Craft of Use – Page 2 – Kate Fletcher

Thank you Wellington & Melbourne!

A massive thank you to all those who shared stories of how they use their garments in…

Post date March 26, 2013

Announcing the online home of the Craft of Use!

The knowledge, skills and ideas of the Craft of Use have a new platform on the web! The Craft of Use explores resourceful garment use practices as one way to…

Post date February 19, 2013

A big thank you to Vancouver & NYC

Over the last couple of weeks the Local Wisdom project team has been travelling to Vancouver and NYC to gather more stories of the doings and saying associated…

Post date January 31, 2013

Local Wisdom returns to London

The Local Wisdom project returns to London on 5th December 2012 to take photographs and gather more stories of the ‘craft of use’ of the general public. We’ll be…

Post date November 21, 2012

Now launched – all new Local Wisdom website

Local Wisdom, the ongoing fashion research project exploring the ‘craft of use’ has added more tales of stories and images of resourceful and satisfying use of garments spread across…

Post date October 12, 2012

Alternative Fashion Systems talk at Parsons, NYC

On Thursday 11th October at 6pm, I’m giving a presentation at Parsons the New School of Design on Alternative Fashion Systems. I’m going to explore the effects of consumerism…

Post date October 2, 2012

Local Wisdom photoshoot coming to Kolding!

The Local Wisdom project will be visiting Kolding in Denmark on Thursday 6th September in order to gather tales of how people use their clothes. We will be in the library…

Post date August 22, 2012

Announcing two new Local Wisdom community photoshoots!

The Local Wisdom project goes Stateside to record the ‘Craft of Use’ in San Francisco over the weekend of 21 & 22 July! We are gathering stories about…

Post date July 1, 2012

Local Wisdom Dublin

Join us in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday 28th April for the next community photoshoots run as part of the Local Wisdom project. Come along to 6 Castle Market Street, Dublin 2 between…

Post date April 18, 2012