Integration of Digital Manufacturing Technology and Traditional Crafts in Contemporary Environmental Design
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Integration of Digital Manufacturing Technology and Traditional Crafts in Contemporary Environmental Design

Zeyuan Liu 1*
1 Northwestern University
*Corresponding author: 3435550240@qq.com
Published on 4 July 2025
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CHR Vol.72
ISSN (Print): 2753-7072
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Abstract

Contemporary environmental design is facing dual challenges of technological innovation and cultural inheritance. The rapid development of digital manufacturing technology provides unprecedented innovation possibilities for environmental design, while the cultural values and craftsmanship spirit embedded in traditional crafts constitute important foundations for design. This study employs methods including literature analysis, case studies, and field research to deeply explore the integration models, implementation pathways, and development prospects of digital manufacturing technology and traditional crafts in contemporary environmental design. The research findings reveal that the integration process faces issues such as insufficient technical compatibility, cultural cognitive differences, and lagging talent development. In response to these problems, this paper proposes countermeasures and suggestions including technical standardization construction, cross-cultural design concept cultivation, and talent development system improvement. The research results indicate that the deep integration of digital manufacturing technology and traditional crafts can not only enhance the innovation capability of environmental design but also effectively protect and inherit traditional culture, providing new approaches for sustainable design development.

Keywords:

Environmental design, Digital manufacturing technology, Traditional crafts, Technological integration, Cultural inheritance

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Liu,Z. (2025). Integration of Digital Manufacturing Technology and Traditional Crafts in Contemporary Environmental Design. Communications in Humanities Research,72,19-26.

References

[1]. Liu, G. , Shi, Q. , Yao, Y. , Feng, Y. L. , Yu, T. , Liu, B. , & Diao, Y. (2024, May). Learning from Hybrid Craft: Investigating and Reflecting on Innovating and Enlivening Traditional Craft through Literature Review. In Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-19).

[2]. Kofler, I. , & Walder, M. (2024). Crafts and their social imaginary: How technological development shapes the future of the crafts sector. Social Sciences, 13(3), 137.

[3]. Song, M. J. (2022). Craftspeople’s new identity: The impact of digital fabrication technologies on craft practices. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 32(4), 2365-2383.

[4]. Mourtzis, D. , Angelopoulos, J. , & Panopoulos, N. (2022). Digital Manufacturing: The evolution of traditional manufacturing toward an automated and interoperable Smart Manufacturing Ecosystem. In The digital supply chain (pp. 27-45). Elsevier.

[5]. Pandey, A. , Janga, V. , Wako, D. A. , Genale, A. S. , Sundaram, B. B. , & Karthika, P. (2022, April). Deep Learning Technology using New Media on Traditional Arts and Crafts of Complex Forms. In 2022 6th International Conference on Trends in Electronics and Informatics (ICOEI) (pp. 1359-1365). IEEE.

[6]. Zbuchea, A. (2022). Traditional crafts. A literature review focused on sustainable development. Culture. Society. Economy. Politics, 2(1), 10-27.

[7]. Gomaa, M. , Jabi, W. , Soebarto, V. , & Xie, Y. M. (2022). Digital manufacturing for earth construction: A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 338, 130630.

[8]. Yanyan, C. (2025). Innovation of environmental thermal energy management equipment for robot precision industrial manufacturing process: Digital product design. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 103281.

[9]. Yin, S. , Zhang, N. , Ullah, K. , & Gao, S. (2022). Enhancing digital innovation for the sustainable transformation of manufacturing industry: a pressure-state-response system framework to perceptions of digital green innovation and its performance for green and intelligent manufacturing. Systems, 10(3), 72.

[10]. Li, L. , Lei, B. , & Mao, C. (2022). Digital twin in smart manufacturing. Journal of Industrial Information Integration, 26, 100289.

[11]. Chen, X. , Kurdve, M. , Johansson, B. , & Despeisse, M. (2023). Enabling the twin transitions: Digital technologies support environmental sustainability through lean principles. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 38, 13-27.

[12]. Bag, S. , Sahu, A. K. , Kilbourn, P. , Pisa, N. , Dhamija, P. , & Sahu, A. K. (2022). Modeling barriers of digital manufacturing in a circular economy for enhancing sustainability. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 71(3), 833-869.

