The edition of this year will be more practical, fun and participatory
Handmade Festival Barcelona
This weekend is the perfect place to learn to make crafts, start with yourself or just eat time. And returning the Handmade Festival (HMF BCN) to the Catalan city, more practical, fun and participatory. Three days (from 8 to 10 April) and over 150 exhibitors from sectors meet & sweet (pastries), DIY and gardening, decorating, thread and paper, as well as 300 activities and experiences that will help you enter the world of ‘ do it yourself (DIY).
The festival, organized by Fira de Barcelona and the creative agency Evident Events, the promoter of culture ‘Do It Yourself’ (DIY) in Spain and the reference of the creative arts in southern Spain. The third annual HMF will have many new features, as claimed by the co-chair salon Evident Events Anna Ventura: “We want to live our audience in an original way and with the five senses DIY experience.” It will also be different because it will be imbued with social character and will host lectures devoted to social and labor integration of people with intellectual disabilities, in addition to presenting projects related to sustainability and creative recycling.
The HMF will be dedicated to different sectors of the world of crafts stands. Among them, we can highlight the role and scrapbooking and yarn, whether point, wool, crochet or knitting, also the help of new technologies. For lovers of DIY, gardening and decorating, there will also be stands will present new techniques and products, focusing on the world of outdoor gardening and scented candles. In addition, to learn these techniques well, there will be a space where they can practice: Downtown. There will also be dedicated to the recycling area, with an exhibition of Dr Únic, artistic recycling specialists.
Besides stands, the festival also includes other activities. Attendees can attend some masterclass, as the presentation of the book “Sewing Creative” dressmaker and blogger Chita Lou to sew. There will also be lectures and workshop, in which the theory is mixed with practice of crafts: Rafel Vives, TV3 program Faras teach Ja t’ho objects made during a program, and Lidl also organizes workshops for from bookmarks to sewing demonstrations or assemblies urban gardens. Gloria also be Falcon, Children’s illustrator and creator of mandalas books Editorial MTM, who will present his book to also talk about the art of painting and whether it is just for kids coloring. And you can not miss either lectures and workshops to learn how to create blogs, something very fashionable now, or learn to reuse objects.
The festival will also have a concert area to liven up the atmosphere on stage at the Plaza del Universo. tribute to Elvis Presley and Madonna will be made, and will act or Doc Scanlon Shot Swing Trio. There will also be children’s area (Mini Handmade) with toys, craft kits and clothes for the little ones; one Wedding area (handmade wedding), with everything they need an engaged couple to prepare for their big day; the Food Market (the food court), with foodtrucks (food trucks) and sweet tables (tables sweets); and Meet & Sweet vintage space, where you can taste the best pastries.
The inputs of the festival, which begins today and ends at 10am on Sunday, can be pre-purchased at the website, or in person at the box office the day. Do not miss yours, this festival DIY look good.
Courtesy Car Service Barcelona
