UIUC’s BFA Crafts revives and reimagines ceramics, fibers, glass, and metals with digital fabrication and sustainability at its core. Students throw porcelain fused with 3-D-printed molds, weave e-textile sensors into interactive tapestries, and kiln-cast recycled glass into bio-inspired forms. Partnerships with local artisans and global fair-trade networks ground coursework in material ethics and entrepreneurial practice.
Zero-waste textile line dyed with microbial pigments
Raku-fired ceramic speakers amplifying natural resonance
Blockchain-verified provenance for artisan supply chains
Wearable copper mesh harvesting solar energy
Glass-casting series visualizing river-pollution data
Interactive quilt narrating migration stories via NFC tags
Ceramic water-filtration vessels for rural communities
3-D-printed clay housing modules for disaster relief
Workshop on indigenous beadwork and digital pattern coding
Ethnographic study of craft guilds adapting to e-commerce
Grant proposal for mobile glass-blowing studio outreach
Podcast on gendered labor in craft traditions
Exhibition of bio-plastic loom-woven furniture
White paper on circular material loops in craft economies
Community ceramic mural co-created with local schools
Shape sustainable futures through craft at UIUC.
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