EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
MAKING BIOLEATHER WORKSHOP | SAT 27 APR | 14.00-16.00 | £8.00 (EARLY BIRD)
Learn more about how biology can inspire new sustainable fabrics and how to create your own bio-leathers using natural materials with designer Tina Gorjanc!
FUTURE TEXTILES DEBATE | SAT 27 APR | 16.30-18.00 | £8.00 (EARLY BIRD)
Join our programme contributors in exploring textiles’ material and sustainable future, within and beyond the fashion industry. How can we challenge unethical production and involve new voices in terms of innovation and experimentation, across design, fashion and making? Speakers include ADAY, Tina Gorjanc and Doppelhaus!
PROTEST ART TEXTILE PRINTING WORKSHOP | SAT 27 APR | 16.30-18.00 | £8.00 (EARLY BIRD) / £7.00 CONC / DONATIONS FROM £5.00
How could you transform your discarded clothing to make a (green fashion) statement? Activist print-making group Body Politic and climate activist Clare Farrell shows you how!
UPCYCLING PLASTICS KEYRING-MAKING WORKSHOP | SUN 28 APR | 14.00-16.00 | £4.00
Join upcycling bag company Rehandle as they invite you to consider the material we often discard as waste: food market bags! Learn about how we can design to eliminate waste and upcycle it into new products. Design your own keyring to have it custom-made!
INNOVATIVE WARDROBES: SHOPPING LESS AND STYLING SMART | SUN 28 APR | 15.00-16.00 | £8.00 (EARLY BIRD)
How can we still reconcile fashion sense with an awareness of the industry's impact on the environment as the second most polluting industry worldwide? Find out how with sustainable fashion expert, stylist and activist Alice Wilby! Learn about the newest ethical fashion designers and how you can change your consumer habits for good while sustaining your style!
