NEWSLETTER 9

ECA Annual Conference 2025

*The European Craft Association (ECA) is hosting its annual conference, and this year’s edition - “Positioning Crafts in the Contemporary Economy” - is closely aligned with the themes and objectives o...

Conferences Crafts European Crafts Alliance EuropeanCraftsmanship Future of Crafts

Aug 28, 2025

Needlework Has No Borders

*As part of the Tracks4Crafts initiative, Semne Cusute - a movement of women dedicated to preserving and teaching traditional Romanian embroidery - has launched a unique intercultural needlework proje...

#CulturalHeritage Romanian embroidery Semne Cusute TCKTransition needlework

Aug 4, 2025

New Material Narratives

*Tracks4Crafts was recently presented at the Material Design Research Symposium in Offenbach, Germany, where the project took center stage in discussions around the intersection of traditional craft k...

#CulturalHeritage Conferences CraftsInnovation Materials TCKTransition TraditionalCraftsKnowledge WasteMaterials

Jul 31, 2025

Tracks4Crafts at SIEF 2025 in Aberdeen

*Tracks4Crafts recently participated in the SIEF 2025 conference in Aberdeen, presenting key results from the finalized experimental setup within the Bokrijk pilot case, Working Wicker Digitally.* The...

#CulturalHeritage Connection with craftspeople Digital & cutting edge technology Innovation craftsmanship

Jul 3, 2025

Tracks4Crafts at the HEPHAESTUS Symposium

*From June 9–14, 2025, the island of Bornholm, Denmark, became a meeting point for craft heritage, policy, and tourism during the HEPHAESTUS Symposium. Partners of the CRAFTOUR initiative gathered to ...

Jun 23, 2025

Using AI for micro credentials and skills transmission in the craft sector

*How AI can revolutionise micro-credentials and skills transmission in the craft sector? We will be discussing it during Skilman TVET Alliance Summit, taking place 9–10 July 2025 in Ancona, Italy!* T...

Jun 20, 2025

Material Dialogues

*How do materials speak? What stories can they tell - not just through form and function, but through time, texture, and transformation?* *These were some of the questions at the heart of the “Materi...

Connection with craftspeople DIY Experimentation Innovation

Jun 9, 2025

Crafting Europe Manifesto 2025

*The European Crafts Alliance (ECA), our project partner, has just published the "Crafting Europe Manifesto 2025" — a powerful call to action for the recognition, support, and revitalization of crafts...

#CulturalHeritage #EuropeanUnion CraftsInnovation EULegislation EuropeanCraftsmanship

Jun 5, 2025

Materials Dialogues

*Politecnico di Milano and Artex present Materials Dialogues, a series of workshops dedicated to the world of materials and their creative potential. This project invites young designers, students, ma...

DIY Experimentation Recycling TraditionalCraftsKnowledge

May 2, 2025

Advancing Digital Craft Education at Bokrijk

*The latest phase of the Working Wicker Digitally pilot project unfolded once again in the inspiring setting of Bokrijk, where tradition meets innovation. Wickerwork experts gathered alongside researc...

Cultural heritage HorizonEurope Innovation Wicker craftmanship

Apr 30, 2025