WE'RE DELIGHTED TO PRESENT A NEW CURATORIAL TEAM OF ARCHITECTS AND CURATORS – JAYDEN ALI, JOSEPH HENRY, MENEESHA KELLAY AND SUMITRA UPHAM – SELECTED BY US TO REPRESENT THE UK AT THE 18TH IN...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/venice-biennale/venice-architecture-biennale-2023/
CRAFTING FUTURES IS BUILDING A POSITIVE FUTURE BY UNLOCKING CRAFT’S UNIQUE POTENTIAL TO INSPIRE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AND PRESERVE OUR SHARED HISTORY AND CULTURE. Explore the stories, blo...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/crafting-futures/crafting-futures-stories/
THE BRITISH COUNCIL PRESENTS THE GARDEN OF PRIVATISED DELIGHTS AT THE BRITISH PAVILION FOR THE 17TH INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION – LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA FROM 22 MAY – 21 NOVEMBER...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/venice-biennale/venice-architecture-biennale-2020/
This programme focuses on design education and thinking, and materials innovation. It is part of the Gulf Culture & Sport a 3-year Gulf-wide programme targeting 14-30 year olds and spanning mult...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/gulf-culture-sport-maker-programme/
STEP INSIDE THE STUDIOS OF CRAFT PRACTITIONERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN OUR FILM SERIES FOR CRAFTING FUTURES . FROM EMBROIDERY IN MEXICO TO GLASSBLOWING IN THE UK AND BATIK IN MALAYSIA, FIND INSP...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/crafting-futures/why-i-make-film-series/
The CIRCULAR DESIGN LAB was developed in 2018 by British Council and Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Conceived as a way of actively exploring the future of making through a multi-disciplinary, inte...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/Making-Matters/circular-design-lab-2019/
PROTOTYPE CITY IS AN ARCHITECTURE EXCHANGE PROGRAMME CENTERING ON INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION TO TEST NEW IDEAS IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. Teams of international and UK-based architects will w...
IN 2019, BRITISH COUNCIL LAUNCHED CRAFTING FUTURES IN CHINA, AIMING TO FOSTER INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR UK AND CHINESE WOMEN ARTISANS, EXPLORE SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION ACROSS THE CRAFT...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/crafting-futures/where-we-work/chinaCraftingFutures/
CRAFTING FUTURES IN INDONESIA HAS CREATED NEW NETWORKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARED LEARNING – PARTICULARLY IN ADDRESSING SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES TOWARDS CRAFT AND CULTURE. Indonesian desi...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/crafting-futures/where-we-work/indonesiaCraftingFutures/
IN MARCH 2020 ‘MAKING FUTURES: RETHINKING CRAFT COMMUNITIES, TAKING ON GLOBAL CHALLENGES’ THREE-DAY CONFERENCE TOOK PLACE IN CEBU, THE PHILIPPINES. The conference was a partnership betwee...
Crafting Futures Argentina has focussed on the development of research into good practices in the design and crafts sector, with the aim of improving the relationship between designers and artisa...
LAUNCHED IN ROMANIA IN 2020, CRAFTING FUTURES BRINGS TOGETHER SIX CRAFT PROFESSIONALS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ORGANISATIONS, DESIGNERS, ARTISTS AND CRAFTIVISTS IN ROMANIA, AIMING TO SUPPORT...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/crafting-futures/where-we-work/romaniaCraftingFutures/
CRAFT IS IN CRISIS. LIVELIHOODS, CULTURE, HERITAGE, ENVIRONMENTS AND SOCIETIES ARE AT STAKE. THE BRITISH COUNCIL, WORKING WITH A NETWORK OF PARTNERS IN THE UK AND AROUND THE WORLD WANT TO ENSURE ...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/crafting-futures/where-we-work/
The Craft Toolkit is part of the British Council’s Crafting Futures programme. Whether you’re a craft maker, artisan, designer or someone who works with them, Craft Toolkit, available in 12 ...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/crafting-futures/CF-resources/craft-toolkit/
This year, sponsored by IM Motors, the British Council is collaborating with Manchester Metropolitan University and Young Green Tech, to invite Chinese university students from design, engineerin...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/Making-Matters/making-matters-china-design-challenge/
Crafting Futures Nepal aims to develop pioneering research to illustrate craft in the expanded practice. Together with the partners the University of Leicesterand the Nepal Art Village and with s...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/crafting-futures/where-we-work/nepal/
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the British Council in partnership with Fashion Revolution India, launched a report highlighting key recommendations on reimaging the craft economy post Covi...
CRAFTING FUTURES CENTRAL ASIA: INTER-GENERATIONAL CRAFT COMMUNICATION AND COLLECTIVE CRAFT FUTURES is a three-year programme finishing in March 2022 of collaborative research and skills developme...
Crafting Futures South Caucasus is a partnership between Plymouth College of Art, the British Council and a range of government, academic, VET, higher education and development agencies in Georgi...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/crafting-futures/where-we-work/south-caucasus-cluster/
Crafting Futures Chile focuses on building stronger connections with the WORLD CRAFTS COUNCIL’S CRAFT CITIES in Chile, the country with the most craft cities on this list for Latin America, inc...
https://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/crafting-futures/where-we-work/Chile_Crafting_Futures/