Should craft become industry?: Some Indonesian cases (Talk)

This presentation discusses the problems, challenges, and strategies of developing craft in Indonesia. Unlike in the West, craft activities in Indonesia are usually done by craft community, which has its own problems and advantages. To scale up their economic value, craft productions are often set up as industrial way that for some extent may cause environmental and social impacts. For that reason, this discussion will focus on how craft can benefit from, or collaborate with industry, without losing its nature and role as continuing cultures and societies. Thus, in what way craft production can gain the same position as industry? And finally, what is the role of designer in this situation?