Architecture, design and fashion

We accept applications to initiate collaborations and support projects that champion indigenous systems towards sustainable resource management and improved livelihood of craft communities.

Meet our grant awardees and learn more about how they applied the British Council Digital Craft Toolkit to weaving communities in the Philippines.

Crafting Futures supports the future of craft around the globe, strengthening economic, social and cultural development through learning and access.

The British Council commissioned this report after identifying a need for an updated study on the handloom weaving sector in the Philippines.

Making Futures explores contemporary craft and maker movements as ‘change agents’ in societies across the globe.

We collaborated with the Ellen McArthur Foundation to bring six Southeast Asian makers in London. Through a workshop, they found out how organisations can practice circular economy.