{"id":11356,"date":"2019-05-16T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/?p=11356"},"modified":"2020-01-19T19:25:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T19:25:33","slug":"nycxdesign-2019-precious-craft-focus-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/nycxdesign-2019-precious-craft-focus-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"NYCxDesign 2019: The Precious Craft in Focus Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During <u><em><strong>NYCxDesign<\/strong><\/em><\/u>, The Craft in Focus Festival presents several practical workshops, master classes and demonstrations by renowned international craftsmen. The visitors can expect to work with stained glass, violin making, hat design, calligraffiti, robot making for kids, basketry, mosaics, stone cutting, and much more.<br>\nThe building 1 at Industry City will be specially transformed into a vibrant workspace, for all ages. This event was organized in collaboration with WantedDesign Brooklyn and IC Design Festival.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CygGzHa6clE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NAgDpXrx_Bk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a world where children are swiping their iPhones and 3D printers are building houses, the Festival feels like it is their mission to preserve the ancient art of true craftsmanship, and nurture it to flourish. This is a time of serial mass production and consumption; however, the beauty of handmade luxury quality pieces should be recognized once more. The knowledge of passionate, highly skilled, dedicated master artisans must be shared with the world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11366\" style=\"width: 2058px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11366\" class=\"wp-image-11366 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Violin-Making.jpg\" alt=\"NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival - Violin Making nycxdesign NYCxDesign 2019: The Precious Craft in Focus Festival NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival Violin Making\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Violin-Making.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Violin-Making-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Violin-Making-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Violin-Making-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" title=\"NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Violin-Making NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Violin-Making\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-11366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NYCxDesign: Violin Making. Photo: \u00a9Craft in Focus Festival<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11376\" style=\"width: 4174px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11376\" class=\"wp-image-11376 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Pottery.jpg\" alt=\"NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival - Pottery nycxdesign NYCxDesign 2019: The Precious Craft in Focus Festival NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival Pottery\" width=\"4164\" height=\"2678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Pottery.jpg 4164w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Pottery-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Pottery-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Pottery-1024x659.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4164px) 100vw, 4164px\" title=\"NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Pottery NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Pottery\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-11376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NYCxDesign: Pottery. Photo: \u00a9Craft in Focus Festival<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With these objectives at the vanguard of their imagination, in 2013 it was founded an annual festival in Amsterdam, The Netherlands: the Ambacht in Beeld Festival. Since its huge success in the Netherlands, in May 2019 they are excited to bring this three-day event to New York for the second time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11368\" style=\"width: 2058px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11368\" class=\"wp-image-11368 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Metalworking.jpg\" alt=\"NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival - Metalworking nycxdesign NYCxDesign 2019: The Precious Craft in Focus Festival NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival Metalworking\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Metalworking.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Metalworking-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Metalworking-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Metalworking-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" title=\"NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Metalworking NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Metalworking\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-11368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NYCxDesign: Metalwork. Photo: \u00a9Craft in Focus Festival<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11374\" style=\"width: 2154px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11374\" class=\"wp-image-11374 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Stone-Sculpting.jpg\" alt=\"NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival - Stone Sculpting nycxdesign NYCxDesign 2019: The Precious Craft in Focus Festival NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival Stone Sculpting\" width=\"2144\" height=\"1424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Stone-Sculpting.jpg 2144w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Stone-Sculpting-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Stone-Sculpting-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Stone-Sculpting-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2144px) 100vw, 2144px\" title=\"NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Stone-Sculpting NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Stone-Sculpting\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-11374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NYCxDesign: Stone Sculpting. Photo: \u00a9Craft in Focus Festival<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The founder of the festival is Wendy van Wilgenburg, a Dutch cultural anthropologist and documentary filmmaker. She has a passion for sharing the skills of master craftsmen, ranging from violin makers to sculptors and windmill restorers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11370\" style=\"width: 3274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11370\" class=\"wp-image-11370 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Leather-Bracelet-with-Stone-Inlayed.jpeg\" alt=\"NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival - Leather Bracelet with Stone Inlayed nycxdesign NYCxDesign 2019: The Precious Craft in Focus Festival NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival Leather Bracelet with Stone Inlayed\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Leather-Bracelet-with-Stone-Inlayed.jpeg 3264w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Leather-Bracelet-with-Stone-Inlayed-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Leather-Bracelet-with-Stone-Inlayed-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Leather-Bracelet-with-Stone-Inlayed-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" title=\"NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Leather-Bracelet-with-Stone-Inlayed NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Leather-Bracelet-with-Stone-Inlayed\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-11370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leather Bracelet with Stone Inlayed. Photo: \u00a9Craft in Focus Festival<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11378\" style=\"width: 4282px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11378\" class=\"wp-image-11378 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Basketry.jpg\" alt=\"NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival - Basketry nycxdesign NYCxDesign 2019: The Precious Craft in Focus Festival NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival Basketry\" width=\"4272\" height=\"2848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Basketry.jpg 4272w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Basketry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Basketry-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Basketry-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4272px) 100vw, 4272px\" title=\"NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Basketry NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Basketry\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-11378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basketry. Photo: \u00a9Craft in Focus Festival<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wendy founded the Windy Miller Foundation in 2010. The cultural nonprofit foundation aims to produce, write and realize films, documentaries and television productions, with special focus on craftsmanship and conservation of cultural heritage. The foundation organizes educational events, specifically focused on craft and culture.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11372\" style=\"width: 3274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11372\" class=\"wp-image-11372 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving.jpg\" alt=\"NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival - Wood Carving nycxdesign NYCxDesign 2019: The Precious Craft in Focus Festival NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival Wood Carving\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" title=\"NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-11372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wood Carving Art. Photo: \u00a9Craft in Focus Festival<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11380\" style=\"width: 6730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11380\" class=\"wp-image-11380 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving-.jpg\" alt=\"NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival - Wood Carving - nycxdesign NYCxDesign 2019: The Precious Craft in Focus Festival NYCxDesign 2019 The Precious Craft in Focus Festival Wood Carving\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving-.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving--1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6720px) 100vw, 6720px\" title=\"NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving- NYCxDesign-2019-The-Precious-Craft-in-Focus-Festival-Wood-Carving-\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-11380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wood Carving Art. Photo: \u00a9Craft in Focus Festival<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stay with us to find out more about NYCxDesign and the best of contemporary art, design and craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/designandcraftsmanship.com\/?utm_source=Blogue&amp;utm_medium=Blogue&amp;utm_campaign=CF_Blogue&amp;utm_term=BNunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11019 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Summit-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Covet Foundation Summit 2019 nycxdesign NYCxDesign 2019: The Precious Craft in Focus Festival Summit 2019\" width=\"1000\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Summit-2019.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Summit-2019-300x45.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Summit-2019-768x115.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"Summit-2019 Summit-2019\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>See More Related Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NYCxDesign 2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/nycxdesign-2019-best-exhibitions-installations-admire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top 10 Best Exhibitions and Installations to Admire<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/london-craft-week-2019-highlights-forget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">London Craft Week 2019: Highlights You Will Never Forget<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During NYCxDesign, The Craft in Focus Festival presents several practical workshops, master classes and demonstrations by renowned international craftsmen. 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