Resumo:
This study, of an interdisciplinary nature, approaches the possibility of contribution of
handicraft with coffee straw for the construction of actions related to local sustainable
development. The geographic delimitation of the research is the municipality of Conceição
das Pedras, Minas Gerais, a city located within the Geographical Indication of Mantiqueira
de Minas for the production of specialty coffees. In this context, the objective of this research
is to map the possible ways of using coffee residues in the manufacture of local handicrafts
based on the Actor-Network Theory combined with Design and Territory in the
aforementioned Municipality. The methodology used is a qualitative approach, divided into
two stages: the first consists of a bibliographical survey in books, databases of dissertations
and theses from several universities and scientific articles published in scientific journals
and a research in archived documents in municipal schools and in the City Hall. Municipal.
The second stage comprises the application and analysis of interviews with a semi-structured
script with residents, coffee growers of Conceição das Pedras. Two artisans, one from Poço
Fundo and the other from Três Pontas, Minas Gerais, were also interviewed with the aim of
raising the methodology used in making handicrafts with coffee straw in order to replicate
them in Conceição das Pedras. The work could be carried out successfully, the methodology
of crafting with coffee straw was replicated and aspects of the local cultural identity were
incorporated into the prototype of the artifact. The Conceição das Pedras community
participated in the prototype development process, bringing the community closer to the
university and making it possible to describe the identity and symbolism of coffee through
an interdisciplinary integration. The viability was proven through Baxter's product
development tools (2013) and Krucken's Design tools (2009) for the enhancement of the
territory. It is concluded that the work was of great relevance for reflections on sustainable
development based on the singularities of each territory and on projects with the use of new
materials and technologies. It is hoped that future research can refine the present study so
that the prototype of the artifact can be improved and that it can serve as an incentive for
projects to generate income and work in the community, following a circular perspective of
production.
