Sydney Design Festival 2009 - August 1 to 16, 2009 » Workshops

BESPOKE: WORKSHOP SERIES

belindah — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:38:31 +0000

Discover your inner designer, get your hands dirty and stimulate your mind with Sydney Design’s inaugural workshop series. No previous experience necessary, just bring your hunger to learn and create.

Try one of these workshops:

Beginners Glassblowing Workshop
Conservation and Restoration One Day Seminar
Designing with Letterpress
Electronic Media Arts Workshop
Embellishment: Couture Beading and Embroidery Techniques
Fashion Drawing: The Esmod Méthode
Fashion in the 20th Century: Haute Couture and the Origins Of Ready-To-Wear
From Trash to Treasure: Fashioning Now
Intensive Shoemaking Course
Silversmithing for Beginners
Take a Ball of Thread…
Tapestry Weaving
Visual Appeal: Colour and Texture in Fabric and Fashion Design

ESMOD workshops are all being held at ESMOD, 2 Short Street, Surry Hills

SILVERSMITHING FOR BEGINNERS

belindah — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:19:14 +0000

Located in the heart of Surry Hills’ design precinct, metalab contemporary jewellery gallery is offering a unique workshop experience. Learn the art of jewellery making with foundation techniques. In this course of two sessions held on consecutive Saturday’s you will be given a workshop orientation and learn fundamental skills such as saw piercing, filing, soldering, sanding and polishing. These skills are used to produce silver and gold jewellery. You will employ these techniques to produce a ring out of silver.

8 August 2009, 1.00pm-4.00pm
METALAB
10B FITZROY PLACE
SURRY HILLS
COST: $195 (INCLUDES THE SUPPLY OF TOOLS AND USE OF WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT).
EXTRAS: $25 FOR BEGINNERS KITS, INCLUDING SILVER FOR THE FIRST RING.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL (LIMITED TO 6 PARTICIPANTS).
INFO@METALAB.COM.AU

TAKE A BALL OF THREAD

belindah — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:55:04 +0000

Based on Melinda Young’s jewellery project of the same name, you’re invited to make a piece of jewellery using a ball of sewing thread. The premise is simple: by using a common domestic material, engaging with and re-working simