Traditional Craftwork Research Articles

Getting the method of reviving traditional crafts from Malaysian modern pewter craftwork

It is a common sense that every country pays attention to protecting and developing own traditional crafts, as one component of traditional cultures which can benefit to protect national memory, unite people, promote cultural confidence, and economic progress. How to develop and revive one traditional craft in contemporary markets is not easy thing for every country due to be difficult for traditional crafts adapting to the new social conditions, and not many successful examples referenced effectively. The traditional pewter craft as one ancient craft has a long history in China, Britain and other traditional making-pewter countries, but in modern time, there is a revival and success in Malaysia. The Malaysian modern pewter craftwork gets many important domestic and international awards; the Malaysian pewter companies acquire many famous traditional making-pewter companies in the world. The pewter craftwork has become one famous business card in Malaysian cultures and tourism industry. This article takes the case study of research method and tries to analyze the reason of the success Malaysian modern pewter craftwork achieved in modern markets, and reveals and concludes the effective methods and experiences of developing healthily a traditional craft in contemporary markets. It is a culture-based education and referential meaning to designers for getting a set of practical and effective methods of designing and reviving traditional crafts in contemporary conditions, this way can make traditional craftwork attracting and satisfying more customers in the world markets.

Getting Multicultural Concepts from Malaysian Modern Pewter Craftwork

Traditional pewter craft in Malaysia has a development history of more than 100 years and achieved success in the modern market, compared to the recession in the original countries of traditional pewter manufacturing such as China and Euro-American countries. This article is a study of the multicultural features contained in the design of pewter craft works, which is one of the main factors for the success. The evaluation method is based on judgmental or purposive sampling on part of a large collection of pewter craft works from major Malaysian companies and local pewter craft workshops. The analysis of this study reveals a regulation of the multicultural features in Malaysian modern pewter craft works, and provides a way how artisans and designers get multicultural design awareness. A set of practical steps about the way of designers combine the production of traditional craftwork with different cultural elements, which is effectively beneficial to develop a traditional cultural craft in contemporary time. The findings of this study are expected to be useful in culture-based design, expanding the cultural vision of contemporary artists and designers based on the way of thinking and rules of the internal evolution of a country's culture.

Beyond Needle and Thread

Beyond Needle and Thread

The Visual Expression of lacquer Art and Ceramic Art on Clothing Accessories

In clothing modeling, clothing accessories add the finishing touch, and have collection value. With the development of society, people have more demands for accessaries on the style, manufacturing methods, material decoration and other aspects; in the process of seeking innovation on apparel accessory design and craft, the two traditional craftwork of lacquer art and ceramic art is applied—the unique attributes, materials and craftsmanship of lacquer art, and the unique texture and shaping techniques of ceramic art; they create a unique visual beauty for the field of clothing accessories and open up new ideas.

전통공예품을 활용한 미술활동이 유아의 전통문화 인지와 그림 표현능력에 미치는 영향

전통공예품을 활용한 미술활동이 유아의 전통문화 인지와 그림 표현능력에 미치는 영향

Local Production: Craft and Film-Making in Interwar Britain

Britain in the 1920s and 30 s saw both an infatuation with traditional craft work and an upsurge in amateur film-making. This article looks at the ways in which these two cultural interests intertwined. It argues that amateur films can help us to understand traditional craft as creative response to shifts in the rural economy. These films capture the commodification of craft as a seemingly quaint activity ideal for tourists to consume. They also reveal how hands-on craft labour offered a modern alternative to machine-made, mass-produced products. The act of film-making was itself part of a new manifestation of craft in modern culture and offered its own critique of mass production and mechanised society.

Traditional craftwork that can be washed with a dishwasher, “nanocomposite <i>tamamushi-nuri</i>”

Traditional craftwork that can be washed with a dishwasher, “nanocomposite <i>tamamushi-nuri</i>”

Involvement of Women in Handloom Segment: An Empirical Study With Reference To Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh

The handloom is a traditional craft work of India and it provides employment opportunities to lakhs of people in the rural and urban areas of our country. In the world women constitutes approximately 50% of the total population but society is still male dominated one. In India women contributed substantially to the economic growth of the country.The relationship between gender and the economy has considerable importance in Indian society. In general attitude of the people women are second grade citizens and they are makers of food, pickles, papads, masalas etc,. But their role is very important in every economic activity, either it is household work or cultivation or industry or service sector etc,. Like the other sectors the role of women weavers is very much important in handloom sector. Handloom sector is unique in India. The handloom weaving is household profession, followed by generations. In these households, women play an important role. Handloom sector is the only manufacturing sector in which women producing for women.

