Traditional Craft Industry Research Articles

SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TRADITIONAL CRAFT INDUSTRY IN LOPATI TOURISM VILLAGE, YOGYAKARTA

Ecotourism has been growing in Yogyakarta that can be seen through the development of rural tourism. The development of rural tourism has positive impact to improve local community’s welfare nevertheless, it has also negative impact onto environmental carrying capacity. Lopati tourism village is located in Bantul, Yogyakarta, relying on traditional craft industry as tourism attraction. Traditional crafts are livelihood of local residents, so that environmental management efforts become part of their daily lives. This research aims to review the roles of community to reduce environmental impacts through analyzing the waste management of traditional craft industry. It used case study method to examine the uniqueness of Lopati village. Data collecting used participatory action research techniques in order to gather information from residents. Community participation acted to anticipate negative impact on development of rural tourism. Waste management in Lopati committed by local residents not to cause adverse environmental impacts. The result show that waste management based on community participation supports the development of rural tourism.

Culturally creative cities in Japan: Reality and prospects

The creative city concept was recently introduced in Japan as an urban planning tool with the potential to alleviate social and economic problems related to cities. This differs from previous approaches to urban planning creativity in Japan in that it focuses on culture, the creative arts in particular, rather than science and technology. It has considerable appeal for cities addressing difficulties with on-going globalization, economic stagnation, and depopulation. However, the real volume of the so-called creative industries (which embody the creative city concept) is not large and is not growing, despite high expectations.This paper examines the case of creative city policy in the city of Kanazawa, which has formally adopted the creative craft city strategy, using advanced design capabilities to revitalize traditional craft industries. Conventional market-based analysis indicates that it is very difficult to halt the decline of such industries, which are steadily losing competitiveness. On the other hand, promotion of traditional craft industries and other capacity-building measures does help to increase the attractiveness of a city, and indirectly supports service oriented industries including cultural tourism. Thus, creative city policy can enhance cultural assets and contribute to a shift from previous growth models, which were largely dependent on manufacturing, to a more service-oriented and sustainable model. This would lead to an increase in visitors and consumption, and would eventually support the maintenance of the urban functions essential for Japanese cities with decreasing populations.

The further projects and regional economy of Japanese traditional craft industry: Case study of Nishijin textile in Kyoto

The further projects and regional economy of Japanese traditional craft industry: Case study of Nishijin textile in Kyoto

The Video Making Project for the Promotion of the Traditional Craft Industries

The Video Making Project for the Promotion of the Traditional Craft Industries

The Current State and Issues Surrounding Development of Municipal Regulations for the Traditional Craft Industries (Original Article)

The Current State and Issues Surrounding Development of Municipal Regulations for the Traditional Craft Industries (Original Article)

Gendering Fashion, Fashioning Fur: On the (re)production of a Gendered Labor Market within a Craft Industry in Transition

What are the implications of the new economy for gender equality in labor markets? Does an economy that privileges ‘immaterial’ labor (the production of ideas) over ‘material’ labor (the manual production of goods) signal the possibility for greater labor market inclusion? Building on critical accounts of the new economy, I examine the bases for continued gender hierarchies through an analysis of the contemporary restructuring of the fur industry in Canada. As a traditional craft industry, fur has sought to adapt to new-economy imperatives by incorporating ‘immaterial’ labor in the form of fashion design. However, these efforts have been limited, as the (predominantly male) fur manufacturers have sought to retain authority in a changing economy by integrating design as a subordinate activity—a subordination made possible through a coding of design as feminine and through the deployment of the fashion designer as a flexible source of labor. Drawing on interviews with manufacturers, designers, and other industry actors, I analyze how new-economy imperatives intersect with local institutional practices and ideologies to reproduce a gendered labor market.

The Current State and Issues Surrounding Development of Prefectural Regulations for the Traditional Craft Industries (Original Article)

The Current State and Issues Surrounding Development of Prefectural Regulations for the Traditional Craft Industries (Original Article)

The expansion into overseas markets of Kyoto city’s traditional-crafts sector

This study examined the current industrial structure of traditional tie-dyeing in Kyoto, as well as the results of the revitalization project known as “the Kyoto Premium program” in relation to the challenges faced by Japanese firms when it comes to opening up overseas markets. Kyoto traditional craft industries depend on China for some of their production processes and it is very important for manufacturers to be in possession of a business strategy that anticipates the building of company brands and the generation of new products. The author shows that the project referred to above provides for both an expansion into overseas markets and the promotion of brand values on the market for traditional crafts.

