Artisanal know-how in the spotlight

Weaver, mosaicist, blacksmith, cutler, bow maker, costume maker, luthier, ceramist… These are professions that we often imagine to be linked to the past, perpetuated by a few enthusiasts in the secrecy of their workshops, and doomed to disappear sooner or later. Yet these sectors have "high potential for economic development," according to Raphaël Crittin, president of the Swiss Association of Crafts, who recognizes the paradox. "They involve very specific skills, passed down over the centuries, but their products are modern, with very high added value, whether in the fields of luxury, ancient heritage, 21st-century architecture, or even theater and cinema."

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