New design craft
Blending Local Craft Practices & Emerging Technologies for More Just and Sustainable Futures.
What is new design craft?
New Design Craft is a hybrid approach to making that blends traditional local craftsmanship, emerging technologies, and design justice principles to create more just and sustainable futures.
Born as a response to the challenges of mass production, cultural homogenisation, and the environmental crisis, New Design Craft offers an alternative paradigm that embraces local knowledge, material culture, and self-production as interconnected forces shaping the future of hybrid design practices.
new design craft values
environmental responsibility
social Inclusivity
cultural diversity
technological empowerment
open exchange
collaborative equality
Carlo Guttilla - Blacksmith
“At some point, life must become a matter of personal satisfaction. Making things just for money’s sake makes youR SPIRIT dry.
Making things for one’s own happiness elevates you spiritually. To me, making something well is a spiritual exercise”
GENERATIVE CRAFT.
A New Design Craft project bridging Blacksmithing and Generative Coding.
Generative Craft is an experimental project merging the traditional art of blacksmithing with the power of computational design. Developed with Guttilla & Sons, a local family of master blacksmiths, this project explores the synergy between hand-forged metalwork and generative programming using Processing.
Let’s design
something together!
Are you a designer looking for a chance to experiment with an alternative productive paradigm? Or an artisan looking for a revitalisation of their production?
Drop us a message and let’s start designing!