Crafts, design and product development

A textile duojár works in small handicraft enterprises and workshops, such as enterprises devoted to artistic handicraft, domestic crafts, handicrafts, design or textiles. Another relevant collaboration partner or work place is the textile industry.

A textile duojár produces, repairs and maintains traditional Sami costumes and accessories, covering material for lavvos (traditional Sami tents) and other traditional functional textile articles and textile decorations for duodji products made of other materials than textiles. The textile duojár also develops new products, design and fashion from the perspective of an indigenous people.

Central tasks are

• production of traditional costumes with accessories from own region across national borders
• fitting and adaptation of made-to-measure costumes
• production of functional items from one’s own region
• use of different sewing, assembly, pressing and fringe techniques
• use of textile materials, shapes and colours
• working with ideas, drawings and basic patterns for new products
• use of historical materials when working with design and product development
• finances and business development
• calculation of costs, prices and profitability
• marketing, sales and customer service