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Dissertation
Crafting and Labor: An Investigation of the E-Commerce Giant, Etsy
2022
Overview
Crafting and selling handmade goods sit in contrast to contemporary manufacturing at scale. In the past, crafting was also thought to be an alternative to capitalist means of production. Etsy makes a public commitment to support small scale handmade sellers but does their marketing and branding match their current practices? In this project, a series of speculative design interventions explore the ways in which Etsy could do more to support small scale handmade sellers.
