Public events, talks and projects…
16 April 2013
European Academy Design Conference ‘Crafting the Future’, Gothenburg, Sweden
Keynote address: ‘Alternative Fashion Systems’ at the Rohsska Museum at 6pm.
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Earlier in 2013…
Thursday 17th January 2013
Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Evening Lecture.
Saturday 19th January 2013
Local Wisdom Community Photo Shoot, Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Vancouver, Canada.
Saturday 26th January 2013
Local Wisdom Community Photo Shoot, Parsons the New School of Design, New York, USA.
Saturday 16th March 2013
Local Wisdom Community Photo Shoot, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.
Saturday 23rd March 2013
Local Wisdom Community Photo Shoot, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
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And in 2012…
10 – 12 January 2012
Wardrobe Ethnographies Workshop, Copenhagen Business School/Kolding Design School, Kolding, Denmark.
Speaking about the ethnographic research process in Local Wisdom.
25 March 2012
Local Wisdom Community Photo Shoot, Oslo, Norway.
Running a photo shoot between 12:00 – 16:00 at DogA, Hausmanns Gate 16, to celebrate the ‘Craft of Use’ in Oslo. Click here for more on the shoot. For more information on the project view www.localwisdom.info
27 & 28 March 2012
Product Life Extension Conference, SIFO, Oslo, Norway.
Speaking on the theme: Clothing, Design, Durability.
http://www.sifo.no/product-durability/
19 April 2012
Puma Sustainable Design Collective, London
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Talk entitled: Fashion & Sustainability, Design for Change
More information: psdc@puma.com
27 April 2012
‘In Conversation’ about Wardrobe Metabolisms as part of M&S Sustainable Fashion Lab in collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Fashion.
27 April 2012
‘In Conversation with Kate Fletcher’ for Re-dress as part of Better Fashion Week
6 Castle Market Street, Dublin, Ireland. 7pm
See you there!
28 April 2012
Local Wisdom Community Photo Shoot, Dublin, Ireland.
Running a photo shoot between 10:00 – 17:00 at 6 Castle Market Street, to celebrate the ‘Craft of Use’ in Dublin as part of Better Fashion Week. Click here for more information on the Dublin event and for more on the project visit www.localwisdom.info
2 & 3 May 2012
Fashion Summit, Copenhagen
Participating in the NICE Fashion Summit - come and say hello!
22 May 2012
Book Launch, Kingly Court, Carnaby, London of my new book (co-authored with Lynda Grose) Fashion & Sustainability: Design for Change
Friday 15 June 2012
Textile & Fashion Hub’s Sustainable Fashion Forum, Re.Design, Victoria, Australia.
Giving a presentation on Sustainable Design.
Saturday 30th June 2012
Keynote at Mend*rs Rsearch Symposium, Docker, Kendal, UK.
I’m speaking about about fashion experiences within the limits of the stuff we’ve already got: ’The Craft of Use’: Post-Growth Fashion.
Wednesday 18th July 2012
Commune Festival, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia.
I’ll be giving a talk about the Local Wisdom project. Download a programme of Commune lectures.
Saturday 21st July 2012
Local Wisdom Community Photo Shoot, Mission District, San Francisco, USA.
Running a photo shoot between 10:30am and 4:30pm at The Mission Cultural Center – Lobby, 2868 Mission Street, San Francisco 94110 to record tales of how you wear your clothes and photography you in your piece! Click here for more on the shoot. For more information on the project view www.localwisdom.info
Saturday 21st July 2012
Local Wisdom Community Photo Shoot, Mission District, San Francisco, USA.
Running a photo shoot between 10:30am and 4:30pm at The Mission Cultural Center – Lobby, 2868 Mission Street, San Francisco 94110 to record tales of how you wear your clothes and photography you in your piece! Click here for more on the shoot. For more information on the project view www.localwisdom.info
Thursday 6th September 2012
Local Wisdom Community Photo Shoot, Kolding Public Library, Kolding, Denmark.
Running a photo shoot between 11 and 7pm at the public library in the centre of Kolding, to record tales of how you wear your clothes and photography you in your piece! Click here for more on the shoot. For more information on the project view www.localwisdom.info
Washington University, St Louis, USA.
Public lecture as part of the University’s Evening Lecture Series.
4 October 2012
Royal Society of Arts, London, 1-2pm.
The Slow Revolution. The last ten years has seen a burgeoning of the slow movement in all aspects of life from management, travel and education to science and work. This lunchtime panel brings together four people who have been exploring ways to bring the principles of ‘slow’ to culture, finance, fashion and lifestyle. As well as sharing lessons from their own work, they will discuss how we deal with the addictive nature of speed.
11 October 2012
Parsons the New School for Design, NYC, USA.
Keynote lecture on Alternative Fashion Systems as part of a series for a Special Issue of Journal for Design Strategies.
4 December 2012
London College of Fashion, London, UK.
Talk on the role of fashion education as part of the Sustainable Education Network Event.