CULTURAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS
INITIATIVE®

Virtual Block Printing Workshop

Meet the skilled artisans of Studio Bargru and see a glimpse into their processes of block carving, dyeing, washing, preparing fabric for print and making colours.

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Join our hand block printing virtual workshop to learn how we make amazing handmade textile from the scratch. Block Carving, Dyeing, washing and preparing the fabric to print, making colors for printing on fabric, meet greet & learn from the very best home based artisans who keep the pre modern era art alive.

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Hosts: Studio Bagru (Anup, Production Director; Manish, Studio Manager; and Monika, Studio Design Manager)

Book discussion: Geographical Indications of Indian Handlooms with Hetvi Trivedi

Presentation about how Geographical Indications have an impact on Indian Handlooms.

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Geographical Indications have a huge role to play in the protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions but how effective can a GI tag be? We are getting in a conversation with the author of the book Geographical Indications of Indian Handlooms, Hetvi Trivedi to understand this and much more!

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Participants:

Hosted by Monica Moisin and Shravani Deshmukh with guest Hetvi Trivedi

Meet and Greet CIPRI Members

Meet the makers of sustainable brands and the founder of Cultural Intellectual Property Rights Initiative®.

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Meet the Founder of Cultural Intellectual Property Rights Initiative® Monica M together with CIPRI® European members Thomas of @chojac_net, Simone of @sica_up and Andrea of @aburycollection at the TARA BASE in Bikini Berlin. 

Let’s gather at  the central point where mutual empowerment, as well as health and sustainability, are the focus. The TARA BASE - "Take Action Rebuild All"- is a unique space concept in which everything revolves around empowerment and community work. 

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In an informal chat we will discuss how the projects recognise Cultural IP rights® of craft artisans and communities to ensure the survival and transmission of Traditional Knowledge to future generations.

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Come to build up your networks and get to know each other.

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Participants:

​Monica Moisin, Founder of CIPRI®, Thomas Bruderer of Cho’jac, Simone Simonato of SICA and Andrea Bury of Abury

United Artisans of Kutch Weaving Virtual Tour

On the ground insight into how protecting culture through IP is connected to humanity.

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CIPRI Member Kuldip, founder of United Artisans of Kutch, shares with us an insight into the local collective of weaving artisans who collaborate on community textile projects to cultivate self-sustainability through culture and craft.

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Travel has restricted us recently so this is your opportunity for an on the ground experience to understand how protecting culture through IP is connected to humanity.

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Participants:

Hosted by Kuldip, Founder of United Artisans of Kutch with local artisan weavers.

Cultural IP Rights are Human Rights Panel

Join the Cultural Intellectual Property Rights Initiative® European members Thomas of Cho'jac, Simone of Sica and Andrea of Abury to discuss their projects that recognise Cultural IP rights® of craft artisans and communities to ensure the survival and transmission of Traditional Knowledge to future generations.

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If you are interested in how to balance product creation with sustainable principles that support people and the planet then this event is for you!

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Participants:

Hosted and mediated by Nicole, Research and Development Lead at CIPRI. Panelists: Thomas of Cho’jac, Simone of SICA and Andrea of Abury.

New CIPRI Members Presentation

The new CIPRI Members of 2022 introduce how their projects recognise Cultural IP rights.

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Our new members of 2022 introduce themselves and discuss their projects and tell us how they prioritise Cultural Sustainability through projects that recognise the Cultural Intellectual Property Rights® of craft artisans and communities in order to ensure the survival and transmission of Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions to future generations.

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For those of you who are interested in or are in the process of creating a project that prioritises Cultural Sustainability, this is great for you!

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Participants:

Hosted by Nicole, CIPRI Research and Development Lead with Jahnavee Baruah of Umola, Medina Rahma Putri of Torajamelo and Shaan Raj of Native Krea

Respecting Tradition: Ethical Textile Design and Inspiration

Join fashion industry experts who approach design using traditional motifs and textiles and how they have balanced contemporary fashion and Indigenous culture.

