloan School of Management, MIT, 1999].
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