iAtelier Online present Expert Talks: technology & innovative practice

Crafting Europe presents the Expert Talks online webinars. These talks will be hosted on Zoom, among the iAtelier Online programme, led by the Limerick School of Art & Design (LIT), and are dedicated to all the selected participants. The talks will be delivered for all the 8 different partner countries where the iAtelier Online is taking place. The seminars will consist of a panel of experts that will present their work and practice in craft and technology: expert craft designers and makers that integrate digital design & fabrication into their workflow. The experts will present what, how, and why they act in this field, including ways they merge together the traditional crafts skills with the most innovative technologies. They will also discuss the position of craft in the 21st century and their view on the integration of digital design and technology within the craft industry.

The goals of the Expert Talks are:

• To engage future generations of craft practitioners;
• To encourage innovative designs that integrate cutting-edge digital fabrication technologies into the practice of craft-making;
• To create awareness about the technologies available, ignite ideas and inspire the participants to explore the collaboration of craft and technology.

EXPERT TALKS – CALENDAR 

27th April – Dries Verbruggen, Unfold | Unfold.be 

29th April – Thomas Mayo | instagram.com/thomasmayo

4th May – Zachary Eastwood-Bloom | www.zacharyeastwood-bloom.com

6th May – Martin McGloin, Joseph Walsh | www.josephwalshstudio.com

11th May – Taekyeom Lee | portfolio.taekyeom.com

13th May – Tavs Jorgensen | one-liner/tavs-jorgensen

18th May – Drummond Masterton | falmouth.ac.uk/staff/drummond-masterton

20th May – Silvia Weidenbach | www.silviaweidenbach.com

25th May – Francesca Pinol | www.francescapinol.com

27th May – Gareth Neal | garethneal.co.uk

Each webinar will be held at 4pm GMT (British Summer Time) on the dates specified.

The webinars are reserved only for the participants of iAtelier project from all the 8 partner countries.