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SUMMARY:Bridging the gap: digital technology as enhancement\, not replaceme
	nt
DTSTAMP:20260707T203136Z
DTSTART:20260927T090000Z
DTEND:20260927T100000Z
DESCRIPTION:How can digital technology support craftsmanship without removi
	ng the maker from\nthe process? As part of this lecture\, Aslı Aydın Aksan
	 explores the role of\ndigital technology within craft\, including her exp
	erience developing the\nHapticolor machine\, an innovative color printer f
	or fabric.\n\nThrough experiments with textile printing\, natural dyes\, a
	nd interactive machine\ncontrol\, the project investigates how digital too
	ls\, haptic systems\, and\nopen-source machine protocols can contribute to
	 accessibility\, interaction\,\nimmediacy\, and scalability\, while keepin
	g the intuition\, autonomy\, and\nintervention of the craft maker at the c
	enter.\n\n\nABOUT THE PRESENTER\n\nAslı Aydın Aksan is an architect\, rese
	archer\, and lecturer at Waag Futurelab.\nHer work explores the intersecti
	ons of computational design\, digital\nfabrication\, craft\, and design ed
	ucation through critical making and\nexperimentation. Waag Futurelab is a 
	research institute on technology and\nsociety working toward an open\, fai
	r\, and inclusive future. The TextileLab\n[https://waag.org/en/lab/textile
	lab/] explores sustainable and regenerative\npractices for the textile and
	 clothing industry at the intersection of craft\,\nbiology\, and emerging 
	technologies.\n\n\nABOUT THE PROJECT\n\nWaag is running a two-part pilot a
	t its Amsterdam TextileLab\n[https://waag.org/en/project/tracks4crafts/] t
	o reimagine the "craftsperson 2.0"\nand turn embodied traditional craft kn
	owledge into open-source knowledge so\nthese crafts don't disappear. The A
	msterdam pilot\, "Hacking the Machines\,"\ndevelops an open-source protoco
	l to convert a CNC machine into an interactive\nhaptic printing device for
	 applying bio-based inks and natural dyes to textiles\,\ndrawing on Dutch 
	traditions of block-printing\, dot-printing and natural dyeing.\n\n\nABOUT
	 THE FESTIVAL\n\nThe Ambacht in Beeld Festival ("Craft in Focus") is an an
	nual celebration of\ncraftsmanship held in Amsterdam. Running since 2013\,
	 it has grown into a major\nevent with workshops and masterclasses by craf
	tspeople from the Netherlands and\nabroad. What makes it distinctive is th
	at the focus is not on selling products\,\nbut on exchanging knowledge and
	 skills — the mission being to build appreciation\nfor craft among people 
	of all ages and enable encounters and cross-pollination.\n\nWith over 100 
	master craftspeople\, workshops\, masterclasses\, exhibitions\,\ndemonstra
	tions\, films and performances\, the festival offers a chance to discover\
	ncrafts\, try them out\, and learn new skills. Visitors can try everything
	 from\nsmithing\, weaving and woodworking to glassblowing\, felting and pa
	per-cutting\,\nand there's a cinema showing documentaries about craftsmans
	hip throughout.\n\nThe next edition takes place on 26 & 27 September 2026 
	at the NDSM Loods in\nAmsterdam-Noord.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/bridging-the-gap-digital-technology-as-
	enhancement-not-replacement
GEO:52.3727735;4.9003436
LOCATION:Waag - Nieuwmarkt 4\, 1012 CR Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,documentary,exhibition,festivals,film,lecture,
	nieuwmarkt/lastage,performance
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>How can digital technology support craftsma
	nship without removing the maker from the process? As part of this lecture
	, Aslı Aydın Aksan explores the role of digital technology within craft, i
	ncluding her experience developing the Hapticolor machine, an innovative c
	olor printer for fabric.</p><p>Through experiments with textile printing, 
	natural dyes, and interactive machine control, the project investigates ho
	w digital tools, haptic systems, and open-source machine protocols can con
	tribute to accessibility, interaction, immediacy, and scalability, while k
	eeping the intuition, autonomy, and intervention of the craft maker at the
	 center.</p><h2>About the presenter</h2><p>Aslı Aydın Aksan is an architec
	t, researcher, and lecturer at Waag Futurelab. Her work explores the inter
	sections of computational design, digital fabrication, craft, and design e
	ducation through critical making and experimentation. Waag Futurelab is a 
	research institute on technology and society working toward an open, fair,
	 and inclusive future. The <a href="https://waag.org/en/lab/textilelab/" t
	arget="_blank">TextileLab</a> explores sustainable and regenerative practi
	ces for the textile and clothing industry at the intersection of craft, bi
	ology, and emerging technologies.</p><h2>About the project</h2><p>Waag is 
	running <a href="https://waag.org/en/project/tracks4crafts/" target="_blan
	k">a two-part pilot at its Amsterdam TextileLab</a> to reimagine the "craf
	tsperson 2.0" and turn embodied traditional craft knowledge into open-sour
	ce knowledge so these crafts don't disappear. The Amsterdam pilot, "Hackin
	g the Machines," develops an open-source protocol to convert a CNC machine
	 into an interactive haptic printing device for applying bio-based inks an
	d natural dyes to textiles, drawing on Dutch traditions of block-printing,
	 dot-printing and natural dyeing.</p><h2>About the festival</h2><p>The Amb
	acht in Beeld Festival ("Craft in Focus") is an annual celebration of craf
	tsmanship held in Amsterdam. Running since 2013, it has grown into a major
	 event with workshops and masterclasses by craftspeople from the Netherlan
	ds and abroad. What makes it distinctive is that the focus is not on selli
	ng products, but on exchanging knowledge and skills — the mission being to
	 build appreciation for craft among people of all ages and enable encounte
	rs and cross-pollination.</p><p>With over 100 master craftspeople, worksho
	ps, masterclasses, exhibitions, demonstrations, films and performances, th
	e festival offers a chance to discover crafts, try them out, and learn new
	 skills. Visitors can try everything from smithing, weaving and woodworkin
	g to glassblowing, felting and paper-cutting, and there's a cinema showing
	 documentaries about craftsmanship throughout.</p><p>The next edition take
	s place on 26 &amp; 27 September 2026 at the NDSM Loods in Amsterdam-Noord
	.</p>
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