Design Materials and Making for Social Change by Rebecca Earl... - 9781032196909

Design Materials and Making for Social ChangeFrom Materials We Explore to Materials We Wear\nAuthor(s): Rebecca Earley, Rosie Hornbuckle\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032196909, 978-1032196909\nSynopsis\nDesign Materials and Making for Social Change spans the two interconnected worlds of the material and the social, at different scales and in different contexts, and explores the value of the knowledge, skills and methods that emerge when design researchers work directly with materials and hold making central to their practice.\n\nThrough the social entanglements of addressing material impacts, the contributors to this edited volume examine homelessness, diaspora, migration, the erosion of craft skills and communities, dignity in work and family life, the impacts of colonialism, climate crisis, education, mental health and the shifting complexities in collaborating with and across diverse disciplines and stake.