Craftspeople and Designer Makers in the Contemporary Creative Economy.

• Superior document: Creative Working Lives Series
• Author: Luckman, Susan.
• TeilnehmendeR: Andrew, Jane.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2020.; ©2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Creative Working Lives Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (269 pages)

Table of Contents

• Craftspeople and Designer Makers in the Contemporary Creative Economy
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Craft and Making Today: The Rise of Craft and Design Across the Global North
• Crafting Selves Today: The Project and Data Informing This Book
• The Project
• Race, Ethnicity and the Contemporary Craft and Designer Maker Sector in Australia
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Craft and Designer Making
• Chapter Overview
• References
• Chapter 2: Meaningful Making in the Contemporary Creative Economy
• Who Are Australia's Contemporary Craftspeople and Designer Makers and Why Do They Make?
• Makers: 'Old' and New
• Career Changers
• Returners
• Enabling Ecosystems and Family Making Histories
• Family Making Histories
• Early Material and Tool Knowledges
• The Impact of Educational Encouragement and Exposure
• The Values and Personal Meaning of Small-Scale Making Today
• References
• Chapter 3: Educating for Enterprise
• Craft in Colonial Australia
• Formalising Applied Arts Education: Mechanics Institutes in Australia
• Training to Support a New National Economy
• The Rise of the Universities
• The University Experience
• Twenty-First-Century Craft and Design Education in Australia
• Getting Down to Business: Professional Skills in Practice-Based Education
• Drawing on Previously Acquired Transferable Skills
• Creating and Communicating Personal Narratives
• Crafting a Career Progression: Filling the Skills Gaps
• New Enterprise Incentive Scheme
• Shared Spaces
• Asking for Advice and Support
• Personal Qualities
• References
• Chapter 4: Establishing a Crafty Making Future: What Does a Career in Craft Look Like Today?
• Describing a Creative Career
• The Realities of Maker Incomes (from Making).
• Creative Work and (the Lack of) Business Savvy
• References
• Chapter 5: What Does 'Handmade' Mean Today?
• The Emergence of the Designer Maker and Contemporary 'Craft' Scaling-Up
• Moving from Maker to Employer
• Digital Making Futures for Small-Scale Production
• References
• Chapter 6: Selling Craft and Design: The Cultural and Economic Intricacies of the Contemporary Artisanal Marketplace
• Where People Are Selling in the Australian Craft and Designer Maker Marketplace
• Etsy and Online Selling in Australia
• The Desire for Face-to-Face Interaction and the Rise of Curated Designer Maker Markets
• Craft, Design and Local Economies in a Global World
• Localism, Craft and Contemporary Exchange Economies
• References
• Chapter 7: Craft and Design in an Age of Climate Crisis
• Materials Sourcing
• Use of Sustainable Materials: Sourcing Timber
• Negotiating, Sourcing and Using Animal-Based Materials
• Up-/Recycling
• Why It's Important to Give Attention to This: The Toxic Shadow Realities of Craft
• Craft = Quality = 'Made to Last'/'Made to Hold Onto' (and Be Repairable)
• Craft as Part of a Lifestyle Downshifting Choice
• Low Carbon Futures and Digital Tools
• Circular Economies of Craft
• References
• Chapter 8: Creative Craft and Design Microenterprise in the Age of Social Media
• The Online Worlds of Australia's Craftspeople and Designer Makers
• The Rise and Rise of the Visual: Instagram
• Social Media and the Labour of Maintaining an Online Presence
• Managing Social Media
• Digital Technology and Creative Selling: A Boon and a Curse
• Working Alone Together: Craft Collectives and Guilds in the Digital Age
• References
• Appendix 1: Crafting Self-Research Participants
• Appendix 2: Indicative Semi-Structured Interview Schedule (Established Practitioners)
• Appendix 1: Crafting Self-Research Participants.
• Appendix 2: Indicative Semi-Structured Interview Schedule (Established Practitioners)
• Index.