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At Ransäter's Hembygdsgård, several large events are held every summer with tens of thousands of visitors from all over Sweden and internationally. One of Sweden's most beautiful Hembygdsgård with a dozen or so museums and several restaurants as well…

Region Värmland has arranged and facilitated regional and international events to develop technological innovations, based upon virtual reality for example and other hybrid forms of storytelling. Our experience and expertise is an asset for the…

The Culturality project and RuralSpot is introduced and then Lorna Macaulay, from Harris Tweed Authority talks about the Harris Tweed industry as it has evolved through the years.

A RuralSpot in Scotland was held at Clan MacQuarrie Community Centre. Makers and stakeholders were invited to participate in discussions with the Culturality partners. Speakers from the Callanish Stones, Harris Tweed, and Tourism companies shared…

Rut Orrmalm Olsson, producer of textile handicraft, started at the shop in May 2008 and left the shop three years later. Göran Söderström, goldsmith from Lannavaara, joined us in October 2008.

Inez Assk holding a local and traditional pack basket woven in birch bark using the same design language as entrelac

Carina Haglund in her workshop rolling and felting at the table

Carina Haglund in her workshop felting a small wool disk

Carina Haglund's felting machine

Carina Haglund using the felting machine built by her husband

Therese Henner at her loom in her studio, weaving. Image in profile view.

Therese Henner at her loom in her studio, weaving. Video at an angle from behind

Plant dyed yarns, dyed by Therese Henner

Interview with Inez Assk

Inez Assk in her home, knitting

Portrait of Carina Haglund inside her workshop

interview with Carina Haglund

insta360 photo of Haglund's workshop

Winter. Portrait of Carina Haglund, on stair to one of her houses. Her workshop is the red builidng in the left corner

Winter. Haglunds workshop in the left side of the image and house on the right.

Therese Henner looking into camera, wearing scarf and band she's woven herself. Winter landscape in background

Interview with Therese Henner

Therese Henner sitting at loom. View from front and natural dyed yarns hanging on string above heddles

I received an Honours degree from Glasgow School of Art in 1988, before travelling to Australia where I lived and worked in the textile industry as a woven textile designer. I developed my craft skills in the workplace and consider the experience of…

Scarf naturally dyed with rose madder and with eco-print patterns made of beach rose.

The Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU) is the leading research institute in Slovenia for the humanities, social sciences, and selected disciplines of the natural sciences. It comprises eighteen institutes where…

The history, tradition, and process of making Scotch whisky. Peat is sometimes used to enhance the flavour and give it a smoky taste.

Metal sculpture of a sea eagle, a predatory seabird native to Lofoten. The bird stands on a naturally rounded base stone, holding a fish in its talons. The object has a golden sheen, which is the result of brushing brass to a hot surface. The object…

A felted seat cushion in 100% wool in a checkered pattern of a mustad yellow and burnt sierra orange on top of grey wool (peaking through in cracks of colour). At two ends there's a elastic ribbon and a coresponding wooden button.

3D model of a Sgoth Niseach traditional boat from Ness, crafted by boatmaker Mark Stockl from Ullapool, Scotland.

A wooden skiff (sgoth in Scottish Gaelic) traditional crafted in and for the waters around Ness, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The boats were traditional fishing boats, particularly for line fishing, during the 19th century and until the…

3D model of a Sgoth Niseach traditional boat from Ness, crafted by boatmaker Mark Stockl from Ullapool, Scotland.

Sgoth Niseach crafted by Mark Stockl, without the trailer.

PhD researcher evaluating how digital tools can help look at cultural landscapes holistically in order to better inform practices related to heritage preservation in the face of climate change threats. I am doing this by looking at how climate change…

The large number of pots found in the Asturian region highlights the importance of “pucheros” and legumes in Asturian gastronomy. This particular piece was made at the Faro pottery workshop and features the traditional black finish characteristic of…

The large number of pots found in the Asturian region highlights the importance of “pucheros” and legumes in Asturian gastronomy. This particular piece was made at the Faro pottery workshop and features the traditional black finish characteristic of…

Region: Arvika, Värmland, Sweden

Metal sculpture of a cormorant, a native seabird in Lofoten. The bird is sitting on a naturally rounded stone, looking upwards with its peek towards the sky. The sculpture has a brass shine, by brushing brass ontot the hot surface. The form is an…

The necklace is woven out of 100% linen yarn in both warp and weft. The blue tones are a blend of newly produced Swedish yarn and leftover yarn form the local handweaving association. Process: Handwoven with the usage of the technique “pulled…

Snowscape Vessel, a white porcelain ceramic vessel with porcelain inlay details in black and blue, with a matte black inside. Created by Clair Sinclair of Clair Sinclair Ceramics, Forfar Scotland.

