Volume 9 (2024) Beyond Objects: Materiality at the Edge of Making
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Sustainability in Craft Ceramics: some serious challenges and a few steps forward

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  • Dr Giorgio Salani
Making Futures 2024-Beyond Objects: Materiality at the Edge of Making

Published 08-12-2025

Keywords

  • Sustainability,
  • pottery,
  • studio ceramics,
  • craft,
  • practice theory

How to Cite

Salani, G. (2025). Sustainability in Craft Ceramics: some serious challenges and a few steps forward. Making Futures Journal, 9(9). Retrieved from https://www.makingfutures-journal.org.uk/index.php/mfj/article/view/407

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Abstract

From the introduction:

This paper is informed by a systematic review of literature published in English on the topic of sustainability in craft ceramics since 2000 (Salani, 2024b), practice review and ethnographic research conducted at the Leach Pottery’s production studio, in Cornwall, over the last 10 years. The analysis is centred on the UK context, but its findings apply to post-industrial societies more broadly. I offer reflections on key challenges in achieving sustainability in craft ceramics manufacturing. Inspired by practice theory, I analyse three recent case studies of best practices, suggesting recommendations for future research and initiatives to develop and evaluate eco-friendly solutions.

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