Cræft: An Inquiry into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts

For decades traditional crafts have too often been considered as romantic vestiges of a forgotten past. Yet recent trends have begun to identify that there is much we can learn from the so-called "old ways" of doing things. With our own relationship with the planet being brought into sharper focus, perhaps it is time to look again at historic practices of making and doing and examine why some techniques have been so long-lived. What can we now learn of the inherent intelligence within ancient and heritage crafts?

Alex Langlands lectures in Medieval History, Archaeology and Heritage at Swansea University and is a patron of the Heritage Crafts Association. He has worked as a research and commercial archaeologist all over Europe excavating sites ranging from the prehistoric period through to the industrial age. He has also worked for BBC Two, BBC One, Channel 4, History Channel and Discovery, and among his contributions to broadcast media he was instrumental in the making of BBC Two’s hit TV series Victorian Farm, which garnered weekly audiences of nearly 6 million viewers.



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