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Round Table - Circular Crafts 9 Dec 2025 18:00 co/rizom and IDRV open the conversation to all participants for the Circular Crafts Canvas Workshop. Carl Auböck, Thomas Traxler, Georg Adam, Alina Serban, and Ronja Grossar contribute positions at the Round Table that reveal the breadth of what Circular Crafts can mean and how it can be practiced. The evening functions as a working dialogue: focused, practice-driven, and open to anyone engaged in advancing circular design.

/ EDIT Naples – a vibrant city full of contrasts, encounters, and stories. At this year’s @edit.napoli , our Pouf Chracter Tilda was presented as part of the group exhibition @corizom – a wonderful setting to connect and exchange with so many curious minds. In the spirit of the anniversary collection “Point of Contact”, of which Tilda is a part, EDIT Napoli became a place of exchange, togetherness, and living connections. A heartfelt thank you to @edit.napoli for the warm hosting – and to all visitors who stopped, asked, wondered, and shared. Your curiosity and inspiring conversations bring Tilda to life. Grateful to all who took part and brought this to life: @corizom @fraucaze @sa.ra.bologna @darja.malesic @_lucagruber_ @georgfoster @raduabraham @printz.designs Video by @printz.designs #editnapoli2025 #designfair #textiledesign #fairtradeproducts #wool #nepalproducts #sustainabledesign #materialnarratives #exhibitiondesign #designexhibition #contemporarydesign #crafts #designart #designcommunity #naples #designculture

Continuing my journey of meeting European artisans who keep craft alive in their own unique ways, I found Beiuș to be one of those places that instantly stays with you. The wide, curved hills, open skies, and people with a warm and steady “I can do it” attitude make it truly special. That’s where I met Vasilica Isăcescu, a craftsman with an open heart and a rare blend of curiosity and discipline. His collaboration with Corizom on the Little Monsters project is a great example of how tradition and imagination can meet halfway. What struck me most wasn’t just his work, but the way he talked about it. His simple, direct style and the calm confidence of someone who’s been creating for years were truly impressive. Between stories about the area, his workshop, and his passion for taxidermy, I realised once again how craftsmanship is as much about people as it is about materials. Each encounter like this adds another layer to my ongoing journey of documenting artisans across Europe. These people remind me that creativity often grows quietly, shaped by patience and presence.

💫 Corn Dolly Slippers are taking part of @edit.napoli design fair with @corizom Co/Fab Collective! 🍃🌽 A collection of Corn Dolly slippers reimagines corn husk—an agricultural by-product—into refined woven homeware using traditional basketry techniques. Tactile, functional objects for everyday life. EDIT Napoli 2025 📍 La Santissima, Naples 🗓 10–12 October 2025 #EDITNapoli2025 #DesignFair #CoFabCollective #CornDollyShoes #CornDollySlippers #ContemporaryCraft #ZeroWaste #sustainability #circularfashion #madebylocalartisans #craftmanship #craftmanshipmatters #crafting #craftingadifference #darjamalesic

Co/Fab - Exhibition at @edit.napoli 9 - 11 October, La Santissima, Napoli Einstein Candelabra - @_lucagruber_ x @vantreeck.glass In this collaborative work, Luca Gruber and Van Treeck engage with geometry, craft, and material memory to create a candelabra that operates between structure and atmosphere. Composed of brass and coloured glass tiles, the piece takes its formal logic from the Einstein tile — a recently discovered aperiodic monotile that tessellates without repetition. The tile’s refusal of regular patterning serves as a quiet conceptual anchor, framing a study in material presence and asymmetry. Rather than mimic historical motifs, the glass here evokes a similar sense of filtered time — a quality made possible through Van Treeck’s continued refinement of artisanal techniques. Together, the materials offer a dialogue between permanence and ephemerality — between the solidity of metal and the shifting luminosity of coloured glass.

ZURICH DESIGN WEEKS 2024 co/fab collective launched and hosted by K18a. It was great to discuss and present the piece. Thank to everyone who made this possible. @zurichdesignweeks @corizom

Super happy about the Corn Husk Weaving WORKSKOP by @darja.malesic part of the Distributed Design Conference @distributeddesign VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2024 Headquarters It was a hands-on workshop to create corn husk woven rug. The corn husk rug is a simple example of a circular economy, where waste (corn husk) is the basic raw material for a product and it can be composted when the life cycle of the product is completed. The material used is 100% natural, and in the case of corn leaves, a by-product of a cash crop. The aim is to transfer knowledge and preserve traditional craft techniques and at the same time offer sustainable product.

HAZEL WAVE four objects: floor, pendant and table lights / Slovenia / every piece is produced from hand picked hazel wood from local Slovenian forests by artisan Cvetka Grbec By splitting strips of hazel tree, turning them into ribbons and weaving them, using traditional Slovenian wicker techniques. This collections brings seen and unseen qualities of this material into the ambience of our homes. ARTISAN: Cvetka Grbec DESIGNER: @darja.malesic BUSINESS: @alenkamarshdesign incubated by co/rizom selected at @viennadesignweek available through the co/rizom sales network

AKWETE five tapestries / Nigeria / each home textile is handwoven with water hyacinth fiber and fish twine Akwete cloth is usually made of cotton thread, and the decorative motifs are produced with cotton threads of a heavier texture or rayon silk. Most Akwete designs or motifs are created through the inspiration of the weaver. This POD is adopting the Akwete weaving technique using new materials – woven water hyacinth, a natural fiber material and fish twine both of which have never been used in the history of Akwete weaving. ARTISAN: Philomena Chigozie Ekwutosi DESIGNER: Toni Akinmoladun BUSINESS: @achenyoi from @mitimeth.ng incubated by co/rizom selected at @viennadesignweek available through the co/rizom sales network

THE HOOK COLLECTION hook & lamps collection / each piece is unique, manually bent and finished in Austria / steel The combination of traditional craftsmanship and modern design in the collection by Bakalowits and Anna Zimmermann represents a captivating synthesis. Designer Anna Zimmermann has chosen to spotlight the often-overlooked hooks as the centerpiece of her collection. ARTISAN: @bakalowits DESIGNER: @annazimmermann.eu BUSINESS: @marina_weitgasser incubated by co/rizom selected at @viennadesignweek available through the co/rizom sales network More info: /collections/

WEAVING STORIES FROM BALKAN HERITAGE three rugs / handmade in Romania / wool & cotton WEAVING STORIES FROM BALKAN HERITAGE draws upon the rich history of Balkan tapestries and investigates how immaterial heritage can coexist with contemporary design. The collection is a series of rugs combining functional design and contemporary art, contributing to preserving local narratives and generating a cultural mix between old and new. ARTISAN: Georgeta Mitroiu DESIGNER: Sebastian Pren BUSINESS: @room21.store incubated by co/rizom selected at @viennadesignweek available through the co/rizom sales network More info: /weaving-stories/

INNER SIDE OF THE SHAPE four objects / double walled vase collection in handcrafted geometry / copper INNER SIDE OF THE SHAPE is a combination of copper and brass vases mended by craftsman Victor Clopotar, which will intrigue the viewer with the interplay between the inner and outer layers of materials. ARTISAN: Victor Clopotar @vcaldarar DESIGNER: Radu Abraham @raduabraham BUSINESS: Victor Dulgheru incubated by co/rizom selected at @viennadesignweek available through the co/rizom sales network More info: /inner-side-of-the-shape/