CONTENTS Formed Metal Craft by Thatheras 5 1 INTRODUCTION 6 1.1 Introduction to the Craft 6 1.2. Initiatives for Craft Development with time 7 1.2.1. Crystal Palace Exhibition, 1851, London 7 1.2.2 Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur (1876) 8 1.2.3 Golden Eye Exhibition 1985 10 1.2.4 New Delhi Crafts Museum 11 1.2.5 Handmade in Rajasthan 11 2. ABOUT THE CRAFT 12 2.1. Introduction to the Craft 12 2.2. Processes 12 2.2.1 Annealing 12 2.2.2 Cutting 13 2.2.3 Forming 15 2.2.4 Piercing 18 2.2.5 Riveting 19 2.2.6 Gas Welding 20 2.2.7 Finishing 22 2.3 Craft Community Relationship Map 23 2.4 Inferences from the crafts people’s interview: 24 3. PRODUCT BRIEF 26 3.1Market Survey of Retailers: 26 3.2 Identifying the Client and Need 27 3.3 Design Brief 27 3.4 Design Development 28 3.4.1 Initial Concepts 28 3.4.2 Final Design 31 3.4.3 Working Drawing: 32 3.4.4 Final Renderings: 36 3.4.5 Making of Prototype: 37 3.4.6 Final Prototype: 45 4. Reference 46 5. Bibliography 48 6. Appendix: 49 A.1 interviews: 50 A2. List Of Figures 59