Craftsmanship is practiced by a large part of the Brazilian population and the activity plays an important role in the promotion of social inclusion through income generation and also by the recovering of cultural and regional values. Despite its importance, crafts are still often seen with prejudice in the country. It is being related to a rudimentary work, devoid of sophistication - a prejudice to manual labor, which is rooted in our culture. Since the 1990s, an effort has been initiated by designers to promote the revitalization and valorization of handicrafts, with activities like the preservation of productive techniques and the incorporation of new formal and/or technical elements to local craft. The objective of this research is to analyze the effects of the encounter between crafts and design, through two case studies: the Criqué Caiçara, in São Paulo, and Gente de Fibra, in Minas Gerais. It was sought to problematize the role played by the craftsman, the designer and their interrelationship and also to reflect on the delicacy of this encounter.