Traditional craftwork that can be washed with a dishwasher, “nanocomposite tamamushi-nuri”

Traditional craftwork that can be washed with a dishwasher, “nanocomposite tamamushi-nuri”

CONSIDERATION ABOUT A FUTURE COURSE OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTWORK INDUSTRY : Prospect for new traditional craftwork industry taken root in the region

CONSIDERATION ABOUT A FUTURE COURSE OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTWORK INDUSTRY : Prospect for new traditional craftwork industry taken root in the region

Simulating Craftwork in Contemporary Architecture

This article discusses how contemporary architects reinterpret traditional craft practices such as ironwork, woodwork, stonework, knitting, lacework, and paper craft in their building designs. It explores the Polish Expo Pavilion in Shanghai (2010) and Nottingham Contemporary (2009) in terms of digital design and manufacturing technology. In both buildings, the architects simulate the craftwork of paperwork and lacework on the façades of their buildings. Through the virtuosic use of CAD (computer-aided design) and CAM (computer-aided manufacturing), they expand the field of contemporary ornament by reintroducing traditional craftwork. The study argues that digital technology contributes to contemporary architecture as a tool for restoring traditions of craftwork, as much as an innovative medium for rendering images and presenting architecture. Simulating craftwork or reinterpreting handicrafts at the scale of a whole building positions history in a contemporary context. Renouncing Adolf Loos’ remark on ornament as wasted labor and time, the digitally fabricated ornament is produced effortlessly, requiring little human labor. Yet, the worker’s natural irregularity, or “maker’s stamp” in John Ruskin’s terms, are missing from these digital fabrications: there is no defect, or trace of an architect’s presence in digital craftwork. Being devoid of such criteria that usually characterize craft, the paper states that mastery is redefined in the age of advanced digital technology and probes the current emphasis given to the digital image and its surface effects.

Exploring Transferred Information for Daur Traditional Craftwork

Exploring Transferred Information for Daur Traditional Craftwork

Empreendedorismo feminino no artesanato: uma análise crítica do caso das rendeiras dos morros da Mariana

This article aims to discuss female entrepreneurship from a critical perspective, supported by feminist theories based on the relationship between work and social practices. The objective is to understand how female entrepreneurial action can lead to female emancipation. The complexity of the study relies on the chosen research object, which is the entrepreneurial initiatives of woman that work with craft activities. Through a case study, we explore the causes and consequences of the actions of the entrepreneurs organized in the Lace-Makers Association of Morros da Mariana, that produces bilro lace in the city of Ilha Grande, Piaui, through the standpoint of power relations and gender. The research finding points out the link between lace-maker´s artisanal activities and the reinforcement of traditional gender roles. As a conclusion, we acknowledged that even if production and the sales of lace may be a source of incomes for the group of woman drown together in the Association, the entrepreneurial activity based on craft is not an emancipator act that can subvert the unequal power distribution between man and woman in society. Following this conclusion, we recommend that further studies should take as research object the female entrepreneurial activity based on traditional craftwork.

Analysis on Color Extraction of Daur Traditional Craftwork Based on Fuzzy Clustering Algorithm

In this paper, the disappearing daur culture and its color of traditional craftwork are surveyed and classified. By reviewing the relevant literature and video data, the RGB color module of single utensil and visual recognition image are selected to represent the pattern of this craftwork of daur. Specially, color quantization is achieved by feature extracting for the building of color database based on which a further color message classification is accomplished. Finally, fuzzy clustering is conducted to compute the complexity of color which also verifies its high precision.

Adding value to organizations: An examination of the role of senior public relations practitioners in Singapore

A key characteristic of public relations excellence in organizations is ensuring that the senior public relations practitioner – the head of the communication function – has the competencies to enact the strategic role of a manager. It is only when the top communicator possesses strategic management knowledge and engages in managerial work with support from colleagues who are technically skilled in traditional craft work can public relations work be considered to be value-generating. This paper presents the findings of the examination of the role of senior public relations practitioners in organizations in Singapore. It also explores the importance of core communication activities to the role of top in-house communicators, examines the time they allocate to managerial and technical work, and assesses if the managerial role which the practitioners play adds value to organizations. Data collected from both in-depth interviews and self-reported log of daily activities showed that although top communicators in Singapore enjoy strategic reporting and unhindered access to senior management, it also revealed, paradoxically, senior management's mixed worldviews of public relations; and that Singapore's top in-house practitioners lack the strategic knowledge to enact the managerial role as they are too focused on technical work. The paper concludes with recommendations on how the level of public relations professionalism can be raised in Singapore, starting with the practitioners themselves having to be fully equipped with the relevant academic knowledge of what makes communication excellent.

USE OF DESIGN IN TRADITIONAL CRAFTWORK INDUSTRY : The design development project to traditional craftwork in Iwate Prefecture as a case

USE OF DESIGN IN TRADITIONAL CRAFTWORK INDUSTRY : The design development project to traditional craftwork in Iwate Prefecture as a case

Computer simulation and experimental study of machining deflection due to original residual stress of aerospace thin-walled parts

Aerospace thin-walled parts have a complex structure and high accuracy. Factors such as original residual stress, fixing, and machining may make low-rigidity parts deform easily, which is difficult for traditional craftwork to forecast and control. Especially in machining big aerospace parts, original residual stress has a great effect on machining deflection. In this paper finite element model of original residual stress is established to analyze the corresponding deflection by machining aerospace thin-walled parts. Simulation results are validated consistent with experimental results approximately. At last the paper puts forward the corresponding mend methods to control the deflection caused by original residual stress during the actual machining process.

特集 我が国繊維産業の現状と将来 伝統的工芸品としての本場大島紬の振興策を求めて

特集 我が国繊維産業の現状と将来 伝統的工芸品としての本場大島紬の振興策を求めて