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Daniel was a Senior Tutor at the RCA and is now Professor of Design at Kingston, as well as founder/director of Fixperts, From Now On and the Maker Library Network. He is an internationally recognised curator, strategic consultant and lecturer in the field of contemporary design. His specialist background as an industrial designer puts him…
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Patrick Grant, Adam Murray, Lou Stoppard, Wayne Hemingway, Patrick Murphy/Caroline Rush (CEO British Fashion Council) Time: 1-3pm (tbc) Date: Sunday 7 May (tbc) Venue: Blakeys, King Georges Hall How to sustain making in Lancashire: Facilitated and led by Jonathan Ball Post festival workshop to inform FOM 2018 and initiatives to sustain making in Lancashire –…
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Daniel Charny, Eddie Kirkby, Hannah Fox, Hannah Stewart (Host) Daniel Charny & Eddie Kirkby consider how the maker movement is slowly transforming into mainstream impact – sometimes in unexpected ways. The talk will provide real insights for policy/decision makers and those interested in making as a movement for social change. Time: 3-5pm (tbc) Date: Friday 5 May…
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We offer a glimpse into what the future could be through case studies of dynamic maker start-ups who demonstrate how creativity can help us imagine a different world. Daniel Charny moderates a panel with Fi Scott, Founder of Make Works, an innovative platform that allows designers and makers to find manufacturers, material suppliers and workshop…
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Round-table discussion bringing together industry, designers, makers, students and conference speakers including leading lights in the maker movement to discuss the key issues for making and manufacturing. In association with Lancashire Business View magazine. By Invitation. For more information contact: emg@creativelancashire.org
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Three of the most respected names in design discuss their collaboration with Plumen, one of the world’s leading lighting company, and their own studio practice. Nicolas Roope launched Plumen with Michael-George Hemus in 2011. Plumen is an energy-efficient light bulb with design credentials. Six years later, Plumen has become a full lighting company, and the…
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The session will examine role of design thinking in driving innovative manufacturing through an examination of case studies including Nike and Plumen. An internationally acclaimed designer and innovation specialist working with the world’s top brands, Simon Bolton recently joined Edge Hill University as a Professor of Innovation and Associate Dean of Enterprise and Employability. He…
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