The tekke in Obrochishte remains a living testimony that architecture can be not only art and science, but also a space of peace, tolerance and mutual understanding between different cultures and faiths.

‘Crafting the Future’ is an interactive observatory designed to provide resources and tools for stakeholders across the Arts and Craft sector;  VET Schools (Teachers and Students), Researchers, Arts and Crafts’ businesses and practitioners, social partners, plus, national and European policy makers.

2 students from École National du meuble et de l’ébénisterie arrived on the 24th of May 2025 to start their internship as cabinetmakers at Wooden Oy in Espoo, Finland.

Under the guidance of Shushan Ayvazyan—TUMO Studios alumna, founder of ShuShu Contemp, and one of Armenia’s most exciting young jewelry designers—students learn timeless metalwork techniques while exploring modern interpretations.

On May 15, 2025, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Dobrich, as an official partner of the international MOSAIC project, organized a dissemination event to present the project’s achievements to date, the Observatory www.craftingthefuture.eu  and to highlight the opportunities it offers for the development of the arts and crafts sector.

Cégep de Victoriaville welcomed an international delegation of approximately twenty dignitaries, policy makers, business leaders, and education specialists from Finland, France, Italy, and Canada on May 11 and 12.

The latest piloted workshop, “The Future of Making”, has been an inspiring way to introduce new ideas and technologies into the teaching of Omnia’s wood department.

The International Conference of Crafts and Design returns in May 2025 for a vibrant second edition in France.

In collaboration with the Académie des Métiers d’Art, de la Création et du Design (AMEADE) and its co-founder Christel Valenza, the Institut pour les Savoir-Faire Français has developed tailor-made training programs to support arts and crafts businesses in their digital transition.

The Vocational High School of Agriculture “Todor Rachinski” in General Toshevo is one of the 28 approved vocational high schools in Bulgaria.

The analysis of Unioncamere Emilia-Romagna highlights how the artisan sector is not only going through a negative economic phase, but also a deeper restructuring process.

Uniser Teacher Week (UTW) 2025 is set to welcome over 100 educators and experts from across Europe and beyond to a unique three-day training course in Bologna, Italy.

I have been involved in the mosaic project since early 2024 and in the spring of that year, a colleague and I had an interesting project to work on.

It was with great excitement and enthusiasm that the Victoriaville Cegep welcomed the very fine delegation of European partners in the MOSAIC-CoVE project.

We are looking for external users, namely teachers and students from VET, to participate in the voluntary testing and evaluation phase of MOSAIC online training modules.

The MOSAIC experience was as colorful, playful, thoughtful, and fun as a classic mosaic itself.

Last Thursday 7th November the MOSAIC project was presented during the “Preparare il Futuro: Strumenti e Buone Pratiche per l’Internazionalizzazione della Scuola” event in the Uniser office.

The MOSAIC partners have recognised a potential for content to be shared with stakeholders across the Creative and Cultural sector, and beyond.

CCI Dobrich, together with Largo City LTD, created a MOSAIC gadget w be shared with the participants of the project’s upcoming events – a book divider depicting an element of a traditional Bulgarian embroidery.

From September 9th to 13th, 2024, in parallel with WorldSkills 47th competition, and the  3rd Forum on Vocational Excellence 2024 (on which MOSAIC partners will also participate), SEPR will host the MOSAIC International Skills Performance (ISP).

During the centuries of crossing needle and thread, mumbling melodies created in the highlands, Armenian women kept alive and taught their children the magic of needlework.

On the 03, 04 and 05 of April, the CIMAD Arts & Crafts and Design conference was held in Saint-Étienne (Jean Monnet University) and Lyon (SEPR). 

We’re not just crafting; we’re crafting for a future in support of quality jobs and lifelong opportunities in an inclusive, and eco-friendly economy.

Bulgaria has a rich tradition in Arts and Crafts. Each region is known for different and unique crafts, techniques and objects of craftsmanship.

Unioncamere Emilia-Romagna presented the 2023 Report on the regional economy: it provides a detailed picture of the economic trend of the year that has come to an end and the forecasts for the following year.

This article focuses particularly on the core results achieved with the desk research, and resulting report, about social inclusion.

2024 will be a promising year, full of activities: research will continue being conducted to keep data on the several topics addressed by MOSAIC duly updated, and the Training modules (currently under development, aligned with EQF levels 4, 5 and 6) will be finalised, piloted and fined tuned.

There are two VET centers joining the Scuola Centrale Formazione Network involved in the Mosaic project: Artigianelli in Fermo and Artigianelli Institute in Trento.

The roots of the Crafthub project trace back to its initiation in 2016 by artist and researcher Shelley Doolan, at Wales University.

The Estonian Academy of Arts organized the Transform4Europe (T4EU) European Universities’ study week “Design & Sustainability” in June.

During it the research phase of this Cove-project has almost been completed. It has contained tasks like the skills gap analysis, stakeholders’ interview, desk researches and mapping already existing good practices.

The first four deliverables of the MOSAIC research touch upon core impact areas that are largely debated within arts and crafts, due to their ability to shape the future of these sectors.

The Focus Groups were part of the research work conducted by UJM and LAB to identify the skills needed by craft company owners according to the challenges they face everyday and will face tomorrow.

MOSAIC is about to take you on a journey where artistry, design thinking, and a touch of magic converge to shape the future of arts and crafts education.

From October 3rd to 4th, 2023, the historic city of Bologna, Italy, hosted the second transnational meeting of the MOSAIC project, an initiative committed to reshaping education and training in the Arts & Crafts field.

MOSAIC at the 2023 Forum on Vocational Excellence: Providing today’s talent with the skills to build a great tomorrow 

L’École Nationale du Meuble et de l’Ébénisterie (ÉNMÉ) de Montréal has developed a new service for its students and teachers; a wood library where scrap wood that can be reused for other purposes is recovered.

In June, Inovem held a focus group with Canadian companies in the wood and wood processing sector.  The topic of discussion was employee skills needs. 

Unioncamere Emilia-Romagna the deputy manager, Guido Caselli, presented a survey carried out by the Unioncamere research Department on generation-turnover in  craft companies to the Emilia-Romagna Regional Craftsmanship Commission.

On May 30th, 2023 the Ministers of Culture, Rima Abdul Malak, and her colleague Olivia Grégoire, Minister Delegate for Trade, Crafts and Tourism, unveiled an ambitious national strategy plan of […]