Local Wisdom – Kate Fletcher

NOW AVAILABLE Craft of Use: Post-Growth Fashion

With huge delight I can announce that the much anticipated book the Craft of Use: Post-Growth Fashion is now published! It features many of the stories of using clothes…

Post date April 5, 2016

Now Online! Craft of Use Event Publication

The Craft of Use event that took place at London College of Fashion in March has been summarised in image, word and video and is available online. It…

Post date June 26, 2014

Craft of Use Event: ‘creativity and concern’

The day-long Craft of Use event at London College of Fashion marking the culmination of the latest phase of research on the Local Wisdom project, passed by in…

Post date April 3, 2014

Craft of Use Event… easing in

We are almost set and already raring to go for the Local Wisdom project’s ‘Craft of Use‘ Event at London College of Fashion on 26th March. Stellar line-up…

Post date March 9, 2014

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