Craft council report 2012

Economics as well as Environmental effects and concerns are changing Contemporary crafts.

Crafters are becoming aware of the effects of there practice on the environment and so they are sourcing materials more locally and using recyclable/sustainable and environmental friendly materials,,
and where possible  have changed there making processes.

The income of makers has declined but this may be due to the makers cutting back on hours due to the economic difficulties within the country.

as technology becomes more advanced crafters are expected to collaborative more  rather than stay as independent workers.

Craft council report 2012,  Available a:   http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/files/professional-development/Craft_in_an_Age_of_Change.pdf  Accessed on 19^th February 2013 at 11: 05

Cradle to Cradle

Mc DonoughW., Barungart, M., (2002), Cradle to Cradle remaking the way we make things, New York : North Point Press.

Page 20

“Citys … are nothing less than overgrown prisons that shut out the world and all its beauties,” wrote the poet John Clare.

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Winston Chirchill refered to manufacturing as, “the arsenal of democracy.” Because the productive capacity was so huge, it could (as in world war two) Produce an undeniably potent response to war conditions.

The book is about recycling and it states why the way we recycle at the moment is not very good. This is due to the fact that we recycle at present are not designed to be recycled.  The book suggests the path of redesigning the goods we make. This will make recycling goods much more efficient, as they will be made completely from reusable components.