Liverpool Design Festival 30 October – 8 November 2009
More details. Don’t say we haven’t told you. You may recognise the two young designers above from the Design for Life programme on BBC2 with Phillipe Starck.
A celebration of design and fashion that confirms Liverpool as a hub of creative talent. There truly is something for everyone – come along and shop for a unique design gem, walk the Design Trail around the city, pimp your own clothes or bags with the help of top fashion professionals, learn how to make your own fashion business work or enter a schools competition to start your design career off on the right foot.
Full details and buy tickets from www.liverpooldesignfestival.com
Eco Design Show
Sat 31 Oct & Sun 1 Nov – Crypt Hall at The Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
In keeping with the City’s Year of the Environment the Eco Design Show will feature tables, chairs, ceramics, furniture, lighting, jewellery, bags and fashion accessories that prove there is no need to compromise beautiful and stylish design when recycling, reusing or reducing consumption of resources.
As Sarah Elderkin, Liverpool Design Festival director explained; “The Eco Design Show is all about showing off the best in high quality design to challenge the common misconceptions that exist about eco design. All our exhibitors have placed eco-design practices at the heart of their work and visitors to the show will be amazed to see what can be recycled and reused.
“The show also gives a unique shopping opportunity for everyone who loves to be fashionable by bringing together the work of over 30 British based designers in one place.”
Visitors to the show can also meet local designer Ilsa Parry and Michael Cloke, two of the final four competitors in BBC2’s current show Design For Life. Ilsa will be selling her clever Kaspa lamps that glow in the dark long after the bulb is switched off and Michael takes waste items and turns them into useful household objects.
There will also be workshops at the show run by garment illustrator Emily Lansley and bag-makers to the stars Nook and Willow. Bring your old handbags with you and leave with unique creations made by you!
Finishing School
Monday 2 – Friday 6 November
A comprehensive programme of fashion masterclasses designed for recent graduates and more experienced professionals alike. Your opportunity to get advice from successful professionals such as Joanne Watkinson from MyWardrobe.com and Justine Mills from Liverpool’s very own fashion store, Cricket. If you want to work in the world of fashion these are for you with topics including; Presentation to Buyers, Intellectual Property, Styling, Pricing, Fashion Marketing and Brand Image.
Design Stars – launching at the Eco Design and Fashion Show
To encourage the next generation of designers this competition will get 11 to 16 year olds competing to win either a graphic design, fashion or video games brief. There are workshops available from professional designers for the first schools to sign up and the winners get a masterclass from designers in the field they chose from locally based nonconform, Nook and Willow or Sony. Supported by Echo in the Community and in association with the Bluecoat’s Shine project.
Eco Housing Debate
Tuesday 3rd November 5.30pm – 8pm
Places Matter! the Architecture and Built Environment Centre for the Northwest is hosting an evening debate as part of the Liverpool Design Festival looking at issues of environmental design and consumer choice.
Takes place at Static in Roscoe Lane
Liverpool Design Symposium
Wednesday 4th November 10am-9pm
Following last year’s inaugural success the Symposium will once again present an insightful and inspirational programme based on the theme of ‘Branding the City’. With speeches, presentations, workshops and exhibition all at JMU’s new Art and Design academy.
Full details, register and buy tickets through the symposium website
Design Trail – throughout the festival
The whole city’s gone design crazy! Follow the map or go on the website and visit any or all of the 12 venues across Liverpool city centre that are celebrating design, from HOST on Hope Street to Coffee Union on Bold Street, from the Met Quarter to the Empire.
Liverpool Design Festival is run by industry support body Design Initiative with the support of the City of Liverpool and the National Lottery through Arts Council England.