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Celebrating Craftsmanship: Lieve Lieckens Wins the Tracks4Crafts Video Contest 2026

The Tracks4Crafts Video Contest 2026 has drawn to a close, celebrating the movements, gestures and skills behind craft practices. We warmly thank all participants for sharing their creativity, experie...

#VideoContest 2026 edition Lieve Lieckens Winner gestures and rhythms willow weaving winning video

Oct 21, 2026

Nicolás Ibaceta explores boatbuilding and digital fabrication at Onl’fait

Interdisciplinary artist, educator and boatbuilder Nicolás Ibaceta took part in the Accelerator4Crafts Residency Programme hosted by Onl’fait in Geneva, Switzerland. During the residency, he combined...

#Accelerator4Crafts Onl’fait digital fabrication digital tools kayak watercraft

Oct 21, 2026

Madara Seile explores Romanian textile traditions with Semne Cusute

From 22 June to 3 July 2026, Madara Seile took part in the Accelerator4Crafts Residency Programme hosted by Semne Cusute in Bucharest, Romania. During the residency, she explored traditional needlewor...

#Accelerator4Crafts Embroidery ResidencyProgramme Romanian textile Semne Cusute

Oct 13, 2026

Mateus Sartori explores robotic metal growth at MX3D

From 15–26 June 2026, architect and computational designer Mateus Sartori took part in the Accelerator4Crafts Residency Programme at MX3D. His Barcelona-based practice, MOMAMU, spans contemporary jewe...

#Accelerator4Crafts ComputationalDesign DigitalFabrication MX3D ResidencyProgramme RoboticMetalPrinting

Sep 29, 2026

Carla Pisano explores textile heritage and contemporary design at the Art of Silk Museum

Italian designer *Carla Pisano* took part in the *Accelerator4Crafts Residency Programme* at the *Art of Silk Museum in Soufli, Greece*, from *8 to 21 June 2026*. During her two-week residency, Carla...

Art of Silk Museum Digital Design Embroidery Silk Textile heritage Traditional Motifs accelerator4crafts residency programme

Sep 23, 2026

Call for Abstracts: International Symposium “Values of Crafts”

From heritage and craftsmanship to sustainability and wellbeing: what values do we attach to crafts? As part of the Horizon Europe project Tracks4Crafts, and in collaboration with the Flemish project...

International Symposium University of Antwerp. Values of crafts call for abstract

Sep 14, 2026

Publication Spotlight

A publication involving researchers from *Politecnico di Milano *explores how craft practices, material experimentation and digital technologies can be combined to create new possibilities for materia...

CraftInnovation DigitalFabrication MaterialsDesign Politecnico di Milano Publication

Sep 8, 2026

Now Open: “White on White” Exhibition Explores Romanian Textile Heritage

The *“White on White” exhibition*, organised by the *Semne Cusute Association* in partnership with the *National Museum of the Romanian Peasant*, is currently open to visitors in the museum’s New Gall...

#CulturalHeritage CraftKnowledge RomanianHeritage TextileHeritage TraditionalCrafts WhiteOnWhite

Sep 4, 2026