Crafted Origins

 6—8 November 2026 | OFICI Traditional Craft Fair, Cardona, Spain & Online

The exhibition brings together, for the first time ever, works recognised, or currently under examination, within the European Union’s new Geographical Indications framework for craft and industrial products.

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Craft Matters Episode 7: Crafting Through Crisis│Ukrainian Crafts

We speak with Olha Truten, Ukrainian Makers Association, about the findings of Ukrainian Crafts in Times of Crisis: Situation Analysis and Policy Proposals, a new study by the ECA. At the centre of the episode is a difficult reality: adaptation is no longer a short-term response. For many craftspeople, it has become part of everyday working life.

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New Packaging Rules and Craft Businesses

58.5% of respondents to ECA’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) Impact Survey are stopping, pausing or restricting EU cross-border sales. The ECA is calling for five targeted changes to keep craft micro-enterprises participating in the Single Market, including relief from mandatory Authorised Representatives and a simplified, interoperable route for very low-volume cross-border sales.

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Edinburgh Course Closures Raise Wider Questions for Craft Education

Craft Scotland has published an open letter calling for the reinstatement of undergraduate degrees in Jewellery and Silversmithing, Textiles, and Performance Costume at Edinburgh College of Art. The closures raise a wider question for craft across Europe: what happens to skills, knowledge and the communities built around them when the places where they are taught begin to disappear.

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