Authors
Mika Satomi
Hannah Perner-Wilson

Abstract:
Craft, both as process and resulting artifact, implies notions of care, foresight, human skill and investment. In this paper we examine the practice of creating E-Textiles as a contemporary craft, and we ask ourselves what will become of this craft when the first fully automated machine for E-Textiles production hits the market. Will the craft in E-Textiles survive, and why do we care that it does?

Published at:
ISEA 2011, The 17th International Symposium on Electronic Art, Istanbul, TURKEY
http://isea2011.sabanciuniv.edu/paper/future-master-craftsmanship-where-we-want-electronic-textile-crafts-go

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