World Crafts Council
| Formation | 1964 |
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| Founder | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Aileen Osborn Webb Margaret Merwin Patch |
| Website | wccinternational |
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The WCC is organised into five regions: Africa Region, Asia Pacific Region (WCC-APR), Europe, Latin America, and North America. Within each region there can be individual member organizations such as the World Crafts Council Australia and the Canadian Crafts Council.
At least 65 cities worldwide have received the WCC's designation of being a "World Crafts City", for preserving and continuing a rich heritage of traditional crafts and artistic work. World Crafts Cities include Meybod, Isfahan and Tabriz; Kuwait; Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent, the Western Isles; Bornholm; Kuching; Kokand, and Trinidad de Cuba.
The achievements of individual craftspeople can be recognized by presentation of the WCC Seal of Excellence. As of 2024, the WCC was working to establish a Seal of Crafts Authenticity as a benchmark that could be used across diverse craft traditions to indicate their authenticity.