During this masterclass, you will learn step by step how to weave a chair seat or backrest using bamboo fibers. Under the guidance of Felix Etienne, you will work on a wooden practice frame of approximately 20×20 cm, ideal for mastering the basics of weaving. You will take the frame home afterwards, together with extra material so you can continue the work at home and keep practicing this special skill.

Felix Etienne is a master weaver, creative therapist, and teacher with a passion for craftsmanship. During the masterclass, he shares both practical techniques and knowledge and traditions that have been passed down through generations.

Farm to Crafts on Curaçao is an initiative by Cleo de Brabander and explores how traditional knowledge can regain meaning within a sustainable and future-oriented making culture. Based on the principle of learning by doing, the project brings together agriculture, design, heritage, and craftsmanship to create new connections and production chains on the island. One of the crafts that Farm to Crafts is helping to revive is traditional chair caning, a skill that has become increasingly rare in Curaçao but is still part of the island’s cultural heritage. Through workshops, innovation programs, and hands-on experiments with local materials, the project explores how this knowledge can be preserved and renewed. In addition, Farm to Crafts organizes various collaborations and activities such as indigo dyeing workshops, kite making, and material research with banana fibers.