Urban Globalism versus Rural Artisans: Sustainable Practices of Making

Abstract

This discussion looks at the revival of crafts and their role as sustainable methods of production in the Romanian counties. The focus is on: craft production as a cooperative system of making, sustaining traditional ways of life (where home is self-sufficient model of production and consumption); the regeneration of the handmade culture as a means of sustaining the cultural heritage and identity of Romanian artisan communities; and the concept of the folk market as a potential mechanism for elevating the production and circulation of craft products in a "closed economy".