This thesis explores the potential of contemporary craftsmanship as a cultural and relational practice capable of generating proximity, belonging, and new forms of active citizenship. In a fragmented and accelerated urban context, manual making is examined not as a nostalgic or decorative gesture, but as a design-driven device able to activate relationships, create spaces of encounter, and mend the urban fabric. Drawing on the analysis of case studies related to textile culture, community workshops, and hybrid spaces between production and sociality, the research identifies thread and mending practices as an operative metaphor: sewing, weaving, and repairing become actions that connect people, materials, and territories. “Weaving relationships” thus emerges as a guiding design principle underpinning the entire project. Within this framework, SNODO is conceived not merely as a neighborhood workshop, but as an integrated system of communication and territorial activation that connects co-crafting practices, visual identity, and digital storytelling to generate relational proximity at the local scale. SNODO is the device that enables a workshop to become a stable relational infrastructure, integrating creative activities, circular economy practices, and conviviality within a coherent and recognizable ecosystem. Through a communication strategy aligned with values of care, accessibility, and belonging, the thesis proposes contemporary craftsmanship as a practice capable of transforming manual making into a tool for social regeneration.
Questa tesi esplora il potenziale dell’artigianato contemporaneo come pratica culturale e relazionale capace di generare prossimità, appartenenza e nuove forme di cittadinanza attiva. In un contesto urbano frammentato e accelerato, il fare manuale viene indagato non come gesto nostalgico o decorativo, ma come dispositivo progettuale in grado di attivare legami, creare spazi di incontro e rammendare il tessuto urbano. A partire dall’analisi di casi studio legati alla cultura tessile, ai laboratori di comunità e agli spazi ibridi tra produzione e socialità, la ricerca individua nel filo e nelle pratiche di rammendo una metafora operativa: cucire, intrecciare e riparare diventano azioni che mettono in relazione persone, materiali e territori. “Tessere relazioni” diventa così un principio progettuale che orienta l’intero lavoro. In questo quadro nasce SNODO, non semplicemente come laboratorio di quartiere, ma come sistema integrato di comunicazione e attivazione territoriale che connette pratiche di co-crafting, identità visiva e narrazione digitale per generare prossimità relazionale a scala locale. SNODO è il dispositivo che consente a un laboratorio di diventare infrastruttura relazionale stabile, integrando attività creative, economia circolare e dimensione conviviale in un ecosistema coerente e riconoscibile. Attraverso una strategia comunicativa allineata ai valori di cura, accessibilità e appartenenza, la tesi propone l’artigianato contemporaneo come pratica capace di trasformare la manualità in strumento di rigenerazione sociale.
Snodo : identità e strategie comunicative per attivare prossimità attraverso processi di co-crafting
Gatti, Viola
2024/2025
Abstract
This thesis explores the potential of contemporary craftsmanship as a cultural and relational practice capable of generating proximity, belonging, and new forms of active citizenship. In a fragmented and accelerated urban context, manual making is examined not as a nostalgic or decorative gesture, but as a design-driven device able to activate relationships, create spaces of encounter, and mend the urban fabric. Drawing on the analysis of case studies related to textile culture, community workshops, and hybrid spaces between production and sociality, the research identifies thread and mending practices as an operative metaphor: sewing, weaving, and repairing become actions that connect people, materials, and territories. “Weaving relationships” thus emerges as a guiding design principle underpinning the entire project. Within this framework, SNODO is conceived not merely as a neighborhood workshop, but as an integrated system of communication and territorial activation that connects co-crafting practices, visual identity, and digital storytelling to generate relational proximity at the local scale. SNODO is the device that enables a workshop to become a stable relational infrastructure, integrating creative activities, circular economy practices, and conviviality within a coherent and recognizable ecosystem. Through a communication strategy aligned with values of care, accessibility, and belonging, the thesis proposes contemporary craftsmanship as a practice capable of transforming manual making into a tool for social regeneration.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10589/252019