MadeIn Platform :: MADE IN: Crafts — Design Narratives Travelling Exhibition opening in Zagreb

MADE IN: Crafts — Design Narratives Travelling Exhibition opening in Zagreb

The premiere of the Crafts — Design Narratives Travelling Exhibition is scheduled on the 17th February 2020 at 8 p.m. in the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb. The exhibition opening will be followed by Dialogues discursive program with project curators and participants on the 18th February, at 7 p.m. at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb.

The traveling exhibition MADE IN: Crafts — Design Narratives, is a result of two-year activities conducted by six partnering organizations: Museum of Arts and Crafts, OAZA (Croatia); Museum of Architecture and Design (Slovenia); Werkraum Bregenzerwald (Austria); Nova Iskra, Mikser (Serbia), within a larger MADE IN Platform initiative (www.madein-platform.com). The exhibition showcases the Crafts Archive of 40 craftspeople from the region through photo documentation and stories, and raises questions about the production in the contemporary world within eight Crafts — Design Narratives realized through collaborations of more than 30 craftspeople and more then 40 designers from all over the Europe.

Exhibition is organized by the Museum of Arts and Crafts and OAZA Art and Design Collective. Next editions of the exhibition are expected to be showcased in Ljubljana, Belgrade and Andelsbuch later in 2020.

MADE IN wins the European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2023

MADE IN: Crafts and Design Narratives is the recipient of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2023 by the European Commission and Europa Nostra in the category Education, Training & Skills. The project, which spanned two years from 2018 to 2021, was originally conceived by OAZA Art Organisation and involved six organizations from four countries.

MADE IN Origin Story

MADE IN roots go all the way back to 2014, when Croatian Art and Design Collective Oaza conceived a social design project Made in Ilica / Old School Ilica—a reaction to the process of the disappearance of small crafts and manufacturing workshops from the City Centre of Zagreb.

MADE IN DIALOGUES - Crafting the Future

Conference│Friday, 31 Mar 2023, 9.00 -17.00│Japanisches Palais, Dresden & Livestream

The conference organised by State Art Collections Dresden, Museum of Decorative Arts (SKD) is the kick-off event of the Europe-wide MADE IN Platform for Contemporary Crafts & Design. The participating partners will along with international experts from the fields of crafts, design and research discuss the future of crafts as an instrument for social and ecological change as well as manners of passing the knowledge of craftsmanship and heritage to future generations.

Made in Platform for Contemporary Crafts & Design

February 2023 – October 2025

Made in Platform for Contemporary Crafts & Design is a research, design, and heritage initiative encouraging collaboration and knowledge exchange between traditional craftspeople and contemporary designers, as well as other experts in the fields of culture and science. Representing the direct continuation of MADE IN: Crafts–Design Narratives, we are now extending our reach geographically, with 10 partners from 6 countries, and in terms of our goals and mission.

MADE IN Seminar: Design&Crafts on Display #3

30 – 31/5/2019

The third MADE IN Seminar will take place in the scenic Alpine setting of Bregenzerwald. Werkraum Bregenzerwald – a collaborative of around 100 regional craft and trade companies – will host the partners and invited guests for a two day experience in the Werkraumhaus and its surrounding workshops. Designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor the building serves as a showcase and community centre of the regional craftspeople. The seminar will discuss modes and places to display contemporary crafts and design.