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An Argument for Modern Craftsmanship: A Philosophy of Design, Materials, and Process in a Post-Industrial Environment

Germann, Nicholas M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313766765

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2011, MDES, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Design.
I see myself as a Digital/CNC Craftsman. What does that mean? It means that I utilize new and emerging tools to produce quality objects. The criterion for what constitutes “quality” emerges from my contemporary redefinition of what “Craftsmanship” means and its use applications. For too long, the idea of craftsmanship has been relegated to the unsubstantiated realm of “hand work” and “non-machine made” with no consideration for the processes involved. However, it is exactly the process’ involved, and how well they are holistically integrated into the built object that this new redefinition of Craftsmanship argues for.
Gerald Michaud, MA (Committee Chair)
Anton Harfmann, MArch (Committee Member)
86 p.
Design
Digital Craftsmanship; CNC Fabrication; Digital Joinery; Craftsmanship; Japanese Joinery; Digital Fabrication

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  • Germann, N. M. (2011). An Argument for Modern Craftsmanship: A Philosophy of Design, Materials, and Process in a Post-Industrial Environment [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313766765

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Germann, Nicholas. An Argument for Modern Craftsmanship: A Philosophy of Design, Materials, and Process in a Post-Industrial Environment. 2011. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313766765.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Germann, Nicholas. "An Argument for Modern Craftsmanship: A Philosophy of Design, Materials, and Process in a Post-Industrial Environment." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313766765

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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