Craft Sciences

Tina Westerlund is a gardener and senior lecturer at the Department of Conservation, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. In her research, she focuses on communication of craft knowledge. She has specialised on this in relation to plant propagation practice, a knowledge needed both in garden management and in the preservation of plants of special interest.

Camilla Groth is Associate professor in arts, design and crafts at the University of South-Eastern Norway, where she is leading the Embodied Making and Learning (EMAL) research group. Her main research interests lie in creative practices, with a focus on material engagement and embodiment.

Gunnar Almevik is Professor at the Department of Conservation, University of Gothenburg. His research concerns cultural perspectives on crafts, buildings and built environments, and has a methodological focus on questions related to cultural heritage, material culture and making.