Crafting revivals?

Peach, Andrea

Abstract

This paper originates from PhD research which I am currently undertaking on craft in the 1970s, a time which craft historians and theorists generally acknowledge as one of revival and reinvention of craft practice across Britain. Today we are experiencing what has also been described as a 'craft renaissance'. This paper considers whether the craft revival of the 1970s shares any parallel causal features with today. To do this, three areas will be explored; the role of the state, the relationship of craft to contemporary fine art, and the socio-economic climate of the period. Although the breadth of this subject precludes a comprehensive study here, it is hoped that some useful comparisons might be drawn here.

Citation

PEACH, A. 2013. Crafting revivals? An investigation into the craft revival of the 1970's: can contemporary comparisons be drawn? In MacDonald, J. and Rossi, C. (eds.) Ideas of the handmade: histories and theories of making. Selected papers from a symposium held on 20 April 2012, Edinburgh, UK. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University [online], pages 46-56. Available from: http://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/files/10770782/final_craftscotland1_1_.pdf

• Conference Name: Ideas of the handmade
• Conference Location: Edinburgh, UK
• Start Date: Apr 20, 2012
• Acceptance Date: Apr 20, 2012
• Online Publication Date: Apr 20, 2012
• Publication Date: Jun 30, 2013
• Deposit Date: Jan 26, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 26, 2018
• Publisher: University of Edinburgh
• Pages: 46-56
• Keywords: Craft; 1970s; British craft; Craft revival
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2695
• Publisher URL: http://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/ideas-of-the-handmade%2875b386d9-283d-4dae-b396-75c66d98aac0%29.html