Located Making: Unlocking the Potential of Cultural Heritage by Design

如今，通过英国雷德克里夫红色名录（Radcliffe Red List）和联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）非物质文化遗产项目（Intangible Cultural Heritage Programme）等倡议，越来越多的人认识到基于遗产的创客实践的当代价值。以遗产为基础的物质文化往往深深植根于社区、地点、材料和传统。它们表达了当地的知识，有助于加深认同感和归属感。因此，它们为我们快速变化的数字化生活方式提供了稳定的对应物。虽然英国和中国对遗产制作的兴趣都在复兴，但我们需要更好地理解，这将如何转化为尊重文化遗产的创意经济的增长。设计研究专业知识的应用提供了一种方法，通过帮助确保它们与当代需求相关和有意义，来释放这些传统物质文化的潜力。研究设计揭示文化遗产潜力的能力，为创意经济领域的合作研究提供了催化剂——设计、时尚和民族学领域的学者、企业和政策制定者之间的合作研究。定位制作的目的是开发一个实用的框架，通过设计来释放文化遗产的潜力。这个供政策制定者、遗产部门组织和学者使用的框架将包括一个适合中国背景的强有力的共同开发的方法，一个确定主要目标和制定可行战略的逐步途径，以及现实世界的例子和见解。该框架的应用将使中国基于文化遗产的制作实践从设计专业知识中受益于经济和社会文化。该项目将探讨设计专业知识如何以符合可持续性、体面就业、经济增长和社区的方式，提高中国基于遗产的制作实践的知名度和感知价值。为此，英国和中国的研究人员将与私营和公共部门的合作伙伴和顾问一起：1)对中国的文化遗产制作实践进行一系列基于地点的案例研究，以评估历史、背景和利益相关者的优先事项；2)共同创造战略，提高基于遗产的制作实践的可见度和感知价值，以重视人、地方和社区的方式刺激经济；3)将研究见解综合为可适用于各种情况的可推广形式，并获得反馈，以最大限度地采用、实施和影响；4)根据中国国情制定一个实用框架，包括逐步确定基于遗产的制作实践的发展机会、主要目标以及实现这些目标的有效策略。“定位制造”将通过促进研究人员、企业、创客、行业组织和政策顾问之间的创新伙伴关系，扩大对设计专业知识如何提高基于遗产的制作实践的知名度和价值的理解，并增强中国基于遗产的创客行业的战略发展能力，为学者和非学者带来好处。

There is increasing recognition today, through initiatives such as UK's Radcliffe Red List and UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage Programme, of the contemporary value of heritage-based maker practices. Heritage-based material culture is often strongly rooted in community, place, materials and traditions. They express local knowledge and contribute to a deeper sense of identity and belonging. As such, they offer a stable counterpoint to our fast-changing, digital lifestyles.While there is a renaissance of interest in heritage making in both the UK and China, there needs to be a better understanding of how this translates into growth in the creative economy that is respectful of cultural legacy. The application of design research expertise offers a way of unlocking the potential of such traditional material cultures by helping ensure they are relevant and meaningful to contemporary needs. Investigating the ability of design to reveal the potential of this cultural heritage provides the catalyst for this collaborative research in the creative economy - between academics in design, fashion and ethnology, businesses and policy makers. The aim of Located Making is to develop a practical framework for unlocking the potential of cultural heritage by design. This framework, for use by policy-makers, heritage sector organisations and academics, will include a robust co-developed methodology suited to the Chinese context, a step-by-step pathway for identifying principal goals and developing feasible strategies, as well as real world examples and insights. Application of the framework will enable cultural heritage-based making practices in China to benefit economically and socio-culturally from design expertise.The project will investigate how design expertise can increase the visibility and perceived value of heritage-based making practices in China in ways that accord with sustainability, decent jobs, economic growth and community. To do this, UK and Chinese researchers, in conjunction with private and public sector partners and advisors will: 1) Undertake a series of place-based case studies of cultural heritage making practices in China to assess historical, contextual and stakeholder priorities; 2) Co-create strategies that will increase the visibility and perceived value of heritage-based making practices in ways that stimulate the economy in ways that value people, place and community; 3) Synthesise research insights into generalisable forms that can be adapted to a variety of contexts and elicit feedback to maximise adoption, implementation and impact; and 4) Develop a practical framework for the Chinese context that includes a step-by-step pathway for identifying development opportunities for heritage-based making practices, principal goals, as well as effective strategies for their achievement.Located Making will generate benefits for academics and non-academics through fostering innovative partnerships among researchers, businesses, makers, sector organisations and policy advisers, extending understanding of how design expertise can increase the visibility and value of heritage-based making practices, and enhancing strategic development capabilities in the heritage-based maker sector in China.