[13]. Verma, P. , Kumar, V. , Daim, T. , Sharma, N. K. , & Mittal, A. (2022). Identifying and prioritizing impediments of industry 4. 0 to sustainable digital manufacturing: A mixed method approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 356, 131639.

[14]. Assunção, J. , Chadha, K. , Vasey, L. , Brumaud, C. , Escamilla, E. Z. , Gramazio, F. , & Habert, G. (2024). Contribution of production processes in environmental impact of low carbon materials made by additive manufacturing. Automation in Construction, 165, 105545.

[15]. Schiavone, F. , Leone, D. , Caporuscio, A. , & Lan, S. (2022). Digital servitization and new sustainable configurations of manufacturing systems. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 176, 121441.

References

[1]. Liu, G. , Shi, Q. , Yao, Y. , Feng, Y. L. , Yu, T. , Liu, B. , & Diao, Y. (2024, May). Learning from Hybrid Craft: Investigating and Reflecting on Innovating and Enlivening Traditional Craft through Literature Review. In Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-19).

[2]. Kofler, I. , & Walder, M. (2024). Crafts and their social imaginary: How technological development shapes the future of the crafts sector. Social Sciences, 13(3), 137.

[3]. Song, M. J. (2022). Craftspeople’s new identity: The impact of digital fabrication technologies on craft practices. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 32(4), 2365-2383.

[4]. Mourtzis, D. , Angelopoulos, J. , & Panopoulos, N. (2022). Digital Manufacturing: The evolution of traditional manufacturing toward an automated and interoperable Smart Manufacturing Ecosystem. In The digital supply chain (pp. 27-45). Elsevier.

[5]. Pandey, A. , Janga, V. , Wako, D. A. , Genale, A. S. , Sundaram, B. B. , & Karthika, P. (2022, April). Deep Learning Technology using New Media on Traditional Arts and Crafts of Complex Forms. In 2022 6th International Conference on Trends in Electronics and Informatics (ICOEI) (pp. 1359-1365). IEEE.

[6]. Zbuchea, A. (2022). Traditional crafts. A literature review focused on sustainable development. Culture. Society. Economy. Politics, 2(1), 10-27.

[7]. Gomaa, M. , Jabi, W. , Soebarto, V. , & Xie, Y. M. (2022). Digital manufacturing for earth construction: A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 338, 130630.

[8]. Yanyan, C. (2025). Innovation of environmental thermal energy management equipment for robot precision industrial manufacturing process: Digital product design. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 103281.

[9]. Yin, S. , Zhang, N. , Ullah, K. , & Gao, S. (2022). Enhancing digital innovation for the sustainable transformation of manufacturing industry: a pressure-state-response system framework to perceptions of digital green innovation and its performance for green and intelligent manufacturing. Systems, 10(3), 72.

[10]. Li, L. , Lei, B. , & Mao, C. (2022). Digital twin in smart manufacturing. Journal of Industrial Information Integration, 26, 100289.

[11]. Chen, X. , Kurdve, M. , Johansson, B. , & Despeisse, M. (2023). Enabling the twin transitions: Digital technologies support environmental sustainability through lean principles. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 38, 13-27.

[12]. Bag, S. , Sahu, A. K. , Kilbourn, P. , Pisa, N. , Dhamija, P. , & Sahu, A. K. (2022). Modeling barriers of digital manufacturing in a circular economy for enhancing sustainability. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 71(3), 833-869.

[13]. Verma, P. , Kumar, V. , Daim, T. , Sharma, N. K. , & Mittal, A. (2022). Identifying and prioritizing impediments of industry 4. 0 to sustainable digital manufacturing: A mixed method approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 356, 131639.

[14]. Assunção, J. , Chadha, K. , Vasey, L. , Brumaud, C. , Escamilla, E. Z. , Gramazio, F. , & Habert, G. (2024). Contribution of production processes in environmental impact of low carbon materials made by additive manufacturing. Automation in Construction, 165, 105545.

[15]. Schiavone, F. , Leone, D. , Caporuscio, A. , & Lan, S. (2022). Digital servitization and new sustainable configurations of manufacturing systems. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 176, 121441.

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Liu,Z. (2025). Integration of Digital Manufacturing Technology and Traditional Crafts in Contemporary Environmental Design. Communications in Humanities Research,72,19-26.

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