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– What is the theme of the roundtable organized at the fair?
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(hint on the fair’s website)
Changes in lifestyles and the desire not to waste one’s life earning it open the field to an ambient hedonism where one has the time and the desire to indulge. According to Mr. Maffesoli, Sociologist, the era of work-progress-reason is dead. Long live the era of the imagination where handmade allows one to imprint oneself on the objects of everyday life and to reappropriate standardized products and overly uniform lifestyles.
Creative hobbies, accessible to all budgets and ages, have become the most contemporary mode of expression of our creativity. Here, one discovers, invents, and reinvents oneself based on exchanges that abolish generational and cultural boundaries.
It is on this credo that the second creative hobbies fair will be held at the Nice Exhibition Palace from September 29 to October 2, 2005. Indeed, creative hobbies have been constantly burgeoning for the past ten years in France to reach a staggering turnover nearing 700 million euros. To stay with the figures, 70% of women to 30% of men routinely indulge in these activities, while under-35s represent nearly half of the amateur creators.
What will one find at the creative hobbies fair?
Following the adjustments from the first edition, which had already been a great success, the organizers of the fair offer a much larger palette of exhibitors who will present numerous activities such as:
- Textile arts: Patchwork, cross-stitch, embroidery, sewing, lace, wool, household linen
- Kid/hobby: Costumes and disguises, face painting, puppets, modeling, scrapbooking, beads,
salt dough, origami - Creative cooking: Spices, artisanal products, vegetarian cooking, unlikely recipes
- Decoration: Lampshades, modeling and molding, stencil, basketry, patina
- Floral decoration: Table art, accessories, compositions, bouquets, herbariums, potpourris
- Creative DIY: Woodwork, functional decor, equipment
- Kids: Group games, natural creations
- Painting, watercolor, charcoal,
- Sculpture, ceramics, pottery, stained glass, porcelain, engraving
- Drawing, calligraphy, bookbinding, framing…
For the little ones, a baby corner will be offered where parents can take care of their children in complete peace of mind, while food lovers can attend cooking classes in the amphitheater or enjoy the many free workshops.
This second edition of the creative hobbies fair will delight the creator within each of us, and Nice Première will offer reports and interviews with the many exhibitors and artists of this new vintage of excellent quality.
Website: www.niceloisirscreatifs.com
Information: 04 94 49 14 22
