🧩 PLAY 🧩 has definitely been the theme of our year so far. Starting with this project we delivered in January, sourcing loose parts for play for an @outdoorplayandlearning play ground at a local primary school.
We worked with @ubuild who kindly donated 30 boxes that are now fully installed in the playground - and you can see how popular they are! ✨ The power and imagination of play.
Big thanks to Morgan and everyone at @ubuild and @libbygayer the best teacher and head of play!
📣 Calling all 18-30 year olds - book out your calendar Friday 17th 6-10pm
Next week we’ll be running our Circular Free-Play workshop 🧩 at one of our favourite places, @somersethouse as part of the Earth Day Weekender.
Along side our workshop there will also be free entry to the exhibitions, workshops in Pigment and paint making by Lucy Mayes @londonpigment and Exploring memory through herbs with the wonderful @earth.tenders
Check out the full schedule and book (free) your place - link in the bio.
🛠️ We’ve got a lovely line up of Circular Free Play workshops over the next few months - for both young adults and children.
@southlondongallery@csm_news@somersethouse@thefestivalofmaking
More news to come on bookable sessions very soon!
For first dibs sign up to our newsletter, link in our bio ✔️
In 2024 we launched Studio TIP with the project TIP TAKES at Material Matters at LDF
This project grew out of a chance demolition site-visit in Piccadilly, and quickly grew into an ambitious project made possible by our incredible reuse network.
As an active research piece investigating Creative Reuse within the construction sector, we’ve returned to our data, analysed the numbers and tracked down the materials to find out what happened.
Dig into the report to see what we found out 🔍 link in bio.
🛠️ Some of the highlights of creative reuse:
@___badweather turning metal grills into lighting for @fold.ldn
More metal grids, transformed into shelving, by @acollectionof.info
Mirrors and a whole new reuse business @primamateria.design@crab_studio@studio_0ty turning the banister stools into side tables
This project taught us so much about the construction industry, reuse and running a public exchange of materials - we can’t wait to do it bigger and better very soon.
Massive thanks to:
@elliottwood_partnership@material.matters_grant.gibson
Patrick Scally
@geordie_21
Rachel Hoolahan at @ormsarchitects
Louize Harries at @studio_0ty
At the start of all our projects we like to play around with mini versions of our material pallet - some recent assemblages and models for re-use concepts ⛓️⚙️🔩
It was lovely to be involved in Unbroken with @camdeninspire and @francesco_feliziani_design for LDF last weekend. We took a broken kneeling seat and gave it a little love with some sanding, varnish, a new set of sexy caster wheels and a, more complicated than imagined, hand-woven leather re-upholstery. Big thank you to Francesco for including us and to @dezeen for featuring the exhibition 🙏🏼
Join us tomorrow at 5pm for Less Is More: The Future of Design with Longevity, a thought-provoking panel as part of Unbroken.
This discussion will explore how design can embrace sustainability, simplicity and durability shifting away from fast trends and towards creating with purpose. Hear from inspiring voices in design and sustainability as they share ideas on building a future where creativity and longevity go hand in hand.
Chaired by Journalist and Editor @debikray with speakers including:
👤 Katie May Boyd, Co-Founder @studiotip_
👤 Nina Woodcroft, Founder @ninaandcodesign
👤 Nick Newman, Director @studiobark and @ubuild
To join the talk make sure to book a ticket to the Unbroken private view via the link in our bio.
#CamdenInspire #CamdenCollective #Unbroken #SustainableDesign #FutureOfDesign #LongevityInDesign #DesignForGood #CamdenCulture #EcoInnovation #CreativeCamden #CamdenLife #SustainableFuture #LondonEvents #DesignWithPurpose #GreenCamden
Hello 👋🏼 First studio portrait, taken a while. Just wanted to say a little hello and big thank you to any new followers and people who have supported or been to our workshops this summer. Cooking up some exciting ideas at the moment but next up you can find us at the bellow (links in bio):
06.09 - Circulrar Free-Play workshop at London Museum
20.09 - Circular Free-Play workshops Bartholomews Fayre as part of Open House
20.09 - UnBroken: Panel discussion, Private View & Auction with Camden Green Loop
05.10 - HARVEST Salon, Folkstone Triennale, Panel Discussion
♻️ 🧩 🌿💚
CIRCULAR FREE-PLAY outcomes yesterday with the @hornimanmuseumgardens 🌿🧩♻️
Lots of beautiful creative and tactile assemblages. Teaching children about sculpture and circular making 💚
Thanks to @sedilia_london for the off-cuts 🐑
♻️🧩🗑️ Circular free-play workshop with @areyoumad.co as part of their DISMANTLED workshop series at @coaldropsyard - thanks for having us 🫶🏼 Keep up to date with upcoming free-play workshops and panel discussions through our newsletter (sign up from link in bio) Next few dates include:
August 20th: Horniman Museum (tickets selling fast) 🌱
September 6th: London Museum Studio Day 🗿
September 20th: Bartholomew’s Fayre 🎟️
