{"id":522,"date":"2025-06-19T16:44:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/?p=522"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:35:15","slug":"9-14-june-2025-bornholm-symposium-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/2025\/06\/19\/9-14-june-2025-bornholm-symposium-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"9 – 14 June 2025 : Bornholm Symposium 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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9 \u2013 14 June 2025 : Bornholm Symposium 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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A Week of Craft, Questions, and Community at Bornholm Symposium 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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From the 9 to the 14 of June, as part of the <\/span>CRAFTOUR Initiative<\/b>, the teams from the different CRAFTOUR partners had the chance to spend an unforgettable few days on Bornholm\u2014Denmark\u2019s \u201ccraft island\u201d\u2014thanks to the kind invitation from<\/span> Hephaestus<\/b><\/a> and their partner <\/span>BOFA<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>

It was a week filled with meaningful conversations, hands-on experiences, and deep reflections on what craft means today. One big highlight was sharing, for the first time publicly, the pillars of CRAFTOUR as well as a gathering of ideas to enrich the Policy Recommendation document. This was a huge step as we move toward presenting them to the <\/span>European Commission in November 2025<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>

We were truly grateful for the thoughtful, honest, and sometimes challenging feedback we received\u2014from researchers, crafts practitioners, and fellow craft advocates. It\u2019s already helping us improve the draft and think more deeply about the direction we\u2019re taking.<\/span><\/p>

But Bornholm was more than a milestone\u2014it was a mirror. The symposium sparked questions that don\u2019t always have easy answers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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What made this moment even more meaningful was the opportunity to present our work to three distinct and vital audiences<\/strong>, each offering a different perspective on the value and future of craft:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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