Yes I believe there is a demand for hand-made objects, and one of the reasons why consumers might prefer to by hand-made pieces of work is because they typically are more unique and almost “one-of-a-kind” pieces that you wouldn’t be able to find anywhere else which is a lot unique then buying the same Billy bookshelf from IKEA.
As well as, in the recent years consumers have liked knowing a lot more about where their products are coming from and how they are being made to be sure that they aren’t supporting a company that doesn’t treat their workers well.
Yes I agree with Justin McGuirk when he states that we as a society are in a ‘post-industrial nostalgia for the pre-industrial’ because nowadays people do prefer more quality based products that’ll last a long time and that are unique and different then other products in other people’s lives, as well as as McGuirk states it gives the consumer great nostalgia to have hand-made items in their homes.
Some may say that hand-made products are indeed luxury items because of their unique and almost antique style that makes them stand out from mass-produced products, however others would say that luxury items only come from luxury well-known famous brands, and hand-made products are trashy or ugly.
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