Applying lean techniques to nougat fabrication: a seasonal case study

Lean manufacturing has been increasingly applied by leading manufacturing companies throughout the world, led by the major automobile manufacturers and their equipment suppliers. The aim of this case study is to show the applicability of lean manufacturing’s body of knowledge to a different environment: a seasonal food industry. Several techniques and analyses such as value stream mapping (VSM), overall equipment efficiency, spaghetti diagrams, work balance, and discrete event simulation were applied in this case study. Some of the improvement ideas resulting from the tools used were tested in the field to corroborate the findings. Finally, the future state VSM was mapped, where most of the improvement ideas identified throughout the project were consolidated. Whether the path to improvement is marked by increased spending on systems and machinery, human capital, or both, engineers and managers in the frontlines of food production recognize that improvement is a quest and not a destination. Although process industries need a special version of lean manufacturing tools, this case study shows how, with slight modification, several tools can be applied to the seasonal traditional craft industry.

The Hot Development and Cold Thinking of Current Arts and Crafts Industry

Traditional arts and crafts industry is formed base on the ancient craftsmen to meet all levels of society and spiritual needs of people’s living. Current arts and crafts industry takes this as a basis, in the development of constantly adapt to rapidly changing social, economic, scientific and technological impact people's lives. Therefore, it is inevitable that this development process would occur all kinds of problems. The author paid a long-term attention on the development of arts and crafts industry, through the representative of Suzhou arts and crafts of the base of the actual depth research, start from the specific questions that impact the new arts and crafts sustainable development, the author raised some constructive suggestions after the deep thinking and analysis.

Determining factors for the architectural development of factory buildings in Budapest between 1860 and 1918

The advent of factory building as a construction task in the 19th century was an international phenomenon and soon determined the silhouette of whole cities and landscapes. An understanding of historic factory buildings cannot be obtained solely through the visual approach - albeit these buildings often have their own aesthetic qualities and make a strong graphic expression. In Budapest, it was mainly the food and engineering industries that shaped industrial development in the period under investigation. Identifying the complex factors that led to the construction of this type of building is the first step towards gaining an understanding of such architecture. Technical innovations, new forms of factory organisation, and novel developments in the production process exerted a formative influence on the internal layout of these buildings. The manner in which power was transmitted also served to determine building structures. It should be noted that a factory is established through the combination of machinery and an organised flow of production. At the turn of the century, American models of factory organisation exerted the primary influence on the construction of factories in Europe. At the same time, the transition from traditional craft industries to modern modes of industrial production also resulted in the development of new types of buildings.

The Issue and Proposal of Regional Innovation by the Industry-Academia-Government Cooperation with Traditional Craft Industry : A case study in Kyoto and Ishikawa region

The Issue and Proposal of Regional Innovation by the Industry-Academia-Government Cooperation with Traditional Craft Industry : A case study in Kyoto and Ishikawa region

Shifting balances in a ‘craft community’

This article seeks to critically examine conceptualisations of community through the study of a ‘traditional craft industry’ in the Tamil town of Pattamadai. Arguing through detailed ethnographic analysis that both the substantialist and constructivist models of community ignore individual agency as well as tension within a group characterised as a ‘craft community’, this article attempts to present a nuanced portrait of a group of people bound together by locality, kinship and shared occupation, yet pursuing their own individual goals, especially in response to development interventions. The article focuses on three interconnected issues: (i) the way in which community is conceptualised in the context of ‘traditional craft groups’; (ii) the lived experience of one particular group of craft producers; and (iii) the role of individuals in the interface between ideology and practice.

Texture of aluminum leaf fabricated by hammering

Our school is located in a city which has a traditional craft industry of producing very thin foils(leaf) of gold, brass, silver and aluminum. This leaf is used for ornamental purposes. Leaf is produced by a pack and hammering method, in which sheets of metal and paper are alternately packed and beaten by a hammer. This method can produce foils as thin as 0.5~m. To cast a scientific light on this traditional technique, we have studied the texture of beaten aluminum leaf. To our knowledge, no study has been reported on the texture of hammered leaf. Thus, we believe that the present study will also offer useful data for compilation in the field of the texture development.