W Project

Launched in 2011 by Teo Connor and Loren Platt on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, the W Project celebrates women working across the creative industries through a lively mixture of events and activities. We aim to promote empowering role-models and help build a better creative community for the future.

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Happy International Women's Day! But where are women? Looks like we're still being underrepresented @bloombergbusiness? #Bloombergbusinssinnovators2016 #UKInnovators #WhereAreTheWomenInYourCampaign #WeNeedVisibleRoleModels #stillWorkToBeDone #HappyIWD #InternationalWomensDay

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Shout out to the peacekeepers inspiring us all. 🙌🏽 Photo of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf with members of the all-female Indian Formed Police Unit serving in Liberia. ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽 #wprojectloves #inspirationalwomen #peace

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Our friend and long time W Project collaborator @warriorprintess has some stunning new work up on her site http://ninamanandhar.com Go check it now 👌🏽📷✨🔥⚡️ #wprojectloves #photography #inspirationalwomen #ninamanandar

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Excited about this from our friends at Crown Works. 👑 Their Open Studios weekend kicks off this Friday from 4-9pm. There will be beers, mulled cider and some food to accompany you around our beautiful studios and all the work that goes on inside it! Also don't miss the talk with brilliant photographer @_jennylewis_ on Saturday, 2pm at The Common cafe - which is 2 mins walk from the studio). Crown Works is on Temple Street E2 6QQ. Enjoy! (at Crown Works)

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A HUGE thank you to everyone that came down to our #WSymposium @protein. The energy was truly special. We were all blown away by the honesty, modesty and sheer incredibleness of our speakers @zandra_rhodes_ @sharmadeanreid and @taradara - pure inspiration, we salute you! ⚡️🙌🏽⚡️ Thanks to our drink sponsors for keeping us warm with tasty #Gordon's G&Ts and @guinness #hophouse13 ✨ If you missed the evening don't worry, we will be sharing a film of the event very soon. And keep eyes peeled for our next #WSymposium with @protein planned for early 2016. #wsymposium #inspirationalwomen #proteinstudios #wprojectloves #talks #creativeindustries (at Protein Studios)

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So excited to have Dame Zandra Rhodes speaking at our W Symposium this Monday! A total inspiration to us all, Zandra headed the new wave of British designers who put London at the forefront of international fashion in the 1970s. With an epic career that has spanned six decades, Rhodes has dressed everyone from greats like Freddie Mercury, Princess Diana, Shirley Bassey, Kate Moss and Sarah Jessica Parker. And showing no signs of slowing down, this year, on the eve of her 75th birthday, she presented a beautiful SS16 collection at #LFW - what a hero! Zandra we salute you! ✊💛💜💚💙❤️ We have a few tix's left for our symposium where you can hear Zanda talk about her magical career in person. Don't miss out! (Link in bio) #wsymposium #inspirationalwomen #protein #proteinstudios #zandrarhodes (at Protein Studios)

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Excited to be having a team W Project portrait shot today by the super talented photographer, Steph Sian Smith. 👭 📷✨Go check her work over @beepbeepsss 🐝⚡️And keep eyes pealed for the pic 👀 #photography #wprojectloves #fashionphotography #portraits

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⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ It's nearly here! Only one week until our monumental Symposium at @ProteinStudios. Tickets are flying out fast. Get yours before they're all gone 😥 Link in bio👆🏾🚀 #WSymposium #inspirationalwomen #talks #wprojectloves #ZandraRhodes #SharmadeanReid #TaraDarby #WProject #protein #proteinstudios (at Protein Studios)

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Often provocative and humorous, Kara Walker's work explores the tensions and power plays of racial and gender relations. Walker's work engages with historical narratives and the ways in which these stories have been suppressed, distorted and falsified. Her recent exhibition @victoriamirogallery blew our minds, we were left inspired and overwhelmed by her important perspective rarely seen on the white walls of art institutions. Check her out! 🙌 #karawalker #wprojectloves

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We're loving the bold sculptural shapes and strong colours in #hayalpozanti paintings. 🔵🔻⚪️♦️ #wprojectloves #art #colour #shapes #painting #inspirationalwomen jessicasilvermangallery.com

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The W Project returns with a special edition symposium at @protein Monday 23rd November. This month we invite three exceptional creative’s to tell the story of their journey so far. British fashion designer and icon Zandra Rhodes, MBE, founder of WAH Nails, stylist and creative consultant Sharmadean Reid and photographer and film maker Tara Darby. Always an intimate affair we invite you to join us for drinks and three brutally honest stories that promise to inspire, with open dialogue there will be space for our audience to join the conversation with questions to our guests. Tickets on sale now! Link in bio. #wsymposium #zandrarhodes #sharmadeanreid #taradarby #insirationalwomen #wprojectloves

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Big up to our @boilerroomladiesfc fam smashing it at the @boilerroomtv #nikefootballx tournament tonight! ⚽️🏆⚽️🏆⚽️🏆⚽️🏆⚽️🏆⚽️#squad #champions #hanckneydowns #simmerdown #womensfootball #nike (at The Steelyard)

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Happy #AdaLovelace Day everyone! Today we celebrate the inspirational women in science, technology, maths and engineering, in the hope that by shining a light on such people and increasing their visibility, they can inspire future generation. 📐📱🙌❤️ #inspirationalwomen #wprojectloves #creativewomen #femalepioneers #womenintech #science #technology #AdaLovelaceDay

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Really?! Is this how we need to sell toothpaste these days? Is anyone else tired of seeing images of woman used in this way? 😫🔫 (at London Underground)

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W Meetings at City Hall #legit 🙋🏽💁🏽 (at City Hall, London)

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Today's inspo is social documentary photographer #ShirleyBaker. We can't wait to check out the new exhibition of her work titled 'Women, Children and Loitering Men' at @photographersgallery. The show opens tomorrow until September and is not to be missed. Go check it 🙌 #ShirleyBarker #hero #wprojectloves #inspirationalwomen #photography

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Today's inspo is one of our design heroes, #RuthAnsel. Ruth was art director of #HarpersBazaar in the 1960s, art director of #TheNewYorkTimes in the 1970s and #VanityFair in the 1980s. She was the first women in each position! Brapp! 💯🙌 #wprojectloves #ruthansel #artdirection #designers #inspirationalwomen