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The Crafty Future of Manufacturing

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Chris Vallance | 14:45 UK time, Sunday, 9 March 2008

craft_bird.jpg The world of arts and craft might seem rather insulated from technological change. What could be less hi-tech than sewing, knitting or macrame? But now a knitting needle in one hand may well be accompanied by a soldering iron in the other. Craft is moving into the future.

This union of tech and craft produces some unlikely offspring: hoodies that take pictures when your pulse races, scarves that include mp3 players, but it's also exploring new avenues in small scale production. In the interview below , and talk about the new craft


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