The Art of Making 2025

From unusual furniture and delicate jewelry to artfully designed ceramics, the diversity of the exhibits demonstrates that arts and crafts extend far beyond a sense of tradition.


Since 1980, Paris and Berlin have been linked by a Chamber of Crafts partnership that strengthens Franco-German friendship and a shared European identity. In this spirit, the exhibition "The Art of Making 2025. Arts and Crafts & Design from Paris and Berlin" is being organized by the Berlin Chamber of Crafts in cooperation with the Paris/Île-de-France Chamber of Commerce and Crafts (Chambre de métiers et de l'artisanat Île-de-France) and the Museum of Decorative Arts of the Berlin State Museums.


The goal is to convey and promote valuable craftsmanship in its diverse forms, to provide new impetus, and to foster mutual inspiration and understanding.


Arts and Crafts Competition Honors Outstanding Works


While 39 objects from various fields, such as jewelry, fashion, and sculpture, were curated in Paris, a jury selected the Berlin exhibits through a competition in which Berlin-based artisans from all disciplines participated between July 1 and September 30, 2024. 28 works were selected for the exhibition.

• A special exhibition by the Berlin Chamber of Crafts and Crafts in cooperation with the Chamber of Crafts and Crafts of Ile de France and the Kunstgewerbemuseum – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin