Fibre2fashion.com, India
A one day workshop called ‘Sui Dhaga’, or ‘Needle & Thread’ when translated in to English, was organised in the capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad. It was attended by designers, experts, artisans and craft lovers. The workshop was organised with the specific purpose of providing an opportunity to master artisans to discuss their problems with experts and seek their opinion and views.
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www.readingeagle.com
By Michelle E. Arevalo
Reading Eagle correspondent
In 2005, Virginville resident Mary E. Oswald took a momentous trip to England
Channel News Asia, Singapore
NEW DELHI : A slump in global demand has slashed the business of Indian handicraft makers by half.
Hindu, India
Shimla (PTI): In a bid to promote its art and handicraft in the international market, Himanchal Pradesh Government will participate in two global trade fairs in the UK and Canada next year.
Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
The government plans to host hundreds of promotional events and trade shows in 2009, which it has dubbed the “Year of Creative Industries†in response to complaints that it isn’t doing enough to stop foreign producers from cashing in on Indonesia’s cultural heritage by selling imitation handicrafts, officials have said
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
By Andrea Waxman
of The Chronicle staff
Faythe Levine’s life is all about creativity. Though she doesn’t come off as a rebel, the 31-year-old Milwaukee artist, boutique/gallery owner and filmmaker has crafted her life according to her individual vision since she struck out on her own after high school. Recently she has found that her unique path has placed her at the forefront of a new wave of interest among young people in making things by hand using traditional and nontraditional materials and techniques.
Balita.org, UK
BONTOC, Mountain Province, Dec. 17 — Scores of visitors in this capital town have started to buy the unique handicraft and native products mostly under the program One Town, One Product (OTOP) for sale at the 20th Mountain Province handicrafts exposition until Sunday.
CCTV, China
Source: CCTV.com
The third Guangdong Folk Craftworks Exhibition kicked off in Guangzhou’s Lingnan Exhibition Center on Saturday. It’s jointly sponsored by the province’s Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Chinese Culture Promotion Society, and the Folk Artists Association.
Home Textiles Today, NY
San Francisco – Diversified home décor supplier Peking Handicraft, Inc. (PKHC) has unveiled a new licensed textile collection, Trina Turk Residential.
The line features interpretations of designer Turk’s apparel prints, which the company said “are inspired by the multicultural mix, architecture and landscape of Los Angeles and California.â€
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Business Mirror, Philippines -
Written by Miguel R. Camus / Researcher
The lack of sustainable raw materials is one of the biggest problems stifling the growth of the country’s forest-based furniture and handicrafts industries. Despite this, however, the sector can still count itself fortunate.