Turkey Design Council and project partners Brumen Foundation, Slovenia and Traditional Arts Association, Turkey are inviting designers and creatives from all across the European Union member and candidate countries (excluding Turkey) to get to know five different Anatolian crafts and reinterpret one (or more) of them for a contemporary audience.

Anatolia, the vast region spanning most of mainland Turkey, was once home to ancient civilizations; today, its craftspeople still carry expert knowledge, which is passed from generation to generation, but is being increasingly forgotten. To revitalize these ancient skill sets, we’re introducing five different crafts – quilting, inlaying, ceramics, felt making, and stone carving – and inviting designers to create their own contemporary product design proposals.

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