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T h e R a d i s s o n P l a z a H o t e l

M i n n e a p o l i s , M i n n e s o t a

Is c r a ft c r e a tin g a n e w c u ltu re ? T h e g o a l o f

th is c o n fe re n c e is to in v e s tig a te th e in h e re n t

d iffe r e n c e s b e tw e e n c r a ft as a life s ty le and

c ra ft as a liv e lih o o d . T h e s e d iffe r e n c e s are

n o th in g n e w to c ra ft. F o r m a n y , m a k in g

is a m e a n in g fu l w a y o f life , b u t th e q u e stio n

rem ain s, h o w can th e c o re v a lu e s o f c ra ft

p la y a ro le in fu tu re m a rk e tp la c e m o d e ls?

A r e w e in a c r is is ? O r in a m o m en t o f tran si-

tio n to a n e w su stain ab le m o d el th at co m b in es

life s ty le an d liv e lih o o d ? T h e w h o le w o r ld

is c h a n g in g - w h a t is c r a ft’s ro le in it?

“ C r e a tin g a N e w C r a ft C u ltu r e ” w ill se e k

to p in p o in t c ra ft and th e h an d m ad e in o u r

co n sta n tly ch a n g in g w o rld .

K eyn ote Presenters /

D r. R ich ard S en n ett, professor and author,

T he Craftsm an

R ob W a lk e r, colum nist for the N ew Y ork T im es M agazine and author

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B uying In: T he Secret D ialogue Betzueen W h a t W e B u y a n d W ho W e A re

A ttend ees /

A nyone interested and involved in craft.

F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a n d t o r e g i s t e r :

w vnv.craftcouncii.org/conferenceo9