Innovative Design Features Addition for Artisan Traditional Craft with IOT to Promote Local Entrepreneurship; An Empirical Study of Small and Micro Community Enterprise (SMCE) Wood Carving in Chiang Rai, Thailand

Abstract

Handicrafts sectors are the key for sustainable development in the Thai local community that energize and generate revenue streams from local materials made by hand skilled products. However, the ongoing handicraft production case is still in development due to the lacking of functionalities and designed features. This paper investigated the design features for artisan traditional craft with technological domain especially with the Internet of Things (IOT) technology. The positive results from this study can be further implemented by product developers to improve their functionalities and designed feature platforms with more significant value-added product for the local artisan.