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Conversations in Craft: The Future is Handmade
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Conversations in Craft: The Future is Handmade

Thu 22 Oct · 17:30

Manchester Craft & Design Centre

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Conversations in Craft: The Future is Handmade will take place at the Manchester Craft & Design Centre on 22 October 2026. This talk will explore the significance of traditional craft techniques and their relevance in modern making. The discussion will focus on how heritage skills can be preserved and adapted for contemporary use.

Heritage in the Modern Craft Sector: Exploring what it means to hold on to traditional techniques and interpret them for the future

Heritage craft grabs headlines, what does that mean for the craft sector of today? What can we learn from heritage skills, who is translating these skills into modern techniques and what do we lose if they disappear?

An exploration of what it means to make with your hands, to hold on to traditional techniques and interpret them for the modern world. Greater Manchester is no stranger to making, with a strong industrial and making heritage, how do we honour that heritage in a region with its eyes so focussed on the future?

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Conversations in Craft: The Future is Handmade takes place on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 17:30.

Conversations in Craft: The Future is Handmade is held at Manchester Craft & Design Centre in Manchester (17 Oak Street, Manchester, M4 5JD).

Tickets for Conversations in Craft: The Future is Handmade range from £15 to £20. Live prices and availability are shown on Eventbrite.

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