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
Francesca Bortolaso GLASS ARTIST
I am a Glass Master specialized in Glass Fusion , Kilncasting , Torchbeading and Stained Glass techniques. My works are often characterised by metal insertions included in the fusion process . I am especially attracted ...
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Charlotte Anne Duckworth – Silversmith
The biggest hurdle in starting up a business is continuous need to believe in yourself. There will be highs and lows, and moments where you question why you are doing what you are doing. Then ...
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Yvon Cochery, graveur et sculpteur depuis 1969. France
Le métier de graveur sur pierre est l’expression du corps et de l’esprit. Il permet de s’exprimer sans limite. Se surpasser au travers son métier est un exploit de tous les jours.
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Véronique Gardy Delanne, facteur de flûte depuis 2007. France
Je mets mon savoir-faire au service des personnes qui viennent me voir. Je travaille à l’ancienne c’est-à-dire que c’est ma flûte qui s’adapte au musicien et non l’inverse. J’aime revenir aux bases.
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Elisa Tallone, letterpress printer since 2008. Italy
Everything happens in the world to end up in a book. Books are a wonderful invention, because they convey thoughts which shape the reader’s imagination and imagery. Through my profession I have the chance to ...
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Giovanni Ottaviani, typographer. A family business since 1799. Italy
The traditional printing is returning to a new life today, more and more culturally prepared people require typographical printed products. A new interest has risen first in the U.S. and is spreading rapidly throughout Europe. ...
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Maud Traon, jeweller since 2010. United Kingdom
The advantage of the young generation is their natural ability with new technologies and social media which can be a big plus to showing their work. Building a jewellery business or a craft business is ...
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Zdeněk Manina, ceramist and sculptor since 1980. Czech Republic
Ceramics belongs among the oldest crafts. In fact, any shape made of clay, going through the heat of the furnace, may be considered a work of ceramics.
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Laura Balzelli, jeweler and designer for 40 years. Italy
Follow your dreams and passions because you are the most important things and most satisfying of life.
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Lesley Zijlstra-Eyre, goldsmith since 2009. Netherlands
I don’t wait for the right customer to come along, I get out there to find the right customer. Sometimes I will design conservatively other days my designs may be bold and unpredictable…it doesn’t matter ...
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Jessica Grimm, hand-embroideress craftsman since 2009. Germany
I am a lover of beauty and a true child of the age of enlightenment. I strongly believe that being surrounded by beauty makes us better people.
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Isabelle Poupinel, céramiste depuis 2008. France
Vivre! = faire son chemin, y aller en affutant sa curiosité, en réfléchissant à soi dans ce que l’on fait et est, en travaillant fort et heureusement, en partageant son savoir et en étant fier ...
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Felipe Peña Sáez, ceramist since 19 year. Spain
En los tiempos en que vivimos no es nada fácil dedicarse a ello, son muchas las dificultades que entraña poder ganarse la vida con esta profesión. Aún así, si te gusta, dedícate a esta actividad. ...
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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 ...
