Japanese

Craftsman = Shokunin

Craftsmanship = soul & spirit

Spanish

Artesanía

Creative activity of making objects by hand or helped by simples machines to achieve individualized results, determined by cultural patterns, environment and its historical development

English

Craft

An activity involving skill in making things by hand.

What is craft?

Production

Self-expression

Material

Consumption

Hand-made

Traditional techniques

Reflect the culture of a community

Local material

Originally produced for personal or local consumption

Important role for local development and poverty eradication

Culture and Crafts as inspiration

Arts and Crafts Movement in Europe (1860-1910)

Promote and protect rural handicrafts

Crafts in developing countries

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LoteríaMexican Game

Artisans are creative

Collaborative process…facilitatePreserve & protect

Make it personal

Real value of crafts

Tell storiesMake it human

People and culture over market

Space for innovation

Respect

Listen

Observe