What is it about?
Based on a study of Yenikaraağaç Village, located near the city of Bursa in western Turkey, this paper studies the relationship between local crafts and rural development.
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Why is it important?
In order to address the problems of rural underdevelopment and outmigration, we suggest a designerly approach to rebranding rural handicrafts, illustrating how craft practices – more specifically, sock knitting– can support socioeconomic and socio-cultural well-being.
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Visiting Yenikaraağaç Village and meeting knitters turned out to be a moving experience in formulating this article with Aktaş and Gürel.
Ilgim Veryeri Alaca
Koc Universitesi
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This page is a summary of: CONNECTING RURAL CHANGE AND LOCAL CRAFTS: REBRANDING SOCK KNITTING IN YENİKARAAĞAÇ, METU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, December 2019, Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Architecture,
DOI: 10.4305/metu.jfa.2019.2.2.
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