Published October 20, 2025 | Version v1
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Representation and Preservation of Traditional Crafting Techniques

Authors/Creators

  • 1. ROR icon Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
  • 2. ROR icon Hellenic Mediterranean University
  • 3. ROR icon Centre Européen de Recherches et de Formation aux Arts Verriers
  • 4. Ecole nationale supérieure d'art de Limoges
  • 5. ROR icon Centro Tecnológico del Mueble y la Madera de la Región de Murcia
  • 6. ROR icon Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo"
  • 7. ROR icon École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris

Description

This paper presents a comprehensive methodology for documenting and analysing traditional craft practices through ethnographic 
observation, enhanced by digital technologies. The process begins with thorough preparation, including workshop setup, glossary development, 
and action forecasting. Data collection integrates the digitisation of tools and workspaces alongside multimodal recordings—audio, video, 
and motion capture—to document practitioner actions in detail. The recorded data is then systematically parsed to identify objects and 
actions, with expert practitioner input guiding segmentation and interpretation. These actions are subsequently modelled through simulations,
 linking them to archetypal behaviours for analysis and visualisation. This  framework establishes a structured, semantically rich knowledge base for
 craft actions, offering new insights into the mechanics and meaning of  traditional practices.

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Funding

European Commission
Craeft - Craft Understanding, Education, Training, and Preservation for Posterity and Prosperity 101094349

Dates

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2025-10-20