| Summary: | How do we perceive the influence of the hand on the material in the things that surround us in our everyday life? This is a reflective thesis that addresses questions about the relations between human and machine and discusses our approach to the traces of the human hand and thought in the products we create and use. In this thesis, I try out a method which main purpose is to clarifiy which parts of the craft I think are most interesting, depending on how you choose to approach it. I have taken the role of the effective carpenter and the improvising carpenter. Based on these two roles I have built 4 stools. In my choices as the effective and the improvising carpenter, I have tried to visualize my own attitudes, values and approaches to my craft. The result of my survey has shown that there are interesting parts in both ways that I want to work with. Hopefully this thesis can serve to broaden and discuss the view of craftsmanship today.
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