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.
