Fevereiro 2014 vol. 1 num. 1 - 8th Conference of the International Committee for Design History & Design Studies

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Teaching arts and crafts or the technology transfer: Ernest Bower and textile design practice in Brazil

NEIRA, Luz García ; WAIN, Sarah ;

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This study examines the conditions of the Brazilian textile industry when there began to be the first activities involving design printing. Setting out from the biography and skills of Ernest Bowers, it raises issues aimed at understanding if the processes undertaken can be regarded as a technology transfer or the teaching of crafts, on the basis of the resources and constraints of those who carried out this professional practice in Brazil.

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Palavras-chave: Ernest Bowers, Textile practice, Textile design, Arts and crafts, Textile industry,

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DOI: 10.5151/design-icdhs-017

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NEIRA, Luz García; WAIN, Sarah; "Teaching arts and crafts or the technology transfer: Ernest Bower and textile design practice in Brazil", p. 75-79 . In: Farias, Priscila Lena; Calvera, Anna; Braga, Marcos da Costa & Schincariol, Zuleica (Eds.). Design frontiers: territories, concepts, technologies [=ICDHS 2012 - 8th Conference of the International Committee for Design History & Design Studies]. São Paulo: Blucher, 2012. São Paulo: Blucher, 2014.
ISSN 2318-6968, ISBN: 978-85-212-0692-7
DOI 10.5151/design-icdhs-017

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