FASHION OPEN STUDIO x SOMERSET HOUSE
#SCULPTUREBYCHANCE
CONGREGATIONdesign has been invited to take part by the Somerset House in London to their live stream event celebrating Earth day in combination with the Fashion Revolution week.
SCULPTURE BY CHANCE is a variation on the same approach used through ‘Styling by Chance,’ where the outfits combination are decided by the throw of a dice. In this pandemic era and the Absence of model, we are going to create an alternative presence using clothes and garments by CONGREGATIONdesign & friends. We will create a spontaneous sculpture out of randomly selected garments using a dice. The process will be live-streamed and we will ask participants to throw the dice from home and randomly pick a unique piece from CONGREGATIONdesign and friends collection. One of the collective’s members will share the narrative behind each garment while Masha will create a live sculpture from her garden. The aim is to initiate a creative response to the pandemic and looking again at that pile of garments that you never wear... Could it become a sculpture? Tag it #sculturebychance
Send us your Styling By Chance own interpretation from home worldwide, to be feature in our next ZINE! SUBMIT TO: info@congregationdesign.com or MP through Instagram
Somerset House and Fashion Open Studio presents inspiring talks and workshops from innovative designers
> Full event video HERE <
Designers include Bethany Williams and Paolo Carzana, bold knitwear designer Katie Jones and anonymous collective CONGREGATIONdesign who will take part in a series of online talks and workshops as part of our Earth Day celebrations. These sessions also form part of Fashion Revolution Week's #whomademyclothes campaign and our own Creative Careers initiative which supports young people looking to enter the creative sector.
If you're looking to pursue a career in fashion join us to discover how you can form part of a new generation of ethical, sustainable designers, and get practical tips, as well as opportunities to share and learn through making. These sessions will be led by fashion journalist editor Tamsin Blanchard and Fashion Open Studio co-founder Orsola de Castro.
TUNE IN LIVE
14.00 | Orsola de Castro and the designers introduce the session.
14.20 | Katie Jones leads a macrame tutorial for beginners. Bring your own string, wool, or garden twine or make your own by shredding an old t-shirt or pillowcase.
14.50 | Paolo Carzana will talk about his Central Saint Martins graduation collection and the importance of research and material sourcing.
15.20 | Congregation Design on working collectively, plus a workshop for you to do at home.
15.50 | Bethany Williams explains how to disrupt the system and make new business models with a social purpose.
ABOUT FASHION OPEN STUDIO
Now in its fourth year, Fashion Open Studio is a Fashion Revolution initiative. Its purpose is to shine a spotlight on best practice and innovation being led by fashion and textile designers, biotech start-ups and retail disruptors. They believe that responsibility and transparency begins with the designer and there is no better way of being accountable for your actions than opening up your studio to the public.
This is an alternative to the conventional fashion showcase which does little to address many of the concerns citizens have about the social and environmental impacts of fashion. Fashion Open Studio allows designers to share every aspect of their work and offers tangible solutions and steps towards a more responsible industry.
ABOUT THE DESIGNERS
Katie Jones is a bright and bold knitwear designer who teams playful aesthetics with a love for craft and community! Katie's self named brand was launched in 2014 and has since won Selfridges Bright New Things Award in 2016 and been stocked in luxury stores worldwide.
Paolo Carzana is a menswear designer based in Wales, recently graduated from the MA Fashion programme at Central Saint Martins with his MA Collection titled “THE BOY WHO CAME BACK TO LIFE”. Paolo works with natural materials such as Welsh Wool and Piñatex Pineapple Leather and raises funds for LGBTQ+ charities alongside his work.
CONGREGATIONdesign is an anonymous collective of design talent who come together to challenge and experiment design processes.
Bethany Williams is a pioneering British menswear designer committed to exploring social and environmental change within her work and working with marginalised parts of society to bring about positive change and social enterprise.