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TY - JOUR
T1 - Wrestling with Tradition
T2 - Revitalizing the Orkney Chair and Other Culturally Significant Crafts
AU - Twigger Holroyd, Amy
AU - Cassidy, Tom
AU - Evans, Martyn
AU - Walker, Stuart
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Design and Culture on 26/09/2017, available online:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17547075.2017.1370310
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - Across the world, “culturally significant” designs, products, and practices–such as traditional crafts–have been pushed to the margins by the forces of modernization and globalization. Appreciation of the positive attributes of these traditions drives widespread revitalization initiatives, often involving designers. Awareness of the cultural ramifications of design-led revitalization may deter enthusiasm for radical initiatives and instead promote preservation efforts. Yet a deconstruction of the popular understandings of tradition and origin indicates a need for change and cross-cultural contact. This article proposes that social value–central to a traditional craft’s cultural significance–should be used to guide revitalization.
AB - Across the world, “culturally significant” designs, products, and practices–such as traditional crafts–have been pushed to the margins by the forces of modernization and globalization. Appreciation of the positive attributes of these traditions drives widespread revitalization initiatives, often involving designers. Awareness of the cultural ramifications of design-led revitalization may deter enthusiasm for radical initiatives and instead promote preservation efforts. Yet a deconstruction of the popular understandings of tradition and origin indicates a need for change and cross-cultural contact. This article proposes that social value–central to a traditional craft’s cultural significance–should be used to guide revitalization.
KW - craft
KW - cultural significance
KW - Orkney chair
KW - revitalization
KW - tradition
U2 - 10.1080/17547075.2017.1370310
DO - 10.1080/17547075.2017.1370310
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85029899232
VL - 9
SP - 283
EP - 299
JO - Design and Culture
JF - Design and Culture
SN - 1754-7075
IS - 3
ER -