If the harvest fly does not sing, it is not summer [chapter 1] July 13, 2020September 13, 2022 In this series of short stories about a year in a mastic village, you will get to follow the journey of Dimitris [...]
The Mingei approach: we collect, connect and open up July 2, 2020September 13, 2022 The history of craft goes back almost to the history of man: sharpening stone, carving wood, weaving fabric were amongst the first [...]
Teaching glass technology in the 19th Century June 11, 2020September 13, 2022 The Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (le Cnam) in Paris is established in 1794 by the National Convention during the revolutionary [...]
Immersive gaming at heritage sites June 11, 2020August 6, 2020 A good game is a bit like a fairy tale: it has the capacity to bring us into the “flow”, forgetting all [...]
In the Spotlight: Limerick Lace May 6, 2020September 13, 2022 Limerick Lace is an active community of local lace makers, the Limerick Museum and Archives and local educational institutions in Ireland. The [...]
Movement Sonification for glassblowing handicraft April 30, 2020November 19, 2021 Mingei aims to preserve traditional crafts, spread knowledge about them and inspire people to learn new crafts. The project is inventing new approaches [...]
In the Spotlight: ceramist Stelios Stamatis April 7, 2020September 13, 2022 The ceramic tradition on Lesvos island has a long history of 5.000 years, as the potter findings reveal in the prehistoric settlement [...]
The story of Jacquard weaving April 2, 2020September 13, 2022 Have you ever wondered how the pattern in splendid silk fabrics is created? Or asked yourself how many steps are involved in [...]
Virtual reenactment of loom weaving March 4, 2020September 13, 2022 As a way to represent and preserve Heritage Crafts in the context of Mingei, Virtual Humans are used to reenact and recreate [...]
Mastic villages on Chios March 3, 2020October 18, 2021 One of Mingei’s pilot studies involves mastic; a product from the mastic tree which exclusively grows in the south-west of Chios in [...]