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POST - Dec 10, 2024
Jewellery for the home
By Maharani Craft from Indonesia
POST - Nov 7, 2024
Home Textiles Laos
Insights export coaching programme
POST - Jul 22, 2024
Handmade Home Textiles from Laos
At Maison & Objet September 5-9, 2024
POST - Jun 19, 2024
Circulariteit in home
Aan de slag in een CIRCO track
POST - Dec 13, 2023
A treasure trove of craft
from fair trade producers to the EU market
POST - Oct 17, 2023
Circularity in home deco
Three tips to make your product more sustainable - and more distinctive
POST - Sep 26, 2023
Duurzaamheid in home deco
Drie tips die je product duurzamer en meer onderscheidend maken
POST - Jul 18, 2023
Textured textiles from Laos
At Maison & Objet September 7-11, 2023
POST - Dec 20, 2022
Handmade Textiles from Laos
Pop-up exhibition at Maison & Objet
POST - Oct 20, 2022
Sustainability for craft businesses
A mission impossible?
POST - Aug 12, 2022
Naturally dyed products from Tai Baan
Home Textiles from Laos
POST - Aug 12, 2022
Beautifully embellished textiles from Her Works
Home Textiles from Laos
POST - Aug 12, 2022
Bold handwoven patterns by Ock Pop Tok
Home Textiles from Laos
POST - Aug 11, 2022
New takes on traditional patterns by TAEC
Home Textiles from Laos
POST - Aug 9, 2022
Handmade Highlights Milan 2022
Zooming in & Zooming out
POST - Mar 14, 2022
Home Positivity
Three trends for the Twenties
POST - Jan 14, 2022
Explore textiles from Laos
on MOM and at Maison & Objet March 2022
POST - Aug 31, 2021
Popping up again!
At Maison & Objet September 2021
POST - Apr 2, 2021
NEXT21, A Virtual Exhibition
South African craft and design brands
POST - Nov 19, 2020
A sneak peek
Of textiles from Laos
POST - Nov 7, 2019
Brown in the home
Lidewij Edelkoort trends a/w 20/21
POST - Aug 23, 2019
Textiles from Laos
Off the beaten track and on trend
POST - Jun 21, 2019
Handmade Highlights Milan 2019
The common thread in interiors
POST - Apr 30, 2019
Next level for South African exporters
Looking back on the NEXT19 Trade Exhibition
POST - Feb 15, 2019
Lidewij Edelkoort on Folklore
Embellished Textiles - 4 Highlights
POST - Jan 31, 2019
Celebrating craft skills of refugees
MADE51 showcase at Ambiente 2019
POST - Jan 28, 2019
Trade Exhibition NEXT19 in Cape Town
Showcasing over 40 South African exporters
POST - Aug 15, 2018
Refugee-made products at Maison & Objet
Available through UNHCR’s MADE51 platform and experienced exporters
POST - Aug 14, 2018
At Maison & Objet, explore South African design
9 designer manufacturers exhibiting their new ranges
POST - Jun 22, 2018
Lidewij Edelkoort Trends Autumn Winter 2019/ 2020
All wrapped up in handmade textiles
POST - May 8, 2018
Handmade Highlights Milan 2018
Sustainable Trailblazers, High-End Handmade and New Nostalgia
POST - Mar 27, 2018
Sustainable Design Mongolia
New collections launched at M&O + Ambiente 2018
POST - Mar 26, 2018
A next step for South African exporters
NEXT18 Trade Exhibition was a great success
POST - Dec 20, 2017
Four Fabulous Fibres
Mongolian Exporters at EU Fairs
POST - Dec 18, 2017
NEXT18 Trade Exhibition Cape Town
Export-ready product design from South Africa
POST - Aug 15, 2017
10 South African designers at Maison & Objet
Launching their new product collections
POST - Jul 6, 2017
Particles - new material developments for 18/19
Trend presentation Lidewij Edelkoort
POST - Jul 5, 2017
Industrial inspiration
Factory visits Mongolia
POST - Apr 19, 2017
Throwing Pots
Craft class
POST - Apr 18, 2017
Handmade Highlights Milan 2017
From praying to playing
POST - Mar 7, 2017
Connecting importers and exporters
At 2 leading trade shows
POST - Feb 1, 2017
A Curated Selection of Design and Craft
popping up at Ambiente 2017
POST - Jan 1, 2017
Discovering Mongolia
Harsh Land, Softest Fibers
POST - Dec 30, 2016
Extraordinary Home Textiles
Pop-up Exhibition at Heimtextil 2017
POST - Aug 9, 2016
South African Design at Maison & Objet
10 exporters making their European debut
POST - Feb 3, 2016
Fair Trade Finest at Ambiente
Showcasing the fairest products
POST - Jan 4, 2016
Pop-Up Exhibition Linking Maker & Market
At Heimtextil, Maison & Objet and Ambiente
POST - Nov 10, 2015
Textiles in Elle Decoration
Handmade and precious
POST - Aug 20, 2015
Linking Maker & Market launches at EcoStyle
Pop-up exhibition of ranges from 28 exporters
POST - Jun 2, 2015
From Designer To Do-er
Conference What Design Can Do
POST - May 10, 2015
Report Scarcity
for PantoneView
POST - May 7, 2015
Handmade Highlights Milan 2015
From experiment to tangible design
POST - Mar 9, 2015
Sustainable Home Textiles
Craftscurator's Forecast for PantoneView
POST - Feb 9, 2015
Sustainable Style in Elle Decoration NL
Craftscurator is now Columnist!
