Japanese craft used and not just to be displayed and thus, the border between craft and art was not always very clear. Crafts were needed by all strata of society and became increasingly sophisticated in their design and execution. Craft had close ties to folk art, but developed into fine art as well as the concept of "wabi-sabi" aesthetics. Craftsmen and women therefore became artisans with increasing sophistication. However wares were not just produced for domestic consumption, but at some point items such as ceramics made by studio craft were produced for export and became an important pillar of the economy. Family
Craft, Tourism, Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Fair of Lagoa Craft, Tourism, Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Fair of Lagoa The FATACIL (), the "Craft, Tourism, Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Fair of Lagoa", occurs annually (since 1980) for 10 days in August in the "Parque de Feiras e Exposições" ("Fair and Exhibition Grounds") in Algarvan city of Lagoa (Algarve). The fair is attended each year by thousands of visitors from all parts of the country (the last few years the attendance has been about 180,000), not only because of their interest in promoting traditional arts and crafts which are on the edge of extinction, but also for the shows which occur