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Crafts Council Nederland

Crafts Council Nederland (founded in 2012) contributes to the development of crafts and the creative crafts culture. We aim to achieve this by supporting individual craftsman as well as define, give visibility and promote the sector, the crafts domain.

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Crafts Council Nederland connects Dutch heritage with the Parisian catwalk

In January 2016, CCNL, made the first contacts between Gerard van Oosten, master of Staphorster stipwerk and Belgian fashion designer Walter van Beirendonck.

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Crafts Council Nederland (CCNL) is sinds 2013 het overkoepelend platform voor het hedendaagse creatieve ambacht. Wereldwijd bestaan dergelijke organisaties al veel langer en zijn...
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Dutch Darlings Souvenirs

The Dutch Darlings contest appeals to the increasing demand for unique, sustainable products with an honest story; products of which we know the origins...
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Pop Art Fabrics & Fashion

Pop Art Fabrics and Fashion | from Warhol to Westwood 18 June 2016 until 20 November 2016 Textielmuseum
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Acient Light: Claudy Jongstra

Acient Light: Claudy Jongstra 26 March 2016 - 8 Januari 2017 Friesmuseum

Paper Biennial Rijswijk

Paper Biennial Rijswijk 11 June - 18 September 2016 Museum Rijswijk
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Does Craft Need Design?

Expert meeting April 14 2016 Salone del Mobile, Milan
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Creative Industries

The impact of the creative industries is large: everything around us is designed, invented, created. The creative industry is in many ways a forerunner;...
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First Dutch Darling for HKU

Winners of the Dutch Dalring contest Maurits Büsse and Ricky Langeveld developed a promotional gift for the School for the Arts Utrecht.
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Expert weekend: Design from Marken

The Expert weekend: Design from Marken was a big success. Professionals, students and other aficionados immersed themselves for three days in different craft techniques...
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Dutch Belief in photos

An impression of the exhibition Dutch Belief during Révélations at the Grand Palais in Paris.
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Floris Wubben @ Dutch Belief

The self-designed machines by Floris Wubben for manufacturing products are an important part of the creative process of this young maker. His low-tech machines...
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Dienke Dekker @ Dutch Belief

Since she graduated from the Design Academy in 2012, Dienke Dekker has been studying weaving techniques and applies them to unusual materials.
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Bernard Heesen @ Dutch Belief

Bernard Heesen innovates from the tradition and let chance in the creative process to contribute to form and expression of his glass objects.
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Wandschappen @ Dutch Belief

The work of Nicole Driessens and Ivo van den Baar Wandschappen is characterized by constant innovation from technology and materials.
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Indigo: Sharing blue

CCNL invites four maker-designers to travel to Kyushu to explore the indigo heritage from the Netherlands and Japan during a crafts exchange.
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Contemporary Paper Art

People, flowers, fries, lemons, and various other foods made of paper. Welcome to the paper world of Adrian & Gidi!
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Urban Crafts video

Watch the video of the Urban Crafts week here!
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Crafts Council NL in het land: Cruise Collection

Hoe ziet de toekomst van de mode eruit in Nederland en hoe bereiden wij dit voor in het onderwijs? In de mode staan we...
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Crafts Council NL on the road: Passementerie in the TextielLab

Last week Crafts Council Nederland visited the Textielmuseum in Tilburg and discovered how gold thread and ornamental thread for passementerie is made in the...
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Meet the Master tijdens DDW

Eindhoven, oktober 2014
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Craft films

Observing craftsmen as they manipulate raw materials with expertise, take them through several transformative stages and slowly morph them into refined finished objects can...
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Zoek je het perfecte cadeau voor Moederdag? Geef een masterclass!

Nog niet het perfecte cadeau gevonden om je moeder in het zonnetje te zetten? Geef een masterclass van Meet the Master! Er zijn verschillende...
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De Dutch Darling van het publiek is…

Meer dan 3000 bezoekers van de Dutch Design Week hebben hun stem uitgebracht en de publieksfavoriet was duidelijk.