Conference Programme 2021
09:00 - 09:05
Conference Opening - Welcome Remarks, Judith Noble, Head of Academic Research, Co-Editor Making Futures Journal
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Welcome to Making Futures 2021
09:10 - 09:20
Stephanie Owens, Head of School, School of Arts + Media, Co-Editor, Making Futures Journal
Session 1 Chair Introduction & Moderator
09:20 - 09:50
Malcolm Ferris, Curator, Making Futures
Curator’s View: Making Futures 2021 (Keynote)
09:50 - 10:00
John Small + James Johnston
The Island Project: Objects from a Rural Landscape
10:00 - 10:10
Lapo Naldoni (WASP)
Low tech / High tech: From Local Raw Material to 3D Printing
10:10 - 10:20
Josie Steed
From Augmented to Authentic - Weaving the Past into the Future
10:20 - 10:30
Dr Lynne J Hocking-Mennie representing DISTANCE
Digital Immersive Technology and Craft Engagement – Local-global Collaborations at DISTANCE
BREAK 10:30 - 10:40
10:40 - 10:50
Dr Eleanor Dare + Joseph Pochodzaj + Dr Rathna Ramanathan + Tom Simmons
Local-Global Knowledge: Who Gets to Define the Future of Craft?
10:50 - 11:00
Inge Panneels
Nepali-Nature Inspired Making as Climate Solutions
11:00 - 11:10
Sophie Huckfield (Studiõ Wê & Üs)
Rethink The System, together: Articulating a Circular Economy with Maker Communities in China
11:10 - 11:55
END OF SESSION QUESTIONS
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LUNCH 12:00- 12.30
12:30 - 12:40
Introduction- Session Chair & Moderator, Katia Stewart, Global Programme Manager, Crafting Futures, the British Council
Session 2 Chair Introduction & Moderator
12:40 - 13:10
Kate Fletcher (Keynote - recorded session)
Interview: Sustainable Fashion| Kate Fletcher (recorded)
13:10 - 13:20
Dr Giorgio Salani
Towards More Sustainable Ceramic Practices: a Wider View
13:20 - 13:30
Emma Hague (SW Fibreshed)
Fibreshed: Re-connecting Fashion to Fashion
13:30 - 13:40
Alexa Mottram
Reclaimed: A Film about Materials and People
BREAK 13:40-13:50
13:50 - 14:00
Monica Hartvigsen
BioColoring the Future: Designing New Material Ecologies and Relationships with Naturally Pigment-Producing Bacteria
14:00 - 14:10
Natsumi Tabusa
Pieces of Japan: Online Community; a New "Space" to Connect Producers and Consumers
14:10 - 14:20
Charlotte Warren
The Colour of Water- How green is our dyeing process? (Plymouth College of Art)
14:20 - 15:05
END OF SESSION QUESTIONS
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AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS 15:05- 15:30
15:30 - 15:40
Professor Andrew Brewerton, Distinguished Professor, Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Professor Emeritus and former Principal of Plymouth College of Art (2010-2021)
Session 3 Chair Introduction & Moderator
15:40 - 16:10
Dr Carol Christiansen (Keynote)
Re-visioning: Shetland Textile Making in the Post Oil-Boom Era
16:10 - 16:20
Stefanie Malmgren de Oliveira & Karin Landhal
Independence and Flexibility: a Case Study on a Small-Scale Creative Production and Its Potential for Rethinking Pedagogical Models within Higher Education and in Fashion Design
16:20 - 16:30
Antje Illner
Case Studies in Using Craft Practices to Increase Social Mobility
BREAK 16:30-16:40
16:40 - 16:50
Peter Oakley
Ethical Gold Sourcing: a Decade of Action
16:50 - 17:00
Julia Bennett
Ethically-Grounded Value Chains in the Market for Craft
17:00 - 17:10
Cameron Tonkinwise (Recorded Session)
Thoughts on Resilience in Leadership and Organisational Form
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17:10 - 18:00
END OF SESSION QUESTIONS/CLOSING REMARKS
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CONFERENCE END 18:00