updated: June 17, 2010
EUNIQUE - arts & crafts 2011:
27. to 29. May 2011 in Karlsruhe/Germany
WCC-Europe is the main partner of the third edition
of this new
European
Craft Fair.
Special conditions for participation are given to WCC members.
Deadline for applications: January 7, 2011
EUNIQUE is well on the way to becoming the leading trade fair for applied arts
and design in Germany and in Europe. The focus on these fields, the international
flair and the uncompromising orientation on quality pay off.
Read more: EUNIQUE 2010 in Germany (on this website)
Direct Link: www.eu-nique.de
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WCC-Europe EUNIQUE Award 2010:
The venue of the WCC-Europe EUNIQUE Award for Contemporary Crafts 2010
was chosen
by the European Board.
The Board decided to chose
"EUNIQUE - arts&crafts" , European Fair for Applied Arts + Design,
the new crafts fair which was successfully held in Karlsruhe, Germany,
from June 11 - 13, 2010.
Award Winner 2010: Francoise Joris / Belgium
Read more: WCC-Award 2010 (on this website)
Read more: Press Release (PDF document)
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EUNIQUE - arts & crafts 2010:
11. to 13. June 2010 in Karlsruhe/Germany
WCC-Europe was the main partner of the second edition
of this new
European
Craft Fair.
Special conditions for participation were given to WCC members.
Even though it was only in its second year EUNIQUE could register a huge growth:
more than 400 exhibitors from 20 countries means the number of participants
has almost doubled since last year.
Belgium was the 2010 partner country:
Belgium, which is well known for its innovation and creativity
in the field of applied arts and design, was the official partner country for EUNIQUE 2010.
Belgium has the largest representation of any guest country at EUNIQUE, with some of its artists also featured on joint stands.
EUNIQUE is well on the way to becoming the leading trade fair for applied arts
and design in Germany and in Europe. The focus on these fields, the international
flair and the uncompromising orientation on quality pay off.
Read more: EUNIQUE 2010 in Germany (on this website)
Read more: WCC-Europe Special Newsletter Nov.2009 (PDF)
Direct Link: www.eu-nique.de
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WCC-Europe EUNIQUE Award 2010:
The venue of the WCC-Europe EUNIQUE Award for Contemporary Crafts 2010 will be
"EUNIQUE - arts & crafts 2010" the second edition of the new crafts fair held in Karlsruhe,
Germany,
from June 11 - 13, 2010.
The European Board decided to give this award each year at the EUNIQUE fair.
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European Prize for Applied Arts 2009
Date: 28.11. 2009 – 24.01. 2010
Opening & Prize giving ceremony: 27. November 2009
Location: Exhibition Hall “Anciens Abattoirs” in Mons / Belgium
Organiser: WCC-Belgium Francophone
With partnership of: City of Mons / WCC-Europe / Design Flanders
A new European Prize for Applied Arts
has been created and the
exhibition of the competition will take place
from
November 28, 2009 to January 24, 2010
in Mons (Belgium) at the "Anciens Abattoirs".
From Tuesday to Sunday 12 - 18 h
Read more and see images of the exhibition:
European Prize for Applied Arts 2009 (on this website)
You will find there the list of the finally selected 100 participants.
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EUNIQUE - arts&crafts 2009:
5. to 7. June 2009 in Karlsruhe/Germany
232 craftspeople participated at the first edition of this new
fair for applied arts & design held in Karlsruhe / Germany
from June 5 to 7, 2009.
WCC-Europe was the main partner of this new European Craft Fair.
Read more: New Crafts Fair 2009 in Germany
See images of EUNIQUE 2009: EUNIQUE 2009 - Review
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WCC-Europe Award 2009:
The venue of the WCC-Europe Award for Contemporary Crafts 2009 was chosen
by the European Board at the Board Meeting in January 2009.
The Board decided to chose
"EUNIQUE" , International Fair for Applied Arts + Design
the new crafts fair which was successfully held in Karlsruhe, Germany,
from June 5 - 7, 2009.
Award Winner 2009: Antje Dienstbir / Germany
Read more: WCC-Award 2009 (on this website)
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General Assembly of WCC-Europe, 2009
The annual General Assembly of WCC-Europe 2009 was held
in Lucerne / Sursee, Switzerland in September 2009,and was hosted and organized by the national
entity "formforum"
Switzerland.
The dates: September 16 to 20, 2009, General Assembly of WCC-Europe
One of the main topics were the elections of a new Board to serve until 2012.
The new Board Members are:
President
Bernd Roeter, Germany
Vice-President
Clare Twomey, United Kingdom
Board Members
Pablo Blanco, Spain
Nina Linde, Denmark
Bie Luyssaert, Belgium Flanders
Advisor to the Board
Anne Leclercq, Belgium-Francophone
A very interesting programme with three lectures on crafts in
Germany, Spain and Switzerland took place.
More and detailed information: General Assembly Switzerland 2009
(Tentative Program & Agenda)
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General Assembly of WCC-Europe, October 2008
The annual General Assembly of WCC-Europe was held in Spain,
in Talavera de la Reina (near Toledo)
and was generously hosted and organized by the national entity Oficio y arte.
The dates:
October 22 and 23, 2008, General Assembly
October 24 and 25, 2008, International Crafts Congress in Toledo
We have been very glad to welcome a lot of delegates and guests!
More and detailed information: General Assembly Talavera 2008
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General Assembly of WCC-International, November 2008
in Hangzhou / China was held
The General Assembly of WCC-International was held in China
November 6 - 10, 2008
A new President of World Crafts Council International was elected:
Ms. Usha Krishna, India
A review of the international General Assembly has
been updated on this website: WCC-International GA 2008 in China
Please read the details.....
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"Mind & Matter 2008", Crafts fair in Luxembourg
(2nd Edition)
MIND & MATTER 2008 was held from October 18 to October 26, 2008
at the Luxembourg Fair grounds.
This was the second edition of the International Crafts Exhibition "Mind & Matter"
and once again the show in Hall 1 was a part of the "Luxembourg Autumn Fair" - a fair
visited each year by nearly 60.000 visitors.
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Review of past activities:
... 2008
"MASTERWORK, objets de créateurs européens"
March 7 - March 29, 2008, Exhibition in Paris, France -
( Best of European Contemporary Crafts II )
Read more: "Review of past activities 2008"
... 2007
"Mind & Matter 2007", Crafts fair in Luxembourg
from 13 to 21 october2007 at the Luxembourg Fair grounds.
Hall 1 of the Fair.
Read more: "Review of past activities 2007"
WCC-Europe did organize a special exhibition at the occasion of this fair:
"Best of European Contemporary Crafts"
Read more: "Review of past activities 2007"
Further WCC-Europe did show a selection of "movies about crafts"
Read more: "Review of past activities 2007"
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WCC-Europe / European Board
The WCC-Europe Board (2007 - 2009) was elected at the General Assembly 2007
of WCC-Europe
which was held in Sliema on the island of Malta May 30 and 31, 2007.
The Board of WCC-Europe
(on duty until September 2009)
From left to right :
Christina Beyer, Executive Manager (D)
and Board Members
Julia Kunovska (SK), Nina Linde (DK), Bernd Roeter, President (D), Bie Luyssaert (B),
Pablo Blanco (E) and
Anne Leclercq, Vice-President (B).
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