FormAkademisk - forskningstidsskrift for design og designdidaktikk· 2026Q2
Design and craftsmanship
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This paper explores the evolving relationship between Italian design and craftsmanship, focusing on regional production systems, know-how transmission, and innovation driven by social/environmental needs, as demonstrated through an educational project with students engaging with plant-fibre production.
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Key points
- Explores the interplay between Italian design, regional production systems, and innovation capacity.
- Addresses the challenge of transmitting 'saper fare' (know-how) in the face of new technologies and social/environmental needs.
- Presents an educational research project where students engaged with regional plant-fibre production systems.
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Abstract
This paper examines key conceptual and practical approaches that have historically defined, and continue to shape, the relationship between design and craftsmanship in the Italian context. It highlights the interplay between design, production processes and innovation capacity, not only in relation to the product itself but also in terms of its connection to the territories from which it originates. The study then addresses the challenge of transmitting saper fare (know-how) and considers how this heritage can evolve, not only in response to new technologies but above all in relation to emerging social and environmental needs. Finally, it presents an educational research project conducted within two undergraduate programmes, in which students engaged with the production systems of two distinct yet comparable regions, both of which use natural plant fibres as their primary raw material.
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