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Online Platforms & Marketplaces for Crafts Makers 0 Reply

In the framework of Dialogue Café Global Exchange of Crafts Makers, we are organising a session on marketplaces and online platforms where crafts makers can sell their products and goods such as Tictail, Etsy, and other such as Dawanda, Artesanum, Amazon Handmade, Ezebee. Makers invited will also exchange experiences and share their testimonials on online business.

The session will take place on 27 November from 15h to 17h London time.

Programme

Promoting Makers´ work and enhancing cultural heritage:

Dialogue Café Belgrade:

• Balsa Djukovic, Project Coordinator at Nova Iskra, FOLKK project

Dialogue Café Rio de Janeiro:

• Alice Freitas, Founder and Executive Director, Rede Asta
• Betty Prado, Director, Bemglo
• Camila Frois, Communication Coordinator, Artesol
• Raquel Lara Rezende, Researcher, Artesol

Dialogue Café Évora:

• Ana Lavado, Eugénio de Almeida Foundation

Dialogue Café Lisboa:

• Marta Cunha Ferreira, Fair Bazaar
• Ana Luísa Lavado, The Portuguese Room

Makers´ testimonials:

Dialogue Café Lisboa:

• Diana Pais, Miss Castelinhos
• Rita Costa, Passa a palavra

REGISTRATION & CONTACTS
Dialogue Café Lisbon / Dialogue Café Association – Dalia Sendra (daliasendra@casadoregalo.pt)
Dialogue Café Évora – Ana Lavado (ana.lavado@fea.pt)
Dialogue Café Rio de Janeiro – Mayara Gonçalves (dcafe.rio@gmail.com)
Dialogue Café Belgrade – Biljana Vukosavljevic (unaserbia@gmail.com)

Keep posted or contact us for further information.

SME Management for Crafts Makers! 0 Reply

In today´s increasingly virtual world, making things by hand using centuries-old techniques, traditional crafts provided with a new design approach are fulfilling the market of online business and also starts-ups.

The main goal of the cycle Global Exchange of Crafts Makers is to promote exchanges and dialogue between different crafts makers around the world with the aim, in one hand, of identifying the challenges and opportunities of this promising creative sector in future economies, in the other hand, promoting a dialogue and transmission of know-how between traditional and innovative artisans, between senior and young generations.

In this framework, Dialogue Café Association and its members are organising a session on SME Management for creative minds with the aim of providing makers with key information on how to launch or strengthen their business and sharing information on toolkits and tools on business sustainability.

PROGRAMME[1]

Special connection from Barcelona:

• Mònica Rodríguez Limia, Founder of Empresas Creadoras and Veo Veo Magazine

Dialogue Café Évora

• António Paiva de Andrada, Artisan maker
• Maria José Morais, Artisan maker
• Vanessa Zorrinho, Artisan maker
• Telma Barrelas, Artisan maker

Dialogue Café Lisbon

• João Nasi Pereira, HORA, Marketing e Comunicação
• Madalena Aires Mateus, GAIATA Creative Fashion Brand

Keep posted to know more!

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Craftivism at Dialogue Café! 0 Reply

OVERVIEW

The main goal of the cycle Global Exchange of Crafts Makers is to promote exchanges and dialogue between different crafts makers around the world with the aim, in one hand, of identifying the challenges and opportunities of this promising creative sector in future economies, in the other hand, promoting a dialogue and transmission of know-how between traditional and innovative artisans, between senior and young generations.

Indeed, in today´s increasingly virtual world, making things by hand using centuries-old techniques, traditional crafts provided with a new design approach are fulfilling the market of online business and also starts-ups. In this context, crafts are also used as language for gentle protest and social change. Indeed, Craftivism is a form of activism addressing anti-capitalism, environmentalism, feminism or any other social issue or cause. Centered on practices of handicrafts, craftivism includes various forms of needlework among many other as ceramics, screen-printing, paperwork, wood, glass, illustration, etc.

