INTERVIEW – Julien Calcatera, bell maker
This interview is part of a series of interviews with European craftspeople conducted in collaboration between FRH, the European network for Religious Heritage, and Mad’in Europe, the network of European fine and traditional crafts and Cultural Heritage restoration professions. Julien Calcatera is currently managing director of the bell manufacturing company...
INTERVIEW – Armando Marinelli, owner of the millenary Italian bell foundry Campane Marinelli
This interview is part of a series of interviews with European craftspeople conducted in collaboration between FRH, the European network for Religious Heritage, and Mad’in Europe, the network of European fine and traditional crafts and Cultural Heritage restoration professions. Campane Marinelli has the exceptional distinction of being the oldest bell...
INTERVIEW – Olivier Baudri, specialist in mechanisms and installation of church bells
This interview is part of a series of interviews with European craftspeople conducted in collaboration between FRH, the European network for Religious Heritage, and Mad’in Europe, the network of European fine and traditional crafts and Cultural Heritage restoration professions. Olivier Baudri started his career in the world of bells in...
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The healing power of crafts
The tragic conflict in Ukraine has been evolving for more than one year. We wish to support Ukrainians by keeping in mind the huge impact it had and still has on craft businesses. Therefore Mad’in Europe conducted a qualitative survey among 100 Ukrainian craftspeople in May 2022 and May 2023. ...
18 de mayo de 2023, Día Mundial de la Vyshyvanka
de Lesia Voroniuk El Día Mundial de Vyshyvanka es una fiesta internacional dedicada a la preservación de una camisa bordada conocida como Vyshyvanka, patrimonio material y espiritual del pueblo ucraniano. Esta iniciativa, nacida de una pequeña acción flash mob de estudiantes en 2006 en Chernivtsi, tiene lugar cada tercer jueves...
Décor art Cafe Under the Old Oak
Décor art “Cafe Under the Old Oak” is completely handmade and made of wood material with the addition of some metal parts and decorated by stabilized moss.
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UCRANIA, TIERRA DE ARTESANÍA, ENTRE TRADICIÓN E INNOVACIÓN
By Elizabeth Miroshnichenko – Secretary-General – NGO Handicraft Chamber of Ukraine Desde los tiempos de la “Kievan Rus”, el primer estado eslavo oriental, Ucrania siempre ha sido muy diversa y rica en artesanía y oficios. La artesanía se desarrolló rápidamente en las zonas rurales y urbanas. De hecho, eran precisamente...
Ucrania: cuando el vestuario cuenta la Historia
El traje popular ucraniano El traje popular ucraniano, que combina el utilitarismo y la belleza, ha cambiado durante generaciones debido a la influencia de factores históricos, sociales y culturales. A mediados del siglo XX, el traje popular incorporaba diseños de bordado y estaba hecho de lino, cáñamo y lana. La...
JOINT INTERVIEW- Pipe organ builders and restorers: Stefan Claessens & Victor Mangeol
This interview is part of a series of interviews with European craftspeople conducted in collaboration between FRH, the European network for Religious Heritage, and Mad’in Europe, the network of European fine and traditional crafts and Cultural Heritage restoration professions. This interview is a special edition since it was conducted jointly...
DAWEC, AN INITIATIVE SUPPORTING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
Article written by Xenophon Zabulis, April 2023 The Development Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Crete (DAWEC) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2002 in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Its main goal is to support and promote women’s entrepreneurship in Crete by providing business training, mentoring, networking opportunities, and access...
INTERVIEW – Luis David Salmerón, religious art manufacturer
This interview is part of a series of interviews with European craftspeople conducted in collaboration between FRH, the European network for Religious Heritage, and Mad’in Europe, the network of European fine and traditional crafts and Cultural Heritage restoration professions. When he was 19 years old, Luis David Salmerón learned most...
Los Diàs Europeo de la Artesanìa 2023
Con motivo del Día Europeo de la Artesanía, el 27 de marzo, la 21ª edición francesa y 11ª europea de las «Journées européennes des Métiers d’Art«, creadas por el Institut des Métiers d’Art (INMA), está a punto de regresar con un apretado programa de actividades artísticas y culturales en toda...
22. FIREPLACE/ STONE
In this room, you can see a large cast-iron hearth stone inside the fireplace, which absorbs heat from the fire and reflects it back into the room. The modern fireplace evolved from Palaeolithic hearths, through Roman hypocausts, and into early Middle Ages fireplaces. Previously, the cast iron hearth building was...
21. TEXTILE
The armchairs are carved walnut in the manner of Louis XIV (probably 17th century). The chairs’ arms are sculpted with entwined leaves and retract for comfort. Their curved movement raises them up to rest on the support.The intersection with the chair’s legs is adorned with a carved spinning top. The...