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Designamite is a podcast exploring and sharing insights from a range of exciting and ground-breaking activities happening at the design school at Northumbria university. In each episode guests from various disciplines are invited to discuss their research, practice, projects or teaching with the aim of highlighting some of the ways in which creative practice and scholarship can and is transforming the world.
For more information about the Northumbria Design School: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/academic-departments/northumbria-school-of-design/
Theme music by: Evelina Rantanen
For more information about the Northumbria Design School: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/academic-departments/northumbria-school-of-design/
Theme music by: Evelina Rantanen
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In this episode we hear more from IMPACT+ symposium delegates as they highlight their key learnings and takeaways as well as the hope for building a better and more effective tools for assessing and tackling the fashion industry's impact.
IMPACT+ is a multi-disciplinary network that challenges the way environmental impact is measured and assessed across the fashion and textile industries.
In addition to the perspectives and hopes of delegates, in this episode we hear from the IMPACT + team*about some of the research exhibits and demonstrations highlighting key gap's in our understanding and assessment of the fashion industry's impact.
*IMPACT+ is a multi-disciplinary network that challenges the way environmental impact is measured and assessed across the fashion and textile industries.
In the final episode of the Fashion Cultures series we hear from Dr. Julia Wilmot about her journey as a creative and educator as well as her PhD project which explored how the tactility of wool yarns could-be improved for use in commercial fashion fabrics
In this episode we are joined by Fiona Raeside who shares about her journey as a researcher as well as her PhD which explores the rich culture of miners’ banners in North-East England.
In this episode we are joined by Professor Anne Peirson-Smith to discuss her exploration of cosplay communities in Asia as well as a book she has co-authored on the subject called Planet Cosplay.
In this episode Dr. Ellen Sampson joins us to share about her research examining the relationships between clothing and bodily experience, both in
museums and archives and in everyday life.
In this episode we are joined by Dr. Liz Gaston to discuss the concept of Knit Thinking as well as her journey as a creative practitioner and researcher.
In this episode we are joined by Kim Smith, Lesley- Ann Pace, and Kenny Macrae who are all technicians in the
department to talk about their journeys as educators and creative practitioners and researchers.
In this episode we are joined by Dr Alana James to discuss slow fashion and the important role that different stakeholders play in creating a more sustainable fashion practices.
For more info on Community Clothing
In our first episode of season 2 we are joined by Louisa Rogers to discuss her journey as an early career researcher and her current work which explores the symbolic meaning of camouflage in fashion, investigating what happens when the clothing of conflict becomes 'chic.'
For more info on the Colour Collective
Towards the end of last year we attended an exhibition called Variantia, celebrating the unique contributions of technical staff and aimed at inspiring students, instigating new collaborations, furthering teaching and encouraging interdisciplinary research. This episode features snippets from contributors who discussed their work and impressions of the exhibition.
In this episode we are joined by Tor Alexander Bruce (whose PhD was partly funded by Immersive Interactive) to talk about his approach to collaborating with colleagues from different disciplines to design immersive environments and objects which support wellbeing. For more info on Tor's work here and here.
In this bonus episode we visited the REF 21 exhibition and spoke with Professor Justin Marshall about the opportunity for practice-inclined academics to communicate and present their work as research. To view the portfolios submitted to the this Ref cycle: https://unnartdesignfolios.com/
Towards the end of last year we attended an exhibition hosted by the Design Feminisms Research Group at Northumbria. The episode features snippets from the organisers, participants and guests about their involvement in setting up the event, the work presented and impressions of the Exhibition.
In this episode we are joined by Johnny Hayes and Simon Scott-Harden who share their insights and experiences of working within a multidisciplinary team along side local partners on the Flip Flopi project to tackle the global problem of plastic waste. For more info on the Flip Flopi Project.
For more info on the V&A Exibition
This episode is the second part of a special series covering some of the activities that took place at our Newcastle and London campus’ during the Design For planet Festival. It features the voices of various member of the design school community sharing their views on the importance of personal agency and prioritising human needs when trying to taking action on the climate emergency.
https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-mission/design-for-planet-1/design-for-planet-festival-2022/
This episode is the first part of a special series covering some of the activities that took place at our Newcastle and London campus’ during the Design For planet Festival. It features the voices of various member of the design school community sharing their views on how design practice and education can be a means of taking action on the climate emergency in ways that are authentic and personally resonant.
https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-mission/design-for-planet-1/design-for-planet-festival-2022/
We are joined by textile artist and embroiderer, Claire Baker, to discuss her practice-based research focused on the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, exploring themes of displacement, abandonment, memory, place and the lost.
For more Info about Claire's work:
Instagram @claire_a_baker
www.claireabaker.co.uk
www.claireabaker.shop
https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-baker-4bb9001b/
https://mima.art/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Interview-Claire-A.-Baker-1.pdf
In this episode we are joined by Professors Justin Marshall and Jon Rogers form Northumbria University to discuss the role of craft in shaping a more diverse and equitable technological landscape.
For more info on the hiCraft research project: https://hicraftnorthumbria.org
In this Episode we are joined by Dr. Jonathan Sapsed from Newcastle University to to discuss the Creative Fuse project in general as well as the upcoming conference hosted in Middlesbrough on September 14 and at Northumbria University on September 15.
For more info and to register for the conference:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-fuse-conference-2022-tickets-392483678247
Article about Cape Town creative industry research:
https://theconversation.com/cape-towns-creative-firms-are-business-innovators-but-theyre-vulnerable-135970
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