Entries open for CCDI 2011 Handmade Collection
The Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI) is calling for entries for its 2011 Handmade Collection to showcase the top 100 handmade products in the Western Cape at Design Indaba Expo in February 2011.
Clementina van der Walt ceramic vase.
This is the third such exhibition, professionally styled and complemented by a glossy full colour catalogue, which the CCDI will curate. Thereafter it will display the collection at conferences, exhibitions and creative venues for a year.
"High quality, creativity and innovation will be high on our selection agenda," said Marjorie Naidoo, the CCDI's communications and sector promotion programme manager. "This is a prestigious collection to be part of and many leading designers, makers and craft artists have cited their inclusion in earlier collections as milestones in their careers that have led to commissions and raised their profiles considerably.
Helen Granville quilt.
Magpie Ampoule Couture - Blom light from recycled materials.
"The collections have also proved to be a powerful promotional tool in creating awareness and appreciation of the extremely high standard and variety of Western Cape handmade items. They have shifted perceptions of craft as being mass-produced curios, to exquisitely handmade art and design objects that reflect contemporary influences and are treasured by discerning collectors."
Entry forms may be collected from the CCDI or downloaded from its website www.ccdi.org.za. The deadline for entry of display items by photograph is Friday 3 December 2010 at 3.30pm.
