"Shenzhen Makers@World" 2.0 - "Hello, Shenzhen!" UK makers

"Shenzhen Makers@World" 2.0 - "Hello, Shenzhen!" is a bilateral exchange programme connecting makers in the UK and China, supported by the British Council, The Shenzhen Foundation for International Exchange and Cooperation(SFIEC) and Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab.

Joining hands with SFIEC, the British Council will invite makers to take part in residencies in Shenzhen and the UK in March 2017.

The selected UK programme participants (Jo Ashbridge, Ross Atkin, Martin Goodfellow, Katrine Hesseldahl, Victor Strimfords, Helen Steer and Laura Martinez) will work with host partners in Shenzhen to provide collaborative solutions and research, covering a variety of themes and challenges including urban sustainability, maker education, innovation and enterprise.

Hello Shenzhen is developed in partnership with Liz Corbin, Institute of Making, University College London

Supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. "Hello, Shenzhen!" is also the continuation of the work carried out in this area by programme partners: including the Made in China and Living Research reports by British Council, AHRC, SZOIL, and Nesta. 

Exhibition: Made@EU. Plymouth College of art

The exhibition ‘Made@EU’ showcases the work of seven artist:  Adriana Ionascu, Alfie Smith, Jack West, Laura Martinez,Mark von Rosenstiel, Matthew Bush and Phil Cuttance, who have been working on residencies at Plymouth College of Art in 2016

The selected artists were supported by five European institutions working in partnership on the project- funded by Creative Europe - with the aim to explore  the relation of 3-D digital fabrication technologies to traditional art, craft and designer-maker processes.

Made@EU- Exhibition
Wednesday 31st August to Friday 9th September
The Gallery at Plymouth College of Art

Exhibition: Maker Pro. IN(3D)USTRY

Material Origin Series, a new research project made under the Made@EU residency program, will be showcased in the Maker Pro space of In(3D)Industry from needs to solutions. A three day event on additive and advanced manufacturing, taking place at Fira de  Barcelona from the 21st to the 23rd of June.

The Maker Pro space will present a selection of innovative projects from communities and individuals leading the global marker movement.

In(3D)ustry. Maker Pro area
Tuesday 21st to Thursday 23rd of June
Italian Pavilion. Fira de Barcelona. 

Made@eu Residency: New Research Project

Made@eu, is a European project of applied research funded by Creative Europe and supported by five European institutions in partnership: Plymouth College of Art, École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle (ENSCI) Paris, Institut d’Architectura Avancada de Catalunya (IAAC) Barcelona, WAAG Society: Institute for Art Science & Technology in Amsterdam and Fab Lab in Budapest.

The aim of the Made@eu project is to investigate issues around the integration of digital fabrication technologies in the creative sectors.  As part of this research, the project offered a selection of creative professionals within the art, craft and design fields, the opportunity to take part on a residency program. 

Material Origin Series, the research project developed within this residency,  explores how  3D digital  technologies and to processes might integrate with existing analogue methods and workflows. 

Exhibition: Craft Industrialism

Craft Industrialism seeks to set up a new initiative that bridges the gap between the maker and the public. A carefully curated public space will be created to reveal the process of craftsmanship and showcase the maker’s creative process.

Each selected maker’s work will be presented in an informal setting to enable the narrative of the work to be revealed, and to demonstrate the complexity and consideration that goes into every craft product made - from the initial starting point, design development and to the final production method.

This project hopes to achieve wider understanding and appreciation of craftsmanship and promote and support local creative communities.

Craft Industrialism will also be hosting a series of makers talks, inviting the public to engage in dialogue with the makers to learn more about the processes and methodologies that drive their practice.  

Craft Industrialism
Saturday 21st to Wednesday 25th March
Lambert´s Yard.  Lower Briggate, Leeds. LS16LY

Publication Feature: Material Alchemy by Studio Aikieu

Enlisting the help of luminaries from the world of science, technology and design, Material Alchemy showcases new responses to material innovation and provides key insights into how material will be utilised to shape our future environments.

Material Alchemy explores key topics such as synthetic biology, how designers and scientists are designing with living matter utilising the laboratory as a means to cultivate and grow new materials and how new technologies such as 3D printing are revolutionising the manufacturing industry.

Material Alchemy by Studio Aikieu, Jenny Lee is out 2nd March 2015
 

POSTextiles at Industry Pioneer's conference by The Trend Boutique

Each year The Trend Boutique runs a series of conferences for students, recent graduates and lecturers with an array of guest speakers. The event provides a unique insight into the latest industry thinking and trends from leading designers, brands, retailers, agencies and publishers. 

Industry Pioneers conference, speakers on the day :
Fiona Colleman,  POSTextiles' Ann-Kristin Abel, Jenny & Laura Martinez, Sarah Benning, David Longshaw and Liz Ann Bennett. 

Industry Pioneers
Wednesday, 19th of November 2014 from 10:00 to 15:00
The Broadway Cinema, Broad Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG1 3LU

Material Change-London Design Week

Visit Pringle of Scotland´s shop in Mount Street for a selection of work by MA Material Futures by Disegno Magazine and Pringle of Scotland as part of the London Design Festival 
The event will open on Wednesday 17th with a panel debate about material innovation in Fashion with participation of Pringle´s Creative director Massimo Nicosia, Disegno´s editor Johanna Agerman, MAMF course leader Caroline Till and architect Richard Beckett.

