Craft for Connection: table talks
by Fair Fabrics
11 october
18:00 - 20:00
By Karin Kandt-Reinders
How can craft serve as a shared language? During this session, you will engage in conversation with others over two meals and explore questions such as: What happens when we make something together? What does equality mean in a creative process? We will also consider collaboration: How can designers, curators, makers and neighbourhood initiatives truly find each other? And what’s needed to establish fair and sustainable relationships?
Come in, pull up a chair and join in this relaxed but dynamic setting. There’s room to listen, be inspired, ask questions and share your own experiences. Don't expect a formal panel or fixed programme, but warm conversations centred on curiosity and encounter. The aim of the session is for you to take home new insights, inspiration and concrete tools to take steps towards meaningful collaboration.
Discover what happens when we really engage in conversation with each other.
Are you a resident of the Witte de Withkwartier? Sign up for this workshop for free at hello@engagerotterdam.nl
How can we find new ways of working together towards a better future? During engage 2025, we will explore this question through a series of workshops. As the Creative Research Crew, we will look for alternative perspectives on Cool Zuid from various creative angles. We will test ways in which local residents, creators and doers can work together more effectively.
Each workshop in this series generates material that we will use in subsequent sessions: from stories and newspapers to neighbourhood maps and posters. In this way, we’ll be building a collective research project step by step, with room for experimentation, imagination and discussion.
Whether you are a neighbourhood resident or not, whether you join for one session or take part in the entire series—everyone's perspective and contributions are welcome. Together, we will create a multifaceted picture of the neighbourhood and of the ways in which we can continue to work together in the future.
About
Karin Kandt-Reinders is a social entrepreneur, founder of Fair Fabrics and daily manager of the Bakkerswerkplaats in Rotterdam. Through her work, she builds bridges between designers, makers and communities, and explores how craftsmanship can contribute to inclusive and meaningful collaboration.