Design estratégico e artesanato: estudo da organização Histórias na Garagem

Abstract

This research has as its theme the craftsmanship and design. The study object intends to show the performance of the company “Stories in Garage” on the cultural / identity and handicraft production value-driven design from his approach with artisans. As a research problem is the question: How Stories in Garage contributes to the cultural recovery / identity and reformulation of the value chain of craft production oriented by design? To answer to this research, it is stated as a general objective is to analyze the approach of the company with the groups “Bichos do Mar de Dentro, Canoa, Redeiras and Ladrilã” to the contribution of cultural identification in recovery / identity and reformulation of the value chain artisanal production. In the methodological procedures this research is exploratory, with qualitative approach; the technical procedures adopted were literature review, field research from semi-structured interviews. The field research was carried out with two distinct groups: First proprietary and responsible for the investigated store; and second with the selected partners’ artisans groups. As a result it is stated that the store's performance with the artisan groups contributes to the cultural / identity recovery from the production of artifacts that rescue craft production techniques guided by design.