Research projects
important stepsWat een ambachtsman maakt, heeft kwaliteit en staat ver af van (goedkope)massaproducten. Dat botst met de Nederlandse kruideniersmentaliteit. Door Pieter Smit http://klamer.nl/images/pdf/0807_Ambacht.pdf Crafts research groep http://klamer.nl/index.php/research-projects/crafts/459-crafts-research-group crafting cultures report Report publication date: April 2013 How well are the crafts doing in the Netherlands in a comparison with other countries? Is it possible to learn from other countries? This is the question that the Hoofdbedrijfschap Ambachten posed to us. And so we set to work to chart practices, policies, institutions and economies concerning the utilitarian crafts in China, India, Germany and Italy. Our objective was to draw lessons for the Dutch. Can the Dutch benefit from...
The importance of craftsmanship for the world of the arts and the economy at large By Arjo Klamer ACEI conference in Kyoto, Japan, June 21-24, 2012