We are delighted to announce the 15 makers selected to represent their country at the Europe Handicraft Week 2019 in Kuwait. World Crafts Council Europe has selected the makers based on their skill in their chosen craft, and to capture the wide variety of craft disciplines currently being practiced across Europe.

Organised by WCC-APR, in collaboration with the National Council for Culture, Arts & Letters (NCCAL) and hosted by the Government of Kuwait this exhibition will take place during the 25th Qrain Festival, in January 2019.

#104, sculptural vessel form in porcelain and shimmery crystal glaze, 2016 by Ipek Kotan

The following makers have been selected to participate:

 

Renato Costa e Silva

Portugal

Ceramics

Sophie Kate Curran

Ireland

Ceramics

Ľubica Noemi

Slovakia

Textiles

Elinor Andersson

Sweden

Glass

Jilli Blackwood

Scotland

Textiles

Latifa Sayadi

Germany

Steelwork

Fernando Malo

Spain

Ceramics

Delphine Le Poupon

France

Mother-of-Pearl

Ipek Kotan

Turkey

Ceramics

Clementine Correzzola

Belgium

Jewellery

Morten Klitgård Madsen

Denmark

Glass

Silvia K

UK

Ceramics

Silvia Logi

Italy

Wood mosaic

Eka Khuntsaria

Georgia

Textiles

Esme Hoffman

Netherlands

Basketry

Image courtesy of maker Morten Klitgaard

Image courtesy of maker Sophie Curran

The European Prize for Applied Arts 2018. Monumentality - Fragility
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