May 26, 27, 28 2025 Saint-Étienne & Lyon, France

A Conversation Between Tradition and Innovation: Yesterday's Know-How Facing Tomorrow's Challenges

The MOSAIC European Project presents its second edition of CIMAD, the International Conference on Arts & Crafts and Design

Poster for CIMAD 2025

Program

May 26th

📍Les Forges building, "Convivialité" room, 11 Rue Docteur Rémi Annino, Saint-Étienne, France (tip: scroll down to our interactive map!)

9 a.m. Registration + Welcom Coffee

9.30 a.m. Presentation and greetings

💬 10 a.m. Christopher KARAGUEZIAN TUMO Studios, Yerevan, Armenia

Rethinking Craft Education: Tradition, Innovation and Design Thinking

💬 10.30 a.m. David POPE University College of London, UK

Think-Aloud Knowledge Exchange: A dialogue between experienced practitioners and emerging conservators within the field of historic brick pointing

11 a.m. Coffee Break

💬 11.15 a.m. El Houssaine LAZHAR INALCO, Paris, France

The Moroccan Amazigh carpet: Diversity of traditional practices and risks of standardisation

💬 11.45 a.m. Mohamed LAZHAR Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco

Craftsmanship between heritagisation and modernisation: towards a collaboration between craftsmen and designers

🍽️ 12.15 p.m. Lunch Break

💬2 p.m. Katariina MÄENPÄÄ LAB University of Applied Sciences, Lathi, Finland

Exploring the use of AI in Furniture Design

💬 2.30 p.m. Sarah Kathryn O’BRIEN University of Kentucky, USA

The Evolution of an Established Art Practice at Risk When New Technologies are Introduced and the Examination of How Mechanical Production Affects the Sense of Creative Ownership

3 p.m. Coffee Break

💬 3.30 p.m. Māra URDZINA DERUMA University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

Traditional Latvian Mittens and Gloves as a Source of Inspiration for Students' Creative Craft Products

💬 4 p.m. Géraldine BRUN University of Gothenburg, Sweden

The craft of cladding facades with wood: a practitioner’s essay on circularity

💬 4.30 p.m. Virginie BELLE Jean Monnet University, Saint-Étienne, France

Frugality and ecological innovation Reemployance, a field of opportunities between recycling and textile reuse

May 27th

📍Les Forges building, "Convivialité" room, 11 Rue Docteur Rémi Annino, Saint-Étienne, France (tip: scroll down to our interactive map!)

9 a.m. Welcome Coffee

💬 9.30 a.m. Jaana PÄEVA Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia

Bridging Heritage and Innovation: The Revival of Historical Reverse Relief Printing for Contemporary Applications

💬 10 a.m. Swikruti PRADHAN Rustic Hue, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

From Discard to Design: Indian Handcrafted Textiles and Embroidery in Circular Fashion

💬 10.30 a.m. Estelle DUPUIS Sorbonne Paris 1, Paris, France

The notion of non-preservation and aesthetic experience as the bases for producing new aesthetic vocabularies for popular traditional know-hows

11 a.m. Coffee Break

💬 11.15 a.m. Anaïs Cyana-Djoher HADJALI Sorbonne Paris 1, Paris, France

The Revival of Japanese Technique of Boro in High Fashion: Mending, Materiality, and the Ecology of Repair

💬 11.45 a.m. Joséphine BASSO LACROIX Jean Monnet University, Saint-Étienne, France

A balance between tradition and innovation to promote bobbin lace practice

🍽️ 12.15 p.m. Lunch Break

💬2 p.m. Claire AZÉMA Bordeaux Montaigne University, Bordeaux, France

Rammed Earth: A Centuries-Old Technique Through the Lens of Interior Design and Cont;.emporary Production Challenges

💬 2.30 p.m. Hélène LATHOUD PANHARD Jean Monnet University, Saint-Étienne, France

Industrial production and sustainable Commitment: a complex dialogue. The case of RecyClay ceramic paste, at the crossroads of innovation, design, and craft, for a better habitability of the world

3 p.m. Coffee Break

💬 3.30 p.m. Matteo BEGHELLI Unioncamere Emilia-Romagna, Italy

The mismatch of supply and demand of labour for handicraft firms. The Italian Chambers of commerce's Excelsior System

💬 4 p.m. Cecilia HEFFER University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Lace as Sound: Materialising Lace-Making Histories

May 28th

📍SEPR, Conference room, 46 Rue Professeur Rochaix, Lyon, France (tip: scroll down to our interactive map!)

8.30 a.m. Welcome Coffee

9 a.m. Presentation et accueil SEPR

For french speakers

🎙️ 9.30 a.m. Round Table 1

Enjeux des métiers d'arts dans un monde en quête de performance (écologique, numérique, industrialisation et technologique)

11 a.m. Coffee Break

🎙️ 11.30 a.m. Round Table 2

Coopération et cobranding dans les métiers d’Art et d’Artisanat

1 p.m. Closing words

🍽️ 1.30 p.m. Lunch Break

🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 3 p.m. Visite de la SEPR Ateliers métiers d’art

For english (& french) speakers

🪧 9.30 a.m. Poster Session

Léo BONTOUX, Jeanne DUMAS, Adrien HUGOO, Yaqi YU, Maëva EMOND

Angela SAMISON, Natasha LUTZ

Morgane MARGERIE, Maïa AUJOULAT, Benjamin VINOT

Cecilia HEFFER

11 a.m. Coffee Break

🚶‍♀️‍➡️11.30 a.m. SEPR Visit

Arts & Crafts Workshops - Visit in english

1 p.m. Closing words

🍽️ 1.30 p.m. Lunch Break

🎉For each end of the day, don’t forget to enjoy our social activities ! 🎉

Participant Guide

📍Interactive Map (Google Maps)

📑 InfoKit to better prepare your arrival (Google Doc)

About Saint-Étienne

https://www.saint-etienne-hors-cadre.fr

Contact

cimad.ujm@gmail.com

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