The weekend April 4th to April 6th 2014 sees the 3rd annual "European Artistic Crafts Days". Organised by the French National Institute of Arts and Crafts (INMA), the Journées Européennes des Métiers d’Art will be celebrated with untold events, workshops, open days and exhibitions in Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, Latvia, Hungary and Portugal.
And by us through the candleholder Medallion by Gonçalo Campos & Maria Bruno Néo for Portuguese brand Vicara, a new product that combines two forms of traditional handicraft: pottery and crochet.
The candleholder itself is classic, simple porcelain, the handle is crochet or more exactly, crochet that has been "frozen" in porcelain in such a way as to maintain the filigree dignity of the crochet. But hard. And so useful as a handle.
And because each handle is crocheted by hand, no two are alike and so each object is not just unique in its combination of materials, but unique in its physical expression.
Medallion by Gonçalo Campos & Maria Bruno Néo is not the only example of a modern approach to traditional handwork and handicrafts.
But is a particularly delightful example.
Full details can be found at http://vicara.org