POST - Jan 12, 2015
Sustainable Design from Vietnam
New Product Ranges at Ambiente
POST - Dec 14, 2014
Lidewij Edelkoort on Trends for Summer 2016
Vanities – From Abstinence to Opulence
POST - Sep 30, 2014
Thank You, Maison & Objet Visitors!
Successful Indonesian Presentation in Paris
POST - Jul 15, 2014
A New Way To Explore The Best Of Indonesia
At Maison & Objet, Paris September 5 - 9, 2014
POST - Jul 14, 2014
Heimtextil Trends 15/16
Focus on Sustainability
POST - May 29, 2014
A New Beginning
Lidewij Edelkoort Trends Autumn/ Winter 15/16
POST - May 4, 2014
Colour Cahier 2015
For hardware or textiles
POST - May 4, 2014
Product Trend Guide 2015
In-depth product information
POST - May 4, 2014
Maker Trend Guide 2015 and beyond
Full of information on materials and techniques
POST - Apr 21, 2014
The Best of Salone Milan 2014
Sustainable and Handmade Design
POST - Mar 19, 2014
Orientations 2015
For PantoneView
POST - Mar 12, 2014
Successful Ambiente Fair!
Sustainable Design from Vietnam
POST - Jan 22, 2014
Sustainable Design Product Ranges
Launch at Ambiente 2014
POST - Jan 6, 2014
Volkskrant Article
Smaakmaker 2014
POST - Dec 10, 2013
The Common Thread for Summer 2015
Lidewij Edelkoort's trend presentation 'Gathering'
POST - Oct 30, 2013
Craft-led Dutch Design
Financial Times article
POST - Sep 23, 2013
Nordic Maximalism
Home Sweet Home Exhibition
POST - Aug 5, 2013
Sustainable Materials
PantoneView Reports
POST - Jun 2, 2013
BOLD, or the end of fashion as we know it
Lidewij Edelkoort's plan B for winter 2014/ 2015
POST - May 19, 2013
The Conscious Consumer
Sustainable Design in the EU Market for Home Deco/ Textiles
POST - Apr 22, 2013
Elegant Crafts
At Salone Milan
POST - Apr 22, 2013
Raw Crafts
At Salone del Mobile
POST - Apr 22, 2013
Mash Up Crafts
At Milan Design Week
POST - Mar 19, 2013
Hand Made Exhibition
7 clichés about crafts unraveled
POST - Feb 22, 2013
Carpet of Life
Made in Morocco
POST - Dec 15, 2012
House Beautiful
Lidewij Edelkoort’s Trends for Summer 2014
POST - Oct 10, 2012
Design + Craft, The Brazilian Path
Book Review
POST - Sep 27, 2012
Kill Your Darlings
Carpet of Life
POST - Jun 4, 2012
Rock 'n Romanticism
Lidewij Edelkoort on trends for winter 2013/ 2014
POST - May 30, 2012
What Design Can Do!
5 do's for you
POST - May 13, 2012
Makers in Milan
'Between Handicraft and Digicraft'
POST - Mar 22, 2012
Sensitive Style
From South Africa
POST - Mar 22, 2012
Inventive Crafts
From South Africa
POST - Mar 22, 2012
Expressive Products
From South Africa
POST - Mar 22, 2012
Hands-on
Design Indaba Conference
POST - Jan 11, 2012
Crazy Creative
Trendupdate January 2012
POST - Dec 14, 2011
Lidewij's Touch and Thoughts
Trends for spring/summer 2013
POST - Oct 25, 2011
Hand Made
Craftscurator is online!
POST - Oct 11, 2011
Sustainable Sophistication
Trendupdate October 2011
POST - Sep 30, 2011
How to... Source Handmade Products
8 tips and tricks for importers
POST - Aug 1, 2011
Do Touch
Handmade in Milan