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Articles
May 18, 2023 – World “Vyshyvanka” Day
by Lesia Voroniuk The World Vyshyvanka Day is an international holiday dedicated to preserving an embroidered shirt know as Vyshyvanka, as a material and spiritual heritage of the Ukrainian people. EUROPEAN HERITAGE EUROPA NOSTRA AWARD 2022 The World Vyshyvanka Day was born as a small student flash mob action in...
UKRAINE, LAND OF CRAFTSMANSHIP, BETWEEN TRADITION AND INNOVATION
By Elizabeth Miroshnichenko – Secretary-General – NGO Handicraft Chamber of Ukraine Since the days of “Kievan Rus”, the first East Slavic state, Ukraine was always highly diverse and rich in crafts and trades. Crafts developed rapidly in rural and urban areas. In fact, they were the very conduits connecting neighbourhoods...
Ukraine : when costume tells history
The Ukrainian folk costume The Ukrainian folk costume combines utilitarianism and beauty. This traditional costume has changed throughout generations due to the influence of historical, social and cultural factors. In the middle of 20th century, folk costume incorporated embroidery designs and was made out of linen, hemp and wool. Clothes-making...
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...
WILLIAM MORRIS, UTOPIAN OR VISIONARY?
An artistic disobedience aspiring to Beauty and Usefulness Article by Alessandra Ribera d’Alcalà/Mad’in Europe. Special thanks to Mrs. Sylvette Botella Gaudichon for her precious contribution. At the end of November 2022, the Mad’in Europe team left the Belgian territory to go to Roubaix, a French city nicknamed the Manchester of...
Architecture, building crafts and sustainability
Interview of Nadia Everard, by Chiara Perini / Mad’in Europe Mad’in Europe had the pleasure to interview Nadia Everard, a young graduate with two Master’s degree: in Architecture and Art & Design, founder and president of “La Table Ronde de l’Architecture”, who shared her vision on the relationship between architecture,...
THE ART OF RESIST BLOCK PRINTING AND INDIGO DYEING ENLISTED AS INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HUMANITY BY UNESCO
By Claudia Torlino At the end of 2018, the Intergovernmental UNESCO Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage decided positively on the inclusion of resist block printing and indigo dyeing in the international UNESCO list, approving the previous request made by Austria, Czechia, Germany, Hungary and Slovakia. A Brief...
THE ART OF THE GLASS BEAD LISTED BY UNESCO AS INTANGIBLE HERITAGE
Le 17 Décembre 2020, l’inscription par de « l’Art de la perle de verre » sur la liste représentative du Patrimoine Culturel Immatériel de l’Humanité est validée par le Comité intergouvernemental de sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatériel auprès de l’Unesco. C’est en Janvier 2018 que cette aventure commence, lorsque l’Association Italienne Comitato...
THE CATALAN VAULT
An ancient technique to build a better future By Andra Ritisan & Charlotte Pierre Human ambition has always been to move forward, to innovate and to progress. Yet innovation and progress have not always been in tune. In many cases, including the building industry, the desire to innovate has led...
Restoration by IPARC of the Art-Nouveau furniture, designed by Victor Horta for the Wolfers’ shop
IPARC – in collaboration with Denys NV and architect Barbara Van der Wee- restored the cupboards of Victor Horta’s famous Wolfers’ shop (by Victor Horta) for the new display in the Cinquantenaire Museum. The Wolfers’ shop The Wolfers’ shop shows the authentic interior as designed by the Art Nouveau architect...
Colorful Sicilian craftwork: the famous Teste di Moro.
Text by Maria Giulia Nencini Have you ever wondered what these head-shaped vases that stand out among traditional Sicilian craftworks represent? Legend tells us that they are the distant memory of a love affair that ended in tragedy… The legend dates to the Arab domination in Sicily, which left an...
Building a boat.
Nick Barberton Because of Covid lockdowns I have had reduced chances to sell my work. I was given a Walnut tree and when we could travel again last year had it planked and stacked up in my wood shed. The logs that were too small to plank were beautiful and...
PIERRE HENIN – Histoire d’une collection en hommage au beau geste du travail
Ce témoignage inaugure une série de “portrait d’objets et d’outils” que Pierre Hénin et Mad’in Europe auront le plaisir de vous présenter. Liens : VIDEOS / LES 2 MINUTES DE LA COLLECTION PIERRE HENIN SITE WEB : http://collection-pierre-henin.com/ PUBLICATION : disponible sur le site web de Pierre Henin
Hand-engraving or “intaglio engraving”
Hand-engraving is a very old technique of “intaglio engraving” which appeared in the 16th century, and was first used in the 18th century with the appearance of the first machines adapted to reach its peak in the 19th century. Engraving is the production of an engraving made up of straight...
Talleres Abiertos, la app móvil para descubrir cada rincón de España a través de su artesanía
"Talleres Abiertos" es la aplicación móvil gratuita desarrollada por OficioyArte e impulsada por Fundesarte, la cátedra de promoción de la artesanía de la Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI) para dar a conocer el arte vanguardista y la tradición de cada región de España mientras se viaja. La aplicación permite la...