Talks and workshops
Talk: Challenging Identities – Fluidity, Fantasy, Fashion, Design and Film
Multi-award-winning costume designer Sandy Powell will discuss her inspirations and the fundamental relationship between design and identity.
17 September, 4:40-5:30pm at the Victoria & Albert Museum, South Kensington
Workshop: Batik Clothing Customisation Workshop with Ken Kweku Nimo
Learn how to use melted wax and fabric dyes to create beautiful prints and patterns from Africa in Fashion author Ken Kweku Nimo, who has 35 years of batik-dyeing experience.
24 September, 3-6pm at The Africa Centre, Southwark
Workshop: Mycelium Textile Workshop with Helena Elston
Join Helena Elston for an interactive demonstration of the benefits of mycelium in fashion, and her unique process of decomposing textiles safely back into the earth using fungi. You can also take home a sample to grow your own.
25 September, 11am-1pm at Standard Studios, Acton
Talk: Remaking Tradition – Craft in the Modern World
Emma Crichton-Miller, Michael Anastassiades, Vikram Goyal and Zoe Moskofoglo will explore the value of indigenous craft practices, and how makers are giving them new purpose.
19 September, 4:40-5:45pm at Nehru Centre, Mayfair
Workshop: Marbling at Solid Floor with Rupert Bevan
Rupert Bevan will introduce you to the colourful art of marbling – and showcase his new wallpaper collection in the Solid Floor showroom.
20 September, 11:30am-4pm at Solid Floor EAST Showroom, Shoreditch