The Popular Group has registered in the Congress of Deputies a non -law proposition that urges the Government to promote a program for the protection, promotion and projection of crafts and traditional trades in Spain.
In the text, to which Europa Press has had access, popular formation states that the “effort” of artisans, “professional and social referents for new generations”, for adapting to the technological present must be “corresponded” with support and also They ask for the promotion of this trade both inside and outside the borders, “integrating it into educational curricula and creating visibility campaigns.”
“Traditional trades are not just a legacy of the past, but that they make up the backbone of our identity. It is not unreasonable to affirm that in the crafts and in the trades there is the root of what we call today design. There are many traditional offices that have contributed to the economic and social development of multiple Spanish municipalities throughout our history and our geography and generations of teachers who specialized in certain techniques and that, with the passage of time and the lack of generational relief, run the Risk of losing that heritage that they themselves built, “explains the PP.
As the main examples of crafts in Spain, Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s party has pointed to Loewe or Ubrique as models in leather and leather goods; Elosegui or Fernández and Roche in La Hatía; Sargadelos, La Cartuja or Cumella in ceramics; Tous in jewelry; The Royal Farm Factory in the Glass or Castañer in the Footwear.
That is why NLP urges a plan that safeguards “the knowledge, techniques and materials that are part of the artisanal cultural legacy”, as well as the elaboration of an updated historical and ethnographic map of traditional crafts and trades and the establishment of the Figure of the Living National Treasury within the National Handicraft Awards, to recognize the race.
In addition, they appeal to the ministry directed by Ernest Urtausn for the creation of publications, exhibitions and a digital platform that documes and celebrates crafts, and offers tutorials and documented techniques with which public access is guaranteed.
On the other hand, the PP proposes the elaboration of a National Registry of In danger of disappearance and a Bank of Artisanal Materials to promote the research and preservation of native materials associated with crafts, promoting its sustainable use.
Finally, the initiative shows the importance of collaborations between artisans and sectors such as fashion, industrial design, architecture and technology, to encourage projects between Spanish companies and thus promote these trades among new generations.
“Spain can and should lead the European artisanal rebirth, turning our rich tradition into a global symbol of excellence, sophistication and innovation,” concludes the request of the popular group.