A hand made white porcelain vessel decorated with inlaid coloured porcelain tree motifs in black and blue, with matt black glaze on the inside. Making Process: A thin slab of porcelain is rolled out and decorated with coloured porcelain that is…

Pieces made of beech wood. This is a children's toy, a spinning top. It consists of two pieces, a wooden handle with which the spinning top is held before throwing it, and the spinning top itself. When you hold it by the handle and pull hard on the…

Carved wooden object used to stamp the name of the cheesemaker. One side displays the surname "González," while the opposite side features the letters "R." and "M.," along with a heart and geometric motifs as decoration. This piece was specifically…

Carved wooden object used to stamp the name of the cheesemaker. One side displays the surname "González," while the opposite side features the letters "R." and "M.," along with a heart and geometric motifs as decoration. This piece was specifically…

Carved wooden stamp made to mark Casín cheese. This piece features the name of the producer: "Dorotea" on one side and the surname "Alonso" on the opposite. The name is accompanied by decorative motifs on the remaining sides, including geometric…

Carved wooden stamp made to mark Casín cheese. This piece features the name of the producer: "Dorotea" on one side and the surname "Alonso" on the opposite. The name is accompanied by decorative motifs on the remaining sides, including geometric…

Carved circular wooden stamp for Casín cheese, featuring a handle. The inscription "Berginia Prao." surrounds a geometric sun positioned at the center of the composition. Additional geometric motifs encircle the inscription, completing the decoration…

Carved circular wooden stamp for Casín cheese, featuring a handle. The inscription "Berginia Prao." surrounds a geometric sun positioned at the center of the composition. Additional geometric motifs encircle the inscription, completing the decoration…

Small circular wooden stamp used to mark Casín cheese. A handle allows it to be held and used to stamp the carved geometric solar disc on its surface.

Small circular wooden stamp used to mark Casín cheese. A handle allows it to be held and used to stamp the carved geometric solar disc on its surface.

Creates clothes with her mother Dominica Stan.

She is a native of Săpânță, her grandmother introduced her into the practice of weaving at the age of 5, later on when she was 15 she was hired as to work at home within a workers cooperative. She has been weaving within this arrangement for 15…

Wooden stirrups featuring geometric and vegetal motifs carved on their various sides. A handle at the top is also decorated.

Wooden stirrups featuring geometric and vegetal motifs carved on their various sides. A handle at the top is also decorated.

Wooden stirrups reinforced with wrought iron, which is shaped into stylized vegetal forms on the front side of the object.

Wooden stirrups reinforced with wrought iron, which is shaped into stylized vegetal forms on the front side of the object.

A hand made white porcelain vase decorated with inlaid coloured porcelain in blue, grey and orange. Created by Carol Sinclair of Carol Sinclair Ceramics, Forfar Scotland.

A hand made white porcelain bottle decorated with inlaid coloured porcelain in blue, grey and orange. Making Process: A series of thin slabs of porcelain are rolled out and decorated with bands of coloured porcelain that is inlaid into the top…

Born in Laviana, Asturias in 1976. Designer and ceramist. Graduate in Fine Arts, specialising in Design, from the University of Barcelona and a Higher Graduate in Artistic Ceramics from the School of Arts and Crafts of Barcelona, Llotja, San Andreu.…

Sue Blair is a ceramics maker, creating pottery on the Isle of Lewis.

Sweater Inspired by the historical photo of the North-Norwegian fisherman Johanner Folgerø. The pattern desing became popular from the charismatic photo of the fisherman. These photos were taken on the occasion of the fishing exhibition in Bodø in…

Târgu Lăpuș is a town in Maramureș County, northern Transylvania, Romania. It administers thirteen villages: Boiereni (Boérfalva), Borcut (Borkút), Cufoaia (Kohópatak), Dămăcușeni (Domokos), Dobricu Lăpușului (Láposdebrek), Dumbrava (Kisdebrecen),…

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