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We are excited to announce FARM TO FURNITURE Summer School!⁠
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Join us for a free, four-day furniture making workshop using natural materials, led by architect and material scientist Georgemma Hunt and designer-builders, Flimsy .works. Over the course of four days, you will learn about how bio-based materials are driving landscape regeneration across farms in the Fens. Join us on a journey from crop to chair (and table). Look forward to experimenting with bio-composite materials from wetland plants and prototyping functional, playful furniture pieces.⁠
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The Summer School is for state school students (aged 14-18). Please note these workshops will take place at Ramsey Heights Nature Reserve⁠, Ramsey, Huntingdon, PE26 2RS. With thanks to .
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Tuesday 26th to Friday 29th August, 10-4pm.⁠
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To signup please email [email protected] with your name, age and school.

The Crafts Council UK has compiled a really useful directory of resources for home schooling, as well as craft making video tutorials.
https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/articles/craft-for-home-school-resources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zULLv9DMKyU&feature=youtu.be

Hands-on making activities for home school, from Early Years to Key Stage 5 - Crafts Council We are the national development agency for the contemporary crafts in the UK.

Join us for a workshop this Saturday 2-6pm at STORE STORE in Coal Drops Yard, focussed on contemporary approaches to weaving.
You will learn how to prepare the warp for a loom and gain an understanding of different weaving techniques such as plain weave, rya knotting, looping and pattern making. A diverse, exciting and surprising range of tools and materials such as yarn, plastics, and un-spun wool will be provided. Textile Artist and Artist Educator Áine Byrne will lead you through the design process of preparing and weaving on the frame loom.
After the workshop you can take the loom home to continue practicing your weaving!

Áine Byrne is a practicing Textile artist, designer and graduate of the Royal College of Art. Áine has completed a wide range of residencies and exhibitions both nationally and internationally with a focus on bringing traditional approaches to weave into the contemporary age through the use of sustainable materials, vibrant colour ways and modernist patterns. In addition to her work as a textile designer Aine is a part time lecturer in Fashion and Textiles. Áine is experienced at leading workshops in a range of settings including the Fitzwilliam Museum, Somerset House and her studio in Space, Hackney Wick.

The workshop is open to a maximum of 10 participants (age 14+) on a first come, first served basis. Attendance at the workshop costs £40 (£30 students) with all proceeds supporting the SCHOOL SCHOOL after school club for the local state school students.

For see tickets see link below:
https://billetto.co.uk/e/tapestry-frame-weaving-workshop-tickets-379257/

Join us on Saturday 3rd August from 12-2pm to celebrate the work of students on our London Summer School! We’ve been hard at work creating a new playful dining landscape for Global Generation’s Story Garden, tucked just behind the British Library. On Saturday, there will be table top games and refreshments: all ages welcome.

Final chance to sign up for the Warsaw summer school 2019. If you or someone you know like to take part, sign up or let them know!
https://billetto.co.uk/e/warsaw-summer-school-2019-tickets-332293/

WE ARE LOOKING FOR STATE SCHOOL STUDENTS 15-18 YEARS OLD.

This year we will be running an architectural and design based Summer School in collaboration with HEATHERWICK STUDIO on the 29th of July - 10th of August in Kings Cross.
The summer school is free for up to 20 students.

We are looking for students interested in art design and architecture, especially those who are considering further education. The programme will be really useful for students applying to universities with the outcomes creating strong portfolios.

The Heatherwick Studio X STORE Summer School is a collaborative design and construction project which engages actively with the dynamics of the city. We work towards a mini food market and communal feast, exploring architecture, food and design. Through a hands-on and often playful design process, driven by physical prototyping and testing, state school students (age 15+) are supported to develop the skills to intervene effectively and creatively in .

To find out more about the summer school and how to apply, please visit our website or contact us: [email protected]
This year’s Summer School is supported by Coal Drops Yard , Heatherwick Studio and Camden Challenge

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There are only a few places left for the London Summer School - Cultivating the Communal - sign up now! .

We’re pleased to announce that this year’s London Summer School will take place in the Kings Cross Story Garden in collaboration with . Using reinforced earth and thin shell casting techniques, we’ll create the setting for shared feasts and storytelling for this new community garden.

To find out more about the summer school and how to apply, please visit our website or contact us: [email protected]

Join us tomorrow for a Jewellery workshop in STORE STORE with Mala Siamptani. If the weather is good we will be outside.

In the workshop, you'll be shown how to make a stunning piece of jewellery using jesmonite. One of the main goals of this introductory class, is to gain understanding of fundamental techniques to design and make your own jewellery. Mala will be showing you the different steps that creating jesmonite jewellery entails, from mixing and casting to sanding, finishing and polishing your piece. You will also be shown how to make a cast with a terrazzo and marble effect.

Mala Siamptani is a London based design practitioner with an extensive experience in the research, development and delivery of successful creative projects in Jewellery, Fashion, Design and Art sector. Following an extensive material research, Mala’s work attempts to connect traditional craft with digital technology. With her work Mala demonstrates both the use and need for material research and it’s acknowledgment of experiential knowledge to advance craft thinking and practice. Through her work in education she sees it as her role to pass this message on to the new generation of designer/craftsmen.

The workshop is open to a maximum of 10 participants (age 18+) of any level of craft or design skills, on a first come, first served basis. Attendance at the workshop costs £35 (£25 students) with all proceeds supporting the SCHOOL SCHOOL after school club for local state school students.

For more info and booking of tickets:

https://billetto.co.uk/e/jesmonite-month-jewellery-workshop-tickets-363568