Eva-Maria Spampinato

This experimental dissertation is interested in the engagement generated between the maker, materials and tools when making. This research consists of two objectives with aspirations to contribute to the Artechne’ discourse and Design History. First, the research is interested in the ‘Reflective-Practitioners’ epistemology and how this insight can also be a valuable practical methodology for Design Historians. Secondly, the research attempts to identify ‘design’ during the making process. Through an interdisciplinary approach, a reconstruction of making cobalt frit, glass, from a historical recipe is examined. The recipe originates from a manuscript from the National Art Library, in London, called #MSL/1983/1, dating 1797–1827.