During reading week, our group met up again to discuss the different topics we were all interested in researching for our dissertation. As a group we suggested everyone should pick a topic which is of real interst or a world wide issue they are involved in and keep up to date with.
I found researching Fair Trade for my wiki entry interesting and learned a lot more about the subject and how it positively affects producers. I have always been interested in the sustainable development of third world countries and how communities within these countries manage to make a living.
As I study textiles, I am interested in designing for interiors, in particular rugs and carpets. A lot of rugs are imported over to Great Britain from some less developed countries - India, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey. Does the importing of the rugs really help boost these countries economies and the lifestyles of the actual producers?
I found researching Fair Trade for my wiki entry interesting and learned a lot more about the subject and how it positively affects producers. I have always been interested in the sustainable development of third world countries and how communities within these countries manage to make a living.
As I study textiles, I am interested in designing for interiors, in particular rugs and carpets. A lot of rugs are imported over to Great Britain from some less developed countries - India, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey. Does the importing of the rugs really help boost these countries economies and the lifestyles of the actual producers?
I would like to explore some less developed countries- parts of Africa, to discover how the workers manage to sustain their livelihoods. I'd also want to explore what impact the fair trade organisation has. What part do designers play in helping boost their incomes?
As a weaver, I know how time-consuming and expensive it is to produce a woven sample. Does it seem fair that weavers in less developed countries are paid less to carry out similar work?
At our meeting we talked about different research methods to use , for example Primary and Secondary, for further investigation.
Not everyone had finally decided on a topic for study, but some included Art Therapy, Recycling, Globalisation and Education. A few of us decided to continue researching into our wiki subjects.
This is my Mind map showing a few ideas which I will look into for my dissertation.
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