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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. 

You Stir the Pot: Recipes for change

Victoria Manganiello tells us about a social change project that invites artists to apply their creativity to making recipes for a better world. 

By Victoria Manganiello

Serendouce Crafts commissioned Nishijin brocade maker Kohei Murata to apply the lustrous kimono textile technique to a set of chopsticks.

A kimono for food: Hikibaku chopsticks for honoured guests

Serendouce Crafts commissioned Nishijin brocade maker Kohei Murata to apply the lustrous kimono textile technique to a set of chopsticks.

By Serendouce Crafts


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Craft therapy? The future of craft as a service - The growth of the "care economy" contains the promise of new forms of craft practice.
Afghan weaves from clay to wool - Alexandra Copeland shares her journey from ceramics to carpet weaving via Afghanistan.
Tunnizze Creation: Africa knits together - Elizabeth Okeyele-Olatunji shares her passion for teaching African children knitting and crochet for their economic welfare and creative pleasure.
Lee Ji Won: Ancient weaves now - Lee Ji Won (이지원) is a young Korean weaver who revives traditional East Asian textile techniques.
Ngozi Omeje ✿ For the love and joy of it - A conversation with an important African ceramicist about her creative work and the challenge of being a clay artist in Nigeria.
Book review: Crafting Luxury - A new book on luxury craft reveals its stunning growth and lack of ethical transparency.

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Highlights from our calendar…

Current exhibitions

Max Adrian: RIPSTOP
The Center for Craft (Asheville, North Carolina)
26 July - 29 March 2025
"Tais, Culture & Resilience: Woven stories of Timor-Leste” Exhibition
Burke Gallery at Trinity College, University of Melbourne (Melbourne)
19 September - 10 December 2024
Weaving matter: material experimentation
Ararat Gallery TAMA (Ararat)
12 October - 16 February 2025
Stevei Houkāmau - Ira
Masterworks Gallery (Auckland)
19 October - 16 November 2024
re/JOY
Australian Design Centre (Sydney)
22 November - 19 February 2025

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Upcoming talks

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Future major events


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