Academic Catalog

ID722 CRAFT AND THE PRACTICE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Course Code: 1250722
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Industrial Design
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. DÝLEK AKBULUT
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

The course intends to provide the link between design and craft mainly in local and national contexts. The relation of industry with design and craft tradition and small-scale production will be discussed together with the topics as commodification of art and craft and national identity; Do-It-Yourself, home crafts; maker movement, sustainability issues in crafts and design and social innovation.