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Victoria Manganiello tells us about a social change project that invites artists to apply their creativity to making recipes for a better world. 
Serendouce Crafts commissioned Nishijin brocade maker Kohei Murata to apply the lustrous kimono textile technique to a set of chopsticks.

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Saved by a glitch - The camaraderie that followed a breakdown of technology reminds us why craft is so important in our world today.
Syldyr: Astana’s first exhibition of conceptual jewellery - “Syldyr” presents the first exhibition of conceptual jewellery in Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital.
Korean Maedeup: A culture of knots - A recent exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre Australia, in collaboration with the National Folk Museum of Korea, displayed the intricate beauty of knots.
Iranian aesthetics: Monarchy, religion and modernism - As part of Reinventing the Wheel, Roohollah Shamsizadeh will present a unique framework for Iranian applied and visual arts.
Michele Elliot: A handful of chillies - Lisa Pang reviews an exhibition of textile works that reflect the threads of life.
Contact Zone: A symposium on post-humanism in Iranian material arts - A recent symposium at Aria Gallery, Tehran, brought thinkers together in a discussion about material thinking.

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Current exhibitions

Maedeup, Korean Knots – Korean Cultural Centre AU
Korean Cultural Centre Australia (Sydney)
26 July - 27 September 2024
Max Adrian: RIPSTOP
The Center for Craft (Asheville, North Carolina)
26 July - 29 March 2025
Current: Gail Mabo, Lisa Waup, Dominic White
Australian Design Centre (Sydney)
30 July - 25 September 2024
Design and the Anthropocene
Australian Design Centre (Sydney)
30 July - 25 September 2024
Lost in Translation – Melissa Cameron
Atta Gallery (Bangkok)
29 August - 20 October 2024
Vicki Mason: Second Bloom
Studio Ingot (Melbourne)
13 September - 28 September 2024
"Tais, Culture & Resilience: Woven stories of Timor-Leste” Exhibition
Burke Gallery at Trinity College, University of Melbourne (Melbourne)
19 September - 10 December 2024
All things are connected
Fabrik (Lobethal)
20 September - 27 October 2024

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