Craft Economies and Responsible Markets

This program situates craft not as nostalgia but as economic infrastructure. Participants explore artisan workshops, producer cooperatives, intermediary networks, and export linkages while analyzing gender, labor, and value distribution systems.

Seminars examine craft policy, informal economy structures, and sustainability narratives. Design studios integrate circularity and responsible branding frameworks, allowing students to develop market-ready but ethically grounded proposals.

Participants will:

Map artisan-to-market value chains and pricing structures.
Conduct participatory and ethically grounded interviews.
Analyze gendered labor systems within craft economies.
Evaluate sustainability narratives and authenticity claims.
Develop sourcing briefs and measurable impact dashboards.

Anthropology

Development Studies

Gender Studies

Economics

Marketing

Sustainability

Sociology

Supply Chain

Public Policy

Cultural Economics

Design

Jaipur

Kutch Corridor

Ahmedabad

Day	Location	Academic Focus & Activities	Learning Emphasis
1	Jaipur	Arrival & heritage economies seminar	Systems framing
2	Jaipur	Ethical sourcing workshop	Responsible engagement
3	Jaipur	Market observation lab	Consumer & pricing signals
4	Kutch Corridor	Artisan workshop immersion	Production systems
5	Kutch Corridor	Value-chain mapping exercise	Power & value distribution
6	Kutch Corridor	Gender & livelihood roundtable	Labor analysis
7	Kutch Corridor	Sustainability & material innovation session	Circularity lens
8	Jaipur	Design-for-sustainability studio	Intervention planning
9	Jaipur	Guest lecture: Craft exports & global branding	Market integration
10	Jaipur	Output lab: sourcing brief drafting	Academic deliverable
11	Jaipur	Indicator dashboard workshop	Measurement systems
12	Jaipur	Peer review & revision clinic	Faculty-ready work
13	Jaipur	Departure	Closure