Practical Beauty and the Practicality of Beauty

Decorative and practical accessories that are handcrafted or made using only simple tools based on traditional methods that often have aesthetic beauty are categorized as handicraft but similar works and products that are mass-produced using machinery are not included. Products in this category possess cultural or religious value.

What is the clear difference between works of art, handiwork, and handicraft?

Handicraft products often have practical applications and are not considered as decoration, so they do not necessarily hold artistic value and they are not made for fun, so they are not the same as handiwork.

Expression of beauty in works and products in the field of handicrafts

Proportionality between practicality and the design, adequate design, originality, and innovativeness is in and of itself a clear expression of beauty by these works and products.
When it comes to product design, the artist’s source of inspiration is either nature and the physical world or the mind and the abstract world like the world of numbers and patterns which the universe is based upon. We shall point out Fibonacci’s sequence and his thoughts once again in this section: Even though handicraft often carry localized culture-specific to various societies and the designs are often rooted in tradition, beliefs, and religion, what they have in common is the human beings’ affinity for beauty and the will to express such beauty in their works such as traditional handicraft. As such, it would be better if the products provided in this section also include content from the entire knowledge and history of humanity as well as specific cultural content. For instance, when it comes to designing carpets or vitreous enamels or toreutics or indeed any other handicraft, it would be better to use universal patterns so the audience would be able to connect with the majority of the content presented by the product.

In the Events section, Perfibo has created a challenge for creating handicraft inspired by the Fibonacci sequence and will support those active in this field.

Perfibo, which strives to support culture, art, and related fields, suggests works and products that are original and adhere to perfibo’s general specific standards.

Works and products defined as handicraft verified by Perfibo

All valuable and original products with a unique design that are categorized as handicraft (regardless of their place of origin):

• pictorial carpets
• toreutics
• vitreous enamels
• wood carvings
• mosaics
• soozan-doozi
• carpets, etc.

Perfibo’s specific standards for handicraft

• Works must be novel, innovative and original
• Nature-friendly works are prioritized by Perfibo
• Only legal animal skins allowed (in case of leather or skin usage)
• Works provided in this section do not include decorative, religions or purely artistic works as they will be presented in their own sections
• All works of art must be made with material that adheres to standards.
  Rot-proof and high-quality material
  Prohibited material must not be used (elephant ivory, rhino horn, skins or other body parts of endangered animals, illegal substances, hazardous material, etc.)
  Extensive usage of valuable metals or gems is prohibited
  Prohibited symbols and signs must not be used (i.e. racist, anti-religious, offensive, political, etc.)
  Works including religious content will be provided in their own section instead of here
• All works must adhere to Perfibo’s Code of Ethics