Abstract
This chapter considers the manner in which objects are remade through design and the stories wrapped around them. It explores the practices and processes of homemaking through an analysis of the acquisition and meaning of domestic objects in order to characterise homemaking as an expanded or narrative practice of design. The chapter also explains the significance of biography and storytelling to the domestic interior and its design. Use of narratives and storytelling reveals an understanding of human agency from the inside out, one that can bridge the analytic gap between outside positionalities and interior worlds, between the social and the individual. Edwards, Gosden and Phillips argue for a sensual approach to colonial objects in their collection Sensible Objects. Research into the history of Aunt Rose’s napkin rings confirmed that these objects were indeed a form of West African currency dating back some six hundred or so years and that today there is quite a considerable collectors’ market for them.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Routledge Companion to Design Studies |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 54-64 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315562087 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138780507 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Critical Craft
- Strategy
- Design Process Thinking
- Craft Education
- Management
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences