There are many reasons for people to develop handicrafts, from a source of income, a hobby, and even as a true form of therapy. Regardless of the motive of those who produce this art, handicrafts have been growing more and more and taking forms like never before. Known as creative entrepreneurs, people who are dedicated to developing products through manual techniques have found an increasingly favorable economic scenario for the development of their arts.
Nowadays a large part of people value products created by small producers that contain a purpose and a history, this is one of the main reasons for consuming this type of art. In addition to the development of culture and local society, handicrafts bring numerous benefits to consumers, such as the idea of having a design piece developed by a human, and not by a machine on a production line.
The craft techniques are more extensive than you think, from painting on canvas, crochet, culinary, and jewelry. Each uses a different skill, but the end results are always elegant, decorative and very functional pieces.
Among the countless reasons for the consumption and encouragement of this art, is the valorisation of materials and processes that are less aggressive to the environment, which is increasingly on the rise in the world of design and products. Because the idea of any artisanal process is the maximum use of any and all material.
After many years of unbridled consumption, handicrafts seem to have definitely integrated into the national design scene. And this is evident not only in the renewed appetite that we seem to have for everything that is made by hand, but in the expressive search for specialized courses in the area. Among the designers, the willingness to continue creating based on materials and craft processes is firm.
In the eyes of the consumer, the human purpose in the handcrafted product gains weight, so the artisan culture is valued as a form of design and the attention of professionals turns to regions where handicraft traditions are still very present, such as in the Brazilian Northeast .
With this win-win, artisanal producers increasingly receive incentive, consumers who support the art, as more and more products have been gaining quality and a highlight in the world of design and art and is the clear economic society as a whole, as the consumption cycle becomes increasingly conscious and human.