#making futures

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As part of the Making Futures conference the Arts University Plymouth Fashion studio hosted a practice-based research workshop and an exhibition. The workshop explored zero waste and modular pattern cutting methods based upon the UN-MAKE + RE-CLOTHE research and the exhibition featured the fashion-based Workroom residents; Anna Masclans - Studio PL1 Mia Cooper - Mia Grace Cooper and Megan Trapnell - Dart and Grey and garments prototypes from the UN-MAKE + RE-CLOTHE academic design research.

Feedback and conversations had in the workshop and during the workshop and exhibition will feed back in the UN-MAKE + RE-CLOTHE research and will also be incorporated into the Arts University Plymouth, Fashion Design teaching practice.

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Making Futures is a research platform at Arts University Plymouth that explores contemporary craft and maker movements as 'change agents' in 21st century society. For the 2024 biennial conference, Beyond Objects, Arts University Plymouth invited academics, makers and creative pioneers to move past mere object-making and to engage in a holistic exploration of how materiality influences and enriches the human experience. It was a unique opportunity to meet with thought leaders, to exchange ideas, and to discover new perspectives that transcend traditional making practices.

It was a pleasure to peer review the submissions for the panel, to convene the presentations and to chair the discussions for Track 02: Re-Thinking Wearables bringing together Professor Becky Early, Mario Serrano Puche and Lingxiao Luo to explore the intersection of the body, environment and technology.

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MAKING FUTURES

Making Futures is an academic conference hosted by Plymouth College of Art. I hosted an idea generating workshop as part of the Lifecycles of Material Worlds - Sustainability in Practice research strand.

The 1 + 1 Propositional Pattern Cutting System is the first design research output in the UN-MAKE & RE-CLOTHE project. It is a circular or modular design and make system that was initially conceived through an investigation into how the process of critical making could begin to address gaps in knowledge and in practice that extend beyond the limited body of research in ecologically, sustainable fashion design innovation.

This submission to the Making Futures conference proposes to build upon the 1 + 1 system by utilizing it as a tool or a method to investigate further into the transformative opportunities that can be created through collaborative design and participatory action. I proposed and developed an idea generation workshop to gain deeper knowledge into the feasibility of introducing the 1 + 1 Propositional Pattern Cutting System to an open source platform and a re-design / re-make distribution service.

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On November 25th Medea (Malmö University) organized a breakfast event presenting Making Futures, a book about innovation, design and democracy. The book is only available to purchase through  MIT Press or Amazon. 

The book is available for free, one chapter a month here: http://muep.mah.se/handle/2043/17985 

Note: the vegan breakfast made by Tapori Tiffins was outstanding.