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The history of fashion is rife with examples of designers being “inspired” by indigenous cultures and traditional designs, with no acknowledgement of the source or collaboration with original makers. We know that a new paradigm is needed, but how can it work? What examples exist of fashion respectfully and ethically drawing from traditional knowledge? What are the challenges of working with traditional textiles in the global modern market?

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In this conversation Lenora Cabili, Creative Director of Filip + Inna, and Norma Baker-Flying Horse, Founder of Red Berry Woman, will share how their brands have approached designing using traditional motifs and textiles, and how they have balanced contemporary fashions with indigenous culture. This discussion will be moderated by Tara Gujadhur, Co-Director of the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre.

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Participants:

Tara Gujadhur of TAEC Laos, Lenora Cabili of Filip+Inna and Norma Baker-Flying Horse of Red Berry Woman

Hands on Upcycling Weaving Workshop

A face to  face workshop to explore the ancient technique of weaving!

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In a workshop format in collaboration with Textilhafen, we will explore craftsmanship as a powerful innovation tool to mitigate the consequences of mass production and mass consumption. We will have a hands-on-workshop to transform and create out of second hand textile materials.

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Join us at Haus der Materialisierung (Haus der Statistik, Karl-Marx-Allee 1, 10178 Berlin) Friday, April 29th between 16:00 and 19:00 to learn from the experience of CIPRI members Thomas of Cho'jac and Simone of Sica who work with traditional craftspeople in communities of Mexico and Bangladesh respectively.

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​Participants:

Thomas of Cho’jac and Simone of SICA

Designer x Artisan

Collaboration

Experience Discussion

An honest and detailed discussion of commercial industry and artisan collaboration experiences.

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Despite good intentions, there are many issues that arise from collaborations between the commercial fashion industry and traditional textile communities. Kuldip, Founder of United Artisans of Kutch and Nicole, Research and Development Lead of CIPRI with a commercial textile design background, discuss what they learnt from collaborating together on a textile project.

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For people who are interested in collaborations of this nature and wish to ask questions directed at both perspectives, this one's for you!

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Participants:

CIPRI Member Kuldip, Founder of United Artisans of Kutch with Nicole, CIPRI Research and Development Lead

CIPRI Workshop. Garment to Value: A Value-Based Approach

Measuring the multifaceted value of Traditional Cultural Expressions

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What are some of your considerations when buying a garment? Why do you hold a few pieces of garments so dearly as opposed to others? These are some of the questions that we will deal with in this session. In Garment to Value: A Value-Based Approach, you will learn to see the intangible value associated with Traditional Cultural Expressions.

The workshop will offer a value-analysis and measurement model that will help you change your perspective and challenge you to look at garments and assess their value in a different light. We will dissect how garments are viewed versus how garments should be viewed, their interconnectedness and how this connection can add value to the choices you make.

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Participants:

Facilitated by Monica Moisin and Mónica Parra.

CIPRI 4TH
Anniversary
Team Social Meet!

Join the CIPRI team for a friendly social conversation!
Let’s celebrate together!

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Why are Cultural IP Rights Important for Laos? Panel*
*(Spoken fully in Lao Language)

Speakers from the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP); Khang, a fashion brand who has collaborated with artisans; and TAEC, who has worked with artisans to protect their designs, will give short presentations, followed by discussion and Q&A.

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In this Lao language information session we unpack why Cultural IP rights are important for Laos. How can we protect traditional designs from appropriation and copying? What are the challenges of working with rural artisans? 

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Speakers from the Department of Intellectual Property;

Khang, a fashion brand who has collaborated with artisans; and TAEC, who has worked with artisans to protect their designs, will give short presentations, followed by discussion and Q&A.

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Participants:

Thongkhoun Soutthivilay of TAEC, Souvita Phaseuth, LHA President, Saybandith Sayavongkhamdy, DIP, Viengkham Nanthavongdouangsy, Khang