In this framework, Dialogue Café Association and its members in Novi Pazar, Rio de Janeiro and Lisbon, are organising a session on Craftivism with the aim of sharing information about initiatives using crafts a powerful tool for gentle protest, social change, collective empowerment, personal development, but also action, expression and networking. During the session experts, makers and organisations from Portugal, Serbia and Brasil will be invited to present their knowledge, resources and share their experiences.

The session will take place next 23 November from 15h to 17h Lisbon time / 13h to 15h Rio de Janeiro time. 

PROGRAMME

Dialogue Café Lisbon (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Central Building Room 3):

• Sónia Domingos, Guerrilha Crochet Yarn Bomb Society
• Maria Conceição Pires, “Hora d’avó” Project, Light Factory Shop
• Ana Torradinhas, Craftivista, Colectivo Metamorfilia
• Teresa Carvalheira, Fashion Revolution Portugal

Dialogue Café Novi Pazar (Centar Duga):

• Dajana Petrović, mural painter and street artist
• Naida Gicić i Adaleta Nikšić, Owners “Četkice“

Special connection from Argentina:

• Gugui Cebey, Textile Artist & Craftivist, Argentina

With the participation of Dialogue Café Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Candido Mendes)

CONTACTS AND REGISTRATION

Dialogue Café Association / Lisbon (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation) – Dalia Sendra (daliasendra@casadoregalo.pt)

Dialogue Café Rio de Janeiro (Candido Mendes University) – Nina Kertzman (dcafe.rio@gmail.com)

Dialogue Café Novi Pazar – Fatima Durovic (fatimadurovic@gmail.com)

Business Development & Internationalisation for Crafts Makers! 2 2

Dialogue Café is come back with interesting and useful sessions!

In the framework of our cycle Global Exchange of Crafts Makers, Dialogue Cafés based in Évora, Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro will organise a session on “Business Development and internationalisation” with the aim of providing makers with key information on how to strengthen their business and promote its development at the international level, as well as sharing information on business sustainability and shared business strategies.

During the session experts, makers and organisations from Portugal and Brasil will be invited to present their knowledge, resources and share their experiences.

Download the programme!

The session will take place next 26 October from 15h to 17h London time in our respective locations: 

• Dialogue Café Évora (Évora Tech / ADRAL)
• Dialogue Café Lisbon (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation)
• Dialogue Café Rio de Janeiro (Cândido Mendes University – Centro)
• Dialogue Café Novi Pazar (Centar Duga)

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Fab Labs and Crafts Makers: bringing together innovation to Artisanship 0 Reply

In 2017, the national exchange of Fab Labs of Portugal will take place in Évora and will be hosted by ÉvoraTech. In this context, ADRAL – Alentejo Regional Development Agency, Manager of Dialogue Café Évora and FABLAB ÉvoraTech – Incubator of Technology-Based Companies of Évora, proposes to organise a debate on “Fab Labs and Crafts Makers: bringing together innovation to Artisanship” to be held on 26 May 2017 from 15h to 17h London time in the framework of the Global Exchange of Crafts Makers organised by Dialogue Café Association.

The main objectives of this session are firstly, to promote a reflection on how to marriage technology and traditional handmade artisanship in order to innovate this creative sector. Secondly, promoting mutual learning and sharing successful initiatives of cooperation between FabLabs and Crafts Makers.

For this purpose, Crafts Makers and FabLabs will be invited to present their views and experiences of cooperation and development of new projects involving technology and innovation.

Special Speakers:

• Dialogue Café Evora:
  • João Rodrigues, EvoraTech – ADRAL
  • Ana Rita Albuquerque, Volume Atelier
  • José Viana, Fab Lab Coimbra

• Dialogue Café Lisbon:
  • Etelberta and Miguel Oliveira, Eterlbert Project – Torcer Ideias*
  • Alexandra Paio, Vitruvius FabLab ISCTE-IUL
  • Diana Pais, Miss Castelinhos

• Dialogue Café Novi Pazar:
  • Representative of Fokred Creative Lab 

• Dialogue Café Rio de Janeiro:
  • • Luisa Fosco, Fabulosa Fábrica de Ideias
    • Natalia Bruno, Colar Goya
    • Jan van Bodegraven, Garagem Fab Lab (São Paulo)

For more detailed information contact Dialogue Café Association.

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