CraftMotifDB brings together open cultural datasets, curatorial expertise, and digital design to make heritage patterns accessible to researchers, educators, and makers. We translate archival information into immersive narratives that celebrate the communities stewarding these craft traditions.
We prioritize narrative consent, context, and acknowledgement. Every dataset we surface is accompanied by its origin, maker attribution when available, and museum stewardship details. Our editorial team collaborates with cultural advisors to prevent misrepresentation and extraction.
CraftMotifDB integrates open APIs from leading museums and archives. We harmonize metadata, surface relational tags, and build responsive interfaces that invite exploration across geography, material, and symbolism.
We invite tradition bearers, historians, and designers to author field notes and spotlight essays. The goal is to amplify diverse voices while maintaining respectful citation and linking back to source repositories.
Upcoming releases expand semantic search, introduce pattern comparison tools, and publish open-source glossaries. We welcome collaborations that honor cultural custodianship and design ethics.