MAKING THINGS IS SEEING THINGS — Design for the social craftsman

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would first like to thank my thesis advisor Michael Kaethler of the Design Academy Eindhoven. He consistently allowed this paper to be my own work, but steered me in the right the direction whenever he thought I needed it. I am gratefully indebted to his very valuable comments on this thesis.

MENTORING Head: Jan Boelen Tutors: Michael Kaethler, Fabrizia Vecchione, Dick van hoff, Stephane Barbier Bouvet, Henriette Waal, Jesse Howard

AUTHOR Robin Weidner Socialdesign 2019 Design Academy Eindhoven

WEBPAGE Project Author www.obin-weidner.com/inprogress.html www.robin-weidner.com

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MAKING THINGS IS SEEING THINGS — Design for the social craftsman

Published on May 28, 2019

Robin Weidner

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Craft is not simply the production of a product. A framework of tools, clothes, rituals, and space provide a process of making with important social and material interactions, essential in a time where automatization and mass production is changing our relationship towards all aspects of work. “Making things seeing things” stresses the influence of participants in the craftwork process. Making as an integrative praxis allows for rethinking perfection, participation, cooperation, consuming and the joy of work. Trying to fit people into this process results in a population of people with the desire to make, but not the environment to do so. Ultimately, we discover that products are not closed and pre-fabricated; rather open, transformable and educative constructions enabled by a concept of engagement, allowing influence and accountability by the participants, playing a role as a conscious member of society. Craft addresses social and material alienation; making becomes understanding; discovering; seeing

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