Crafts News and Events
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30.10.12:
2012 Handicraft Awards now on UNESCO’s Pinterest
These 80 items won our 2012 UNESCO Award of Excellence in Handicrafts. Traditional craftsmanship gets a stunning makeover here. We keep this know-how competitive for today's world by encouraging designs that are...
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15.10.12:
Eighty products received the UNESCO Award of Excellence for Handicrafts in South and Southeast Asia 2012
Bangkok, October 2012 – The UNESCO Award of Excellence for Handicrafts has been granted to 80 craft products from a total 189 entries in the South and South-East Asian subregions.
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14.06.12:
Call for Applicants - 2012 Award of Excellence for Handicrafts
Applications for the 2012 edition of the Award of Excellence for Handicrafts are now open. This year, the Award will be organized by the Government of Malaysia and will take place in Kuching, Sarawak.
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04.04.12:
Launch of the 2012 Award of Excellence for Handicrafts
The Award of Excellence for Handicrafts will this year be hosted by Malaysia. The Minster of Information, Communications and Culture Dato Seri Rais Yatim officially launched the event during the World Textile Symposium...
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01.03.12:
International Symposium and Exhibition on Natural Dyes & World Eco-Fiber and Textile Forum
27 September- 1 October 2012
KUCHING, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA
ISEND-WEFT 2012 will provide a platform for discussing the crucial issues facing the cultural and economic revival of natural dyes and colorants, and to present...
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28.02.11:
Collectors Corner – Selected Indonesian Textiles: 12 March 2011
Organised by the Thai Textiles Society, Herbert Haar and Achan Sathirakorn Pongpanich share their collection of rare textiles sourced from islands across Indonesia. Pieces include gold songket shoulder cloth,...
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28.02.11:
3rd ASEAN Symposium on traditional textiles: 20th - 23rd March 2011
Textile specialists, researchers, scholars and entrepreneurs come together for this international symposium that highlights the importance of traditional textiles in Asian society and aims to launch support programs to...
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28.02.11:
INACRAFT Handicraft Trade Fair: 20th -24th April 2011
Located at the Balai Sidang Convention Centre in Jakarta the trade fair showcases a myriad of hand crafted products from artisans across Asia. To learn more visit www.inacraft.co.id
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28.02.11:
BIH and BIG (International Homewares & International Gift Fair): 24th-25th April 2011
This bi-annual design exhibition is an international business platform for Thai manufacturers and exporters. The event showcases Thailand’s diverse crafts and gifts industry and is an important stop for buyers from all...
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28.02.11:
ISEND 2011 International Symposium: 25th -30th April 2011 La Rochelle France
ISEND 2011 provides a platform for discussing the crucial issues facing the cultural and economic revival of natural dyes and colorants, and to present examples of the contribution they already make to a “greener”...
