KOREASCHOLAR

THE SEAT OF THE SOULAND THE SOUL OF THE SEAT: VALUING THE ART OF THE TRADITIONAL UPHOLSTERER

Tracy Cassidy
  • LanguageENG
  • URLhttp://db.koreascholar.com/Article/Detail/351344
Global Marketing Conference
2018 Global Marketing Conference at Tokyo (2018.07)
pp.749-759
글로벌지식마케팅경영학회 (Global Alliance of Marketing & Management Associations)
Abstract

The research study explores the concept of storytelling as a method to facilitate the communication of the art of the traditional upholsterer to add value to professionally restored chairs and sofas within the context of design and sustainable practice.

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ABSTRACT
 Introduction
 The historical context
 The marketplace
 A reflection on practice
 Traditional materials and techniques
 Craftsmanship, design and sustainability
 Storytelling
Author
  • Tracy Cassidy(University of Huddersfield, UK)