New Designers Talks; Part 1

TIME	THURSDAY 01 JULY

12:00 - 16:00	Design Nation - What next? Design-Nation, in partnership with Briffa, The Bishopsland Trust and Akker &Co presents three seminars for graduates wondering what to do next. ‘Setting up in business’ covers some legal and financial essentials; ‘Support for Silversmiths & Jewellers’ is about The Bishopsland Trust’s residential post-graduate course, and ‘Making the most of New Designers’ aims to get you to start networking right here at the show. For further information on this programme please click here To reserve a space on this talk.


TIME	FRIDAY 02 JULY

11:00 - 16:00	Crafts Council - Sustainable Futures This series of talks presented by the Crafts Council’s Maker Development Team, is aimed at helping graduate makers identify different ways of running a sustainable practice. Looking beyond their individual disciplines, the days speakers will demonstrate four differing and transferable approaches to building a career in craft. For further information please click here. To reserve a space on this talk.

TIME	SATURDAY 03 JULY

12:00 - 13:00	Make it Happen! From Graduate to Solo Exhibition - a Roller Coaster Ride: How Craft Central helped me, and can help you, create a successful business. By Emily Jo Gibbs Over the last decade Emily Jo Gibbs has established an international reputation for her exquisite work. She has received significant critical acclaim, with pieces in the permanent collections of the V&A and the Crafts Council. Craft Central have supported Emily’s journey to success through insightful training and mentoring, award schemes, affordable studio spaces, and exhibition opportunities. To reserve a space on this talk.

13:00 - 14:00	Design Trends Speaker Katie Dominy Co-Founder/Director-Arts Thread (Previously Sr Trends Editor-WGSN) Trend forecasters are always drawn to graduate shows such as New Designers to get insights into the thought processes and inspirations of the new talents coming out of the UK's Design schools. In Follow the Thread, ARTS THREAD links the thread of ideas coming in from recent graduate work, from form and function through to materials and colour. To reserve a space on this talk.

14:00-15:00	Carla Sorrell discusses the British Council's New Silk Road Project Over the past three years the British Council’s Architecture, Design, Fashion department has been running a programme of events in Central and South Asia as part of the New Silk Road campaign. Carla Sorrell of the British Council will discuss the current incarnation of the campaign which lasted from October 2010 – May 2011. A series of four residencies in the region offered UK designers the opportunity to immerse themselves in the craft and cultural traditions of each of the respective countries visited with workshops focusing on the material heritage of the region. For further information on this talk. To reserve a space on this talk.

15:00-16:00	A Reflection on the times we live in; Nicholas Arroyave-Portela Nicholas will talk about his forthcoming show “Todo sobre mi Padre” at Contemporary Applied Arts from 23 July to 21 August. It is a collection of 11 framed ceramic wall pieces which record his father’s various migration routes throughout his life and therefore his re-evaluation of what it means to be British today.He will also talk about his new found drive to forge a different kind of artistic identity, where his connection to the material is a vital part of the concept. To reserve a space on this talk.

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