Ha Noi honors 90 handicraft designs
VGP - The Ha Noi Department of Industry and Trade awarded 90 prizes to the best candidates in the 2024 Handicraft Design Competition on the occasion of the 70th Ha Noi's Liberation Day anniversary on October 10.
Six designers get the first prize, Ha Noi, October 10, 2024 - Photo: VGP/Thuy Linh
The contest is an opportunity for Ha Noi's businesses and handicraft workshops to creatively bring their designs to life and diversify the city's handicraft catalog.
Of the total 90 awards, six designs took the first prize, 18 earned the second prize, 24 merited the third prize, and 42 received the consolation prize.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Hoang Minh Lam, Director of the Center for Industrial Promotion and Industrial Development Consultancy, said that new materials have been introduced in a balanced mix to make each product unique and elegant. In addition to the traditional process, the use of science and technology in craft manufacturing brings both modernity and artistry to the designs.
He added that the competition aims to encourage individuals and organizations in the city to creatively bring their designs to life and diversify the list of handicrafts for the city. The contest is also expected to promote the image, culture, and people of Ha Noi and the traditions of Vietnamese craft villages to the international community.
"Artisans are also encouraged to adopt clean production methods to produce eco-friendly handicrafts, reduce environmental pollution, and meet the standards of sustainable development," said the director.
The contest was launched in June 2024. It is part of the 2024 Ha Noi Gifts Show, which runs from October 10 to 13. The winning designs are now on display at the show at the National Planning, Construction and Architecture Exhibition Center.
Under the theme "Creative Design - Convergence of Elites", the competition attracted 423 handicrafts and product sets from 183 individuals and organizations. The entries range from mother-of-pearl inlay, wood, horn, bronze and stone, lacquer, bamboo and rattan, and ceramics to silk and embroidery products.
The judging criteria are based on creativity, marketability, environmental friendliness, and appropriateness to cultural traditions.
Ha Noi is home to 1,350 artisan villages that produce diverse, sophisticated, and high-quality products. Some of them have gained a firm foothold in the market. Among them, 318 have been certified as traditional handicraft villages.
According to the city government, Ha Noi will continue to support capable and potential places to develop community-based tourism and traditional craft village tourism in the coming period.
In addition, the Ha Noi Gift Show 2024 is underway in the capital city from October 10 to 14, with the view to promoting municipal efforts to facilitate business environment and sustainable development./.
