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The Wind from Craft Town
By positioning the ‘Craft Town’ as a cultural-geographical concept, this forum examines how craft serves as a bridge between tradition and modernity, embedding local heritage within the dynamic terrain of contemporary practice and cultural innovation
Featuring speakers from both China and the UK, the forum will present case studies and host roundtable discussions that explore how local heritage can drive innovation, and how craft intersects with design, industry, and sustainability. Through this lens, the forum aims to spark dialogue around emerging forms of cross-cultural collaboration, highlighting how craft towns operate as living frameworks that preserve and renew tradition through creative reinterpretation.
Speakers include:
WANG Sha, Deputy Director, The Research Institute of Better China Initiative, China Academy of Arts
Stephen KNOTT, Director, the Crafts Study Centre, UCA
Penelope LUK, Creative Director, Crafts on Peel
Rebecca SKEELS, Course Director of School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University
Jessica WOOD, Founder, ROSA Magazine
Dr Loucia MANOPOULOU, Director, Newlands House Gallery
Chuan LU, Co-Founder, GyreCraft
Enya HUANG, Co-Founder, Yrellag Gallery
This forum is convened by Chuan LU, Dr Loucia MANOPOULOU, and Dr Xiaoxin LI, Curator of Asia department, V&A. Organised by China Academy of Art, Curated by GyreCraft with media collaboration with Life Magazine China and ROSA Magazine. The event also includes object presentations from the Research Institute of the Better China Initiative, China Academy of Art, Life Magazine China, Crafts Study Centre (UCA), ROSA Magazine and Rebecca Skeels.
The time of the event is now 10:00 – 14:00.
