Craft Platforms: Resources
June 29, 2020 2020-11-15 9:14Craft Platforms: Resources
RESOURCES
This section provides further information on social media, online marketplaces, tutorials, and digital technology for craft.
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR MAKERS
In our project, we define craft as a skilled activity in which makers plan, explore materials, produce functional objects, and inherit cultural heritage.
Instagram, a photo sharing social networking.
微信 (WeChat)
一款跨平台的通讯工具，支持单人、多人参与。
Connect with friends, family and other people you know.
腾讯QQ
集新闻信息、生活服务、媒体资讯和产品为一体的媒体平台。
Twitter, get the full story with all the live commentary.
新浪微博
基于用户关系的社交媒体平台，帮助用户随时随地发现新鲜事。
Discover recipes, home ideas, style inspiration and other ideas to try.
百度贴吧
以兴趣主题聚合志同道合者的互动平台。
豆瓣
提供图书、电影、音乐唱片的推荐、评论和价格比较。
Lofter (乐乎)
中国最优质的图片社交软件。
小红书
年轻人的生活方式分享平台。
ONLINE MARKETPLACES FOR MAKERS
Etsy
Etsy is an American e-commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items and craft supplies.
Taobao
数亿优质商品，同时提供担保交易(先收货后付款)等安全交易保障服务。
Ebay
Buy & sell electronics, cars, clothes, collectibles & more on eBay, the world’s online marketplace.
Amazon
Free delivery on millions of items with Prime.
ONLINE TUTORIALS FOR CRAFT
Can be divided by categories of craft.
UK
Knit: Knitting for Beginners
中国
淘宝卖家平台
Paper & Stitch: DIYs and Design for your Modern life
Craftbyamanda: Easy craft ideas for kids and adults
Happy Family Art: Craft Tutorials
Craftideas.info: Illustrated Craft Tutorials, Instructions and Techniques
INTERESTING PRACTICES THAT FUSE DIGITAL AND CRAFT
Unmade
Fashion and sportswear
Opendesk
Furniture
Kniterate
Knit
Common Works – MIKO
Furniture
Gravity Sketch
Here it explains this idea about spatial intelligence
Anarkik3D
3d modelling software developed by a jeweller
Lucy Johnston’s book Digital Handmade
Knit
Projects
British Council project
Furniture
Kickstarter
Helping artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, and other creators find the resources and support they need to make their ideas a reality.
Fab Lab London
A purpose-built digital fabrication and rapid prototyping workspace
The new craft house
Using traditional crafting techniques in modern and stylish products
William Morris Gallery
The only public Gallery devoted to William Morris
Groups
E-textile summer camp
E-textile
UNIVERSITY RESOURCE
Nottingham Trent University textile department
a leading institution for advanced textiles research
Duncan Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Facilities at Duncan of Jordanstone
RCA- a new MA Textiles Programme Soft Systems
Smart Surfaces, Structures and Digital Assemblies’
Fabricademy
A new textile academy
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR CRAFT
Digital technology refers to digital platforms which involve physical machines for making.
Categories
- Laser cutting
- 3D printing
- CNC
- Digital software
Research
The table below lists some case studies that applied digital technologies for different crafts. So far, digital technologies are more likely to be used in textiles, ceramics and jewellery.
Chittenden, T. (2018). Printed pots and computerized coils: The place of 3D printing in ceramic practice. Craft Research, 9(1), 9-40.
Rosner, D. K., Ikemiya, M., & Regan, T. (2015, January). Resisting alignment: code and clay. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (pp. 181-188). ACM.
Rosner, D. K., & Ryokai, K. (2008, September). Spyn: augmenting knitting to support storytelling and reflection. In Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Ubiquitous computing (pp. 340-349). ACM.
Zoran, A., & Buechley, L. (2013). Hybrid reassemblage: an exploration of craft, digital fabrication and artifact uniqueness. Leonardo , 46(1), 4-10.
Zoran, A. et al. (2015, July). Hybrid craft: showcase of physical and digital integration of design and craft skills. In ACM SIGGRAPH art gallery (pp. 384-398). ACM.
ADD RESOURCE AND LINK
Please send us suggestions for additional resources and links for craft makers to appear on this page. Many thanks!
Contact Us
Craftplatforms.org has been produced by the project research team at Queen Mary University of London, UK, and Hunan University, China.
Contact E-mail: contact@craftplatforms.org
Prof. Nick Bryan-Kinns
n.bryan-kinns@qmul.ac.uk
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London
London E1 4NS
Prof. Hao Tan
htan@hnu.edu.cn
School of Design, Hunan University
Yuelu Mountain, Changsha
