Materials
Five materials from the South
Natural materials that carry the landscape of the South of Tunisia — Gabès in particular — and were long used in traditional crafts. The participants of the From & To People program rework them into contemporary pieces.
01 — Material
Wool
Needle & wet felting
Local wool, long tied to everyday crafts in Tunisia and revalued today in the South. Needle felting shapes raw wool into three-dimensional forms, panels and fine details; wet felting, with warm water, soap and the hands, makes strong, flat textile surfaces.
02 — Material
Plaster
Moulding & modelling
A natural resource, abundant in Tunisia and part of the local landscape. Moulding and modelling turn it into decor pieces and contemporary crafts that go beyond the expected.
03 — Material
Smar
Sorting & hand shaping
Local plant fibres bound to the landscape, which call for a conscious hand: sorting, selecting and shaping by hand — a living, sustainable relationship with the material.
04 — Material
Palm fiber
Splitting & braiding
Palm-frond fibres (saaf), abundant in the oases of the South. Precise splitting and braiding, in a collective approach, create contemporary art and craft pieces.
05 — Material
Handmade paper
Reused paper & plant fibres
Old paper given a new life, blended with the plant-fibre leftovers of the other workshops: handmade sheets with unique organic textures, rooted in a culture of reuse.
The concept store of the From & To People program — contemporary art, crafts and sustainable design from Gabès.
From People, To People
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