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Adam Slade is a surface pattern designer and technical textiles professional based in the Northwest of England. The foundation of Adams personal work is fine detailed pen drawings, made from a mix of subjects that intrigue and captivate him, an eclectic mix of flora, fauna, antiques and anatomy, which are then digitally printed onto a…
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Vanessa Jones is a researcher and curatorial professional who specialises in twentieth and twenty–first–century fashion and textiles. Vanessa is currently the archivist at Standfast and Barracks where she looks after approximately 11,000 textiles and works of art on paper, dating from the 1770s to contemporary designs. Over the past five years, Vanessa has worked at…
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This year the Festival of Making Conference programme extends beyond Blackburn, as we have several events taking place in Preston too. In the first of these events, Ruth Heritage of They Eat Culture will be hosting a roundtable discussion at People’s Production Lab in Preston. Date: Wednesday 16th May 2018. Time: 2.30pm for 3pm start until 4.30pm The…
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Surface Print are known as the industry leaders for producing the highest quality, innovative wallpapers. Surface Print have one of the largest range of machine profiles with the capacity to produce over one million rolls of wallpaper each year, effortlessly blending tradition and innovation. Surface Print have produced wallcoverings for a host of influential, well-known…
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Our Business Innovation for Growth (BIG) Symposium takes place on Thursday 17th May 2018 in the North Transept at Blackburn Cathedral. BIG involves a series of presentations and panel discussions hosted in association with Creative Lancashire, Crafts Council and Lancashire Skills Hub. These plenary events will explore the relationship between making, skills, and new or emerging…
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Philippa Glover started her career studying Chemistry at the University of Sheffield, going on to hold senior roles within R&D and Operations across a range of sectors. She has a deep understanding of delivering strategies that accelerate innovation, to capture maximum value and drive economic growth. Philippa joined the Knowledge Transfer Network’s Manufacturing team in…
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Ian ‘Swifty’ Swift is a dedicated graphic artist. Since embarking on his career at The Face magazine in 1986 he has pursued an individual course which has led him to specialise in the music industry and youth culture aesthetics. Equally at home with a club flyer or a complex movie title sequence, he…
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