With the reason of textile treasures from the Nordic Museum in Stockholm being\u00a0returned to the National Museum in Estonia, the seminar\u00a0Fashion, Cultural Heritage and Diversity in Tartu was organised. The seminar was a collaboration between Friends of Handicraft, the Swedish Institute, the National Museum in Tartu, the Nordic Museum in Stockholm and the Swedish embassy in Tallinn and arises questions regarding textile traditions and the role of craft in today’s\u00a0society as well as a source of inspiration for contemporary designers.\u00a0I was the project manager for the seminar commissioned by Friends of Handicraft.<\/p>\n
Five fashion designers and textile artists participated, three from Sweden and two from Estonia. The Swedish designers included\u00a0Gudrun Sj\u00f6d\u00e9n,\u00a0Elin Ivre, and Miriam Parkman. The Estonian fashion scene was represented by two generations of textile artists and designers through Liisa Soolepp\u00a0and Anu Raud.<\/p>\n
The seminar was held\u00a0in October 2014 as a part of a larger program in the presence of the Swedish Crown princess couple.
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\nPhotography by:\u00a0Gabriela\u00a0Ekraanid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1096,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[45],"class_list":["post-1084","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-fashion"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n