Craftspeople and Designer Makers in the Contemporary Creative Economy

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 Authors: Luckman, Susan (Author), Andrew, Jane (Author)
Format: Ebooks
Published: Springer Nature, 2020.
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