A debate on sustainability in crafts was held within the framework of the 4th Experiència Artisania, which was moderated by Jordi Vidal, executive director of Leather Cluster Barcelona, an entity that collaborates to promote the leather craftsmen of our country. The debate was attended by the following experts:
- Isabel del Río, PhD in the history of design and specialist in the history of leather and leather goods. Coordinator of the advanced training cycle in Leather Techniques at the La Gaspar Municipal School of Art and Design in Igualada.
- Olga Dubovik, leather craftswoman and coordinator of the intermediate training cycle in plastic arts and design in Leather Accessories Crafts at the La Gaspar Municipal School of Art and Design in Igualada.
- Mar Ribaudí, designer and multidisciplinary artist. Creator of Maribaudi, a clothing and accessories brand that revolves around experimentation, sustainability and craftsmanship.
An enriching debate where craftsmanship has been claimed as a path to making a more sustainable world. Craftsmanship promotes the circular economy, making the most of our nearby resources, avoiding saturation of the planet and generating wealth in our territory.
Artisania is an initiative of Anoia in Transition, and the fruit of cooperation between four municipalities – El Bruc, Copons, La Llacuna and Sant Martí de Tous – to build an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable rural community, which generates knowledge, wealth and opportunities for people, through contemporary craftsmanship.
Artisania is a commitment to project the rural territory of Anoia. A project that articulates the territory and connects it with the creators, and with the world.
Artisania embodies the values of contemporary craftsmanship to promote the towns, the natural environment and talent in rural Anoia. To make the territory a space to live, be inspired and create.
The round table was preceded by the screening of a selection of audiovisuals linked to sustainability and circularity from the International Audiovisual Craft Showcase of the Consortium of Commerce, Crafts and Fashion of Catalonia (CCAM).
