TY - BOOK AU - Shah, Kruti (PD001516) AU - Reubens, Rebecca (Guide) TI - Contemporising traditional metal crafts to create interior products (Softcopy is also available) U1 - MIAD TH-0151 PY - 2018/// N1 - CONTENTS 01 Introduction Abstract 12 Introduction 14 Research Questions 15 Statement of Purpose 16 Scope/ limitations 16 Relevance 17 Methodology 18 02 Background Metal work- History 24 Why Metal crafts? 24 What is Traditional? 26 What is Contemporary? 26 03 Literature Review- Part I The Past informs the future 30 What is Indian Design? 30 What are Contemporary designers in the 34 West doing? Collaboration 35 What is going on in the design world in the contemporary times? 36 Why is it necessary to contemporise craft traditions? 40 How are designers contemporising 44 Traditional crafts? Summary & Conclusion 64 04 Literature Review- Part II Traditional Metal craft techniques & Contemporary products 68 Technique 68 Designers contemporising craft traditions 76 05 Primary case study Interviews 92 Ahmedabad 96 Bengaluru/ Chennai 100 Mumbai 104 06 Secondary case study Delhi 112 Guwahati 114 Goa 116 Jaipur 118 Kolkata 120 07 Data Analysis Comparative Analysis of Primary Interviewees 124 Analysis 128 Summary & Conclusion 142 Data Validation 144 Summary & Conclusion 151 Conclusion 152 Closing Thoughts 155 Bibliography 156 Illustration credits 160 Appendix 164 01 Questionnaire 164 02 Questionnaire 167 ER -