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A process that turns a production flow of handmade traditional vegetable brushes into a new flow of shoe brushes has been implemented in a factory where blind craftsmen are the main workforce. The project shows how a designer led production process is added to an existing one in a similar way that an open computer application grows through user made plug-ins. Designer Fredrik Olsson and craftsmen have collaborated over how to modify and update the existing work process as well as design of the brush. The design process takes advantage of the visually impaired craftsmens’ unique abilities to create sensuous products. This has resulted in expanded possibilities for the company to create new products and unforseen solutions without affecting its existing functions, much like a plug-in.  The shortcomings of many producing companies with regard to ecologically, economic and socially sustainable production is often due to the lack of communication between designer, producer and consumer. The project explores new ways of involving workmen in the design process.
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