The TSAA’s experimental research laboratory 'Lurji Supra' (blue tablecloth) took part in the contest of UNESCO PARTICIPATION PROGRAMME for 2020-2021, became the winner and got funding for realization of the project ‘Traditional Blue Cloth for Developing Creative Industries’.
Project goal: Developing an important area of textile design handcraft, historical Georgian textile ‘Blue Table Cloth’ and the restoration techniques, preserving cultural heritage and supporting the creative industry development in Shida Kartli, Bolnisi, Marneuli, Pankisi, Dusheti, facilitating an employment in the regions, integrating the women living in the regions and the representatives of ethnic minorities.
Project stages:
Conference, with involvement of the LEPL National Museum of Georgia (textile direction), National Agency for cultural heritage preservation of Georgia, Azerbaijan
cultural museum of Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, field experts of the TSAA Faculty of Design,
Project team, webinars and masterclasses leaders, conference speakers:
Project creative Director - T. Kldiashvili, Founder of the ‘Blue Table Cloth’ Research Laboratory, professor in textile design, Dean of the TSAA Design Faculty, Head of the Textile Design Department,
Project coordinator - Maya Kipiani, Dr., Head of the TSAA International Relations Department and Erasmus+ Coordinator,
Nino Mgaloblishvili, professor in fashion design, Head of the TSAA Fashion design Department,
Ekaterine Geguchadze, textile designer, Guest teacher at the TSAA Textile Design Department,
Ketevan Matabeli, artist, specializing in contemporary approach in arts and crafts,
Tamar Grigolia, professor in artistic glass, Head of the TSAA artistic glass department,
Irine Saganelidze, Department of Culture and Creativity support, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth of Georgia,
Gulnara Kvantidze, National Museum of Georgia, Ekaterine Tabukashvili, National Agency for cultural heritage preservation of Georgia, Elene Toidze, LEPL Creative Georgia,
Nona Khangoshvili – representative of the Pankisi region,
Leila Alievi, Director of Azerbaijanian cultural museum of Mirza Fatali Akhundov.
