Research enables makers to acquire new knowledge in a broader context, to explore and develop processes, products and materials, to gain a wider perspective on their craft, to play a role in new value chains, to enhance research skills, to form new collaborations, to expand their network and to showcase their work. A research project lasts one or more years and focuses on a technique or material.
(w)aardewerk
With (w)aardewerk, Crafts Council Nederland draws attention to urgent issues surrounding the extraction of raw materials and the production of ceramics.
NEW CRAFTS
Craftspeople and digital makers were brought together with the aim to stimulate knowledge exchange, experimentation and research.
BASK IT!
With BASK IT! – literally translated as ‘cherish it!’ – we take you into the world of basketry and explore the many aspects of three-dimensional weaving: its unique properties, possibilities, new applications and also the socio-cultural context.
The Linen Project
The Linen Project explores and reactivates the economic viability of small-scale local flax cultivation and linen production in the Netherlands.
De Borduurschool
Through transfer of knowledge, presentations, research, and lectures, we are building an ecosystem for embroidery together.
Sharing Blue
Four maker-designers traveled to Kyushu, Japan, to explore the shared heritage of the Netherlands and Japan in the field of indigo dyeing during a crafts exchange