Designer-Makers design and make
their own unique work, on a small or large scale. Hidden Art promotes and
supports designer-makers who design and make functional items in three main
categories:
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Designer-Makers who produce
hand-made items. For example, a potter whose work does not involve mass
production.
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Designer-Makers who design and
then in some or all instances sub-contract out the turning of the design
into a product. They may oversee the making of the product, but they do
not produce it themselves.
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Designer-Makers most possibly
with a degree in product design, who develop a new design or concept, and
then look for a manufacturer to produce it. Their ultimate aim is to
become a pure designer and they themselves do not 'make' their designs
into tangible products.