Mad’in Europe project “Stories of talent by European craftsmen” has been launched as part of the program of the European Commission “European Vocational Skills Week: Discover your Talent”.
Considering its success, we decided to continue this program and to development this section further.
Our objective is to let some selected European professional craftsmen narrate their stories and show their work. We hope these story-telling will stimulate your curiosity and interest for crafts, which are part of our intangible heritage but also a different and more responsible way of buying.
To have your portrait in this section you must be a craftsman member of Mad’in Europe. Please see conditions on the registration page.
Interviews
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Eric Bonte, maitre verrier depuis 1979. France
Créer son entreprise est une aventure, il faut s’y jeter corps et âme, il faut suivre sa passion, oser, ne pas hésiter à suivre sa voie, à tracer sa route, et toujours regarder devant ...
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Elisa Zonta, textile conservator since 2006. Italy
It’s very important to preserve the objects of the past, they tell us the story of our culture, of artistic and technological knowledge. Now textile conservation receives less funds than painting or sculpture conservation and ...
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Dušan Rakić, marquetry artist since 2012. Serbia
Every man possesses some talents - that persevering work and developing your own creativity leads you to a better man in yourself. A better and more creative man who creates the beauty, creates a better ...
Dario Sogmaister, artistic stone mosaicist since 1995. Italy
Raccolgo le pietre ed i sassi che trovo nel mio fiume: Il Piave e nelle mie montagne: Le Dolomiti e con un martello ed una tenaglia le riduco in piccole tessere dalle varie forme seguendo ...
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Daniel Gil de Avalle, luthier and guitarmaker since 1989. Spain
Craft professions are wonderful but also quite innate. In my opinion, being much patient and curious, respectful with other jobs and in constant learning for a long time. Knowning a piece of history, analysis of ...
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Daniel Formigoni, luthier-archetier depuis 1996. Suisse
“Ce n’est pas la matière qui génère la pensée, c’est la pensée qui génère la matière.” Giordano Bruno Ainsi, les mots sont les outils de notre pensée et nos mains le prolongement de notre cerveau…
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Corinne Coutant, marqueteur depuis 2012. France
Exercer un métier d’art donne envie de partager la chance d’avoir une passion. Nous avons tous un don : il suffit de trouver le métier qui nous rend heureux pour embellir notre vie.
Carlo Ciccarelli, blacksmith since 1983. Italy
I’m a craftsman who works iron in a traditional way and with old methods, by realizing everything by hand, using the forge , the anvil and the hammer. ...
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Carlo Apollo, wooden floors designer since 1978. Italy
Craftsmanship is an uproarious adventure: it is the occasion to invent something new, to create ourselves and to to give a contribution to the beauty of the world. There is not anything more beautiful than ...
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Bas van Zuijlen, céramiste depuis 1996. France
J’invite l’hmme à se dévoiler, à vivre sa spiritualité, à suivre son âme, à oser la vraie rencontre avec soi et avec l’autre. Le but de mon entreprise est de créer des choses bonnes pour ...
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Antonello Puddu, woodworker since 2006. Italy
I believe that one of the most important part of my work is the choice of the piece of wood to be worked. I always try to choose to discarded pieces because I want to ...
