Craftspeople and designer makers in the contemporary creative economy / / by Susan Luckman, Jane Andrew.

This open access book explores the experience of working as a craftsperson or designer maker in the contemporary creative economy. The authors utilise evidence from the only major empirical study to explore the skills required and the challenges facing contemporary makers in an increasingly crowded...

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Superior document:Creative Working Lives
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Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2020.
Year of Publication:2020
Edition:First edition, 2020.
Language:English
Series:Creative Working Lives.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 259 pages) :; colour illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).
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Summary:This open access book explores the experience of working as a craftsperson or designer maker in the contemporary creative economy. The authors utilise evidence from the only major empirical study to explore the skills required and the challenges facing contemporary makers in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Drawing upon 180 interviews with peak organisations, established and emerging makers, and four years of fieldwork across Australia, this book offers a unique insight into the motivations informing those who seek to make an income from their craft or designer maker practice, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing them as they do so at this time of renewed interest internationally in the artisanal and handmade. Offering a rich and deep collection of real-life experiences, this book is aimed both at an academic and practitioner audience.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:3030449793
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: by Susan Luckman, Jane Andrew.