In the Spotlight: weaving experts from CRETACOM
The weaving workshop of Crete, CRETACOM located in the Handicraft park of Anopolis is a family business, which dates back to ’80s.
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AuthorMeike Schipper
Real-time gamified interaction with hand gestures
As a way to represent and preserve Heritage Crafts in the context of Mingei, Virtual Humans are used to reenact and recreate
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Courting in the mastic fields [chapter 3]
In this third part of the series about a year in a mastic village, we’ll follow the journey of little Dimitris and
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Capturing the subtle details of crafts
The essence of an expertly executed craft is too nebulous to define. This is the reason why Mingei uses a variety of
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In the Spotlight: woodworker Nikos Manias
The Mingei team visited Axos, a mountainous Greek village located on the northern slopes of Psiloritis Mountain, known for its history and
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Mingei on Euronews
How can the latest digital technologies help people to understand, protect and promote old and traditional crafts? To answer that question, Euronews
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Grab your kenditiria to go to the mastic trees [chapter 2]
In this series of short stories about a year in a mastic village, you will get to follow the journey of little
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The forgotten vocation of pattern design
Pattern design once was a well-respected vocation within the textile sector. The pattern designer or ‘dessinateur’ was the first craftsman involved in
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On adventure in the museum
In museums, objects are often exhibited separately. Tools are shown alongside other tools, and glass objects are exhibited together with other glass
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In the Spotlight: glassblower Thibaut Nussbaumer
When Thibaut Nussbaumer fell from a horse in his teenage years, he had no idea at the time that it would set
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