Gauntlett, D and Twigger Holroyd, A (2014) On making, sustainability and the importance of small steps: A conversation. Conjunctions: Transdisciplinary Journal of Cultural Participation, 1 (1). ISSN 2246-3755
Abstract
This article is a conversation between David Gauntlett and Amy Twigger Holroyd, who have shared interests in craft, making, sustainability and social change. Our discussion starts with the importance of small steps towards creativity: the personal satisfaction of making something yourself and of gaining recognition from others. These ‘micro’ steps, combined together at the macro level, become significant in contributing to social change. In particular, we explore the ways in which amateur making is important for sustainability – through offering an alternative to the mass consumption model and building a sense of engagement with the world. We then explore the idea of design as a process of action, change and creativity, which can be used to address social and environmental problems – whether by designing systems to support activity and reflection, or by creatively intervening in the complex systems within which we live.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014. D. Gauntlett and A.T. Holroyd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | creativity; craft; systems; environment; design; social change |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 31 Mar 2016 08:30 |
Last Modified: | 12 Feb 2019 13:24 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.7146/tjcp.v1i1.18602 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Aarhus University |
Identification Number: | 10.7146/tjcp.v1i1.18602 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:92393 |