Course: Traditional Materials and Contemporary Design

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Course title Traditional Materials and Contemporary Design
Course code KDT/809
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Prášil Jaroslav, prof. ak. mal.
Course content
These informations are in the annotation of the course.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course of Traditional materials and contemporary design is based on a critical approach to traditional materials and application in all disciplines of contemporary applied art. The content of this thematic block is focused on cultural, political, economic, technological, and intellectual conditions, which co-create current trends in using traditional materials in contemporary applied art, design, and architecture. Part of the thematic block is also a generally-historical and philosophical discourse. Partial themes: - Design, applied arts, and material practice - Natural materials, handicraft, and creator's individuality - Material connotations in engaged design - "recycling" and "green" design - Mechanical processing of traditional materials surface by means of digital technologies - "Scorned" materials - processing of materials, which are on the fringe of applied art - Locally frequented materials as part of the cultural heritage Exotic natural materials in the era of post-colonialism and globalization
The gained capabilities constitute an encompassment and an aquirement of knowledge and experience in the given field of study, they result from a concrete annotation of the subject and are aimed at a profile´s fulfilment of the graduate of the given field of study.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the previous study

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Exam Colloquium
Recommended literature
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