MAACRAFT – THE SOCIAL WORKSHOP 2012
2020
MAACRAFT SOCIAL WORKSHOP 2012-
MAACRAFT – THE SOCIAL WORKSHOP
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Maacraft is a design and social enterprise founded in 2012 as the social workshop of the Autistic Foundation of Miskolc. We offer high quality homewares and delicates products, concurrently familiarize autistic and mentally disabled people with the world of working and its joy. By gardening and learning artisan techniques autistic employees can improve their cognitive and manual skills and also gain knowledge about visual culture. The products are designed by the industrial designer, Daniel Szalkai and developed to manufactured products by conductors and professionals. With every purchase Maacraft product you support the workshop’s young disabled adults. Working with others is always challenging, but at the same time, it can be a source of inspiration for both. We are pleased that several designer and artist would like to work with us. Cooperating with other creatives give us the possibility to assure diverse working processes for our employees, teach them various techniques and also allows a complex product palette for the brand Collaborators: AU Workshop, Bartha Máté, Cellux csoport, Collective Plant, GOGA Food, Kezemura, Klement Csaba, Mautner Zsófia, Merényi Bicycles, Tomcsányi. REWARDS
REFERENCES
Highlights of Hungary 2016 – Top 10
domus. it, 24.hu, ELLE.hu, Forbes (print),
Art Hungry 2016 – awarded
HVG. hu, Nők Lapja (print), Instyle, Index.
Design Management Award 2017
hu, 444. hu, TED xYouth 2014, WLB
PARTNERS ARC Plakát, Autistic Art, BUD Budapest Airport, Börze Bisztró Étterem, Coca-Cola Magyarország, Cherrisk Magyarország, Design Hét Budapest, Graphisoft Budapest, Insomnia, Mérték Építésziroda, Madhouse Budapest, Max City Áruház, MOME Ecolab, MONOQI, Studio Arkitekter, Sofitel Budapest, Sommersby ,Tomcsányi, WAMP
OUR CREW | OUR COMMUNITY ANETT – HEAD OF WORKSHOP | ZSÓKA – GARDENER | ATTILA – INSTRUCTOR MARIKA | MELINDA | EMESE | GABI | DÁVID | KRISTÓF | PÉTER | GÁBOR ANASZTÁZIA | NÓRA | FEKETEGABI – HANDICRAFT / GARDENING / WOODWORKIN
THERAPEUTIC AND SPICE GARDEN At Maacraft we strongly believe in sustainability and do everything to grow all of our materials and ingredients locally. Besides being a treasure trove and a source of our products, the garden has another function, therapy. While growing and cultivating plants, the youngsters are developing their skills with physical stimuli. All spices, herbs and teas are coming from our garden and grown, dried, and processed by our autistic employees. Beside edibles, the garden gives us materials as well, such as branches and bast for our hand woven products. We believe in the healing, relaxing power and environmental consciousness of gardening and encourage everyone to start a garden, even if only a window sill is available.
DESIGN RANDI ‘16
DESIGN RANDI ‘16
MADE BY – the support of Autistic Foundation of Miskolc PHOTO – Máté Bartha, Anna Barta, Bernadett Fejér, Bea Marjai, David Nemcsik, Tamás Réthey Prikkel ORIGINAL IDENTITY – Csízik Balázs, Vikárius Réka DESIGN & GRAPHIC – Szalkai Dani MANUFACTURING – MAACRAFT - The social workshop All rights reserved! – maacraft.org 2020