Material Change
Wednesday 17th to Sunday 20th September
94 Mount Street London W1K 3SZ 

3D Printshow Paris

The second edition of the 3D Printshow will take place in the French capital on the 17th and 18th of October.

In the space dedicated to fashion you can find the latest piece created in collaboration with Wonderluk 

3D Printshow Paris
Friday 17th and Saturday 18th Octubre
Carousel du Louvre 99 Rue de Rivoli, 75001, Paris.

3D Printshow London 2014

3D printshow will be back in London this September for its 3rd edition. As in previous years, the event will bring the biggest names names in  3D printing technology and the latest in 3D printed art and fashion.

A new piece made in collaboration with London´s online 3D fashion marketplace WonderLuk will be featured in the Fashion House space of the exhibition.

Friday 5th September 9:30am-6:00 pm
Saturday 6th September 9:30am-5:30pm
1 Old Billingsgate Walk, 16 Lowe Thames Street, London

MoOD Brussels. Innovation Platform

Trendease International is curating a section of the Innovation Platform at MoOD this September. The Innovation Platform from MoOD, Meet only Original Designs features the latest in innovative materials. 

Digicrafted will be on display In the Trendease curated selection of the Platform. 

MoOD 2013
Wednesday 10th to Sunday 12th September
Brussels Expo, Belgiëplein 1 BE - 1020 Brussel

Exhibition: Beirut Design Week

Organized by MENA Design Research Centre, the Annual Beirut Design Week will take place across Beirut City between the 24th June and 30th.

The event will be launched with the NEWCOMERS exhibition at Atelier NS that will feature a selection of hybrid textiles from the collection `Digicrafted´ combining 3D printed surface design with traditional textile craft. The exhibition will also showcase new work from Amy Congdon´s `Biological Atelier´.

New Comers Exhibition
Monday June 24 to Sunday 30
Atelier NS, Mar Mikhael, Beirut, Libano

Designersblock & Co Department store for Interiors UK

Designersblock & Co.
20th to 23rd January
NEC in Birmingham

Computational Couture for NZZ Magazine

Necklace featured in editorial Computational Couture for NZZ Magazine (Switzerland) shoot in Staatliche Museen, Berlin.

Neue Zuericher Zeitung, Switzerland. NZZ-Gruppe 

Image copyright Stefanie Schweiger

POSTextiles : A Material Exploration

POSTextiles will be showcasing a selection of material samples for Designers Block at Birmingham Interiors. 

Experimenting with the boundaries of a material is a practice that comes as second nature to the designers of POSTextiles. Exploring the capabilities and using unexpected properties of materials is integral to our design processes, using it as a means to explore, research, but most importantly to communicate ideas. We are showcasing a selection of material samples at Interiors UK, selected from our portfolios, through which we hope to provide an insight into our way of working which pushes limits and explores possibilities

POSTextiles A Material Exploration
22nd to 25th February
NEC in Birmingham
 

Ventura Berlin. POSTextiles

POSTextiles will be showcasing a selection of work at the first edition of Ventura Berlin.

Ventura Berlin is being curated by Organization in Design as part of the trade show Qubique which will be held in the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin in October. 

In line with Ventura Lambrate, Ventura Berlin focuses on presenting the most interesting expressions of the design world, with a clear focus on creativity, concept, experimentation, high quality and content.

POSTextiles at Ventura Berlin
Wednesday 26th to Saturday 29th October
Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, Germany

Exhibition: i FABRIC. European Talent

DIgicrafted will be showcased at the i FABRIC - EUROPEAN TALENT EXHIBITION at the Audax Teltielmuseum, Tilburg, the Netherlands, as part of a selection of work by 33 designers from across Europe, working in the fields of design, fashion and interior textiles.  i FABRIC is organized within the Tilburg Textiles event in the context of 2018 Brabant Cultural Capital of Europe. The exhibition´s curator is Suzan Rüsseler, the Textielmuseum´s curator of European textile design. BCXSY studio is responsible for the exhbition´s graphic and spatial design.

i FABRIC: EUROPEAN TALENT
September 24, 2011 – January 29, 2012
Audax Textielmuseum Tilburg, The Netherlands.

Central St. Martins College of Art and Design Digital Soirées

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is holding a series of Digital Soirées throughout 2011. These themed events will focus on the role that digital technologies are playing in a specific field. 

Digicrafted will be showcased at the third Digital Soirée event themed around Digital Manufacturing alongside work by Chloe McCormick and keynote presentation by Andy Hawkins from EADS Innovation on Digital Manufacturing.

Digital Soirée
Tuesday June 7th between 6pm and 8pm
Central Saint Martins Innovation Centre, Holborn, WC1.  

Test_Lab ‘Clothing without cloth ’

V2_ is an interdisciplinary centre for art and technology in Rotterdam. Since 2006, V2_ has been presenting a public program for the presentation, demonstration, testing and discussion of artistic research and development under the name Test_Lab.

Each Test_Lab edition has a specific theme, this edition Test_Lab: Clothing Without Cloth curated by Valérie Lamontagne, seeks to ask questions about materiality of textiles towards a future of clothing without cloth.

Test_Lab: Clothing Without Cloth
26 May 2011
V2_ Eendrachtsstraat 10, Rotterdam