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Craftspeople and Designer Makers in the Contemporary Creative Economy

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This open access book explores the experience of working as a craftsperson or designer maker in the contemporary creative economy. The authors utilise evidence from the only major empirical study to explore the skills required and the challenges facing contemporary makers in an increasingly crowded...

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Main Author: Luckman, Susan (auth)
Other Authors: Andrew, Jane (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2020
Series:Creative Working Lives
Subjects:
Politics & government
Small businesses & self-employed
Cultural studies
Cultural Policy and Politics
Small Business
Australasian Culture
Entrepreneurship
Craft
Designer Makers
Self-employment
Micro-enterprise
Creative Industries
Creative Careers
open access
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Summary:This open access book explores the experience of working as a craftsperson or designer maker in the contemporary creative economy. The authors utilise evidence from the only major empirical study to explore the skills required and the challenges facing contemporary makers in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Drawing upon 180 interviews with peak organisations, established and emerging makers, and four years of fieldwork across Australia, this book offers a unique insight into the motivations informing those who seek to make an income from their craft or designer maker practice, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing them as they do so at this time of renewed interest internationally in the artisanal and handmade. Offering a rich and deep collection of real-life experiences, this book is aimed both at an academic and practitioner audience.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (259 p.)
ISBN:978-3-030-44979-7
Access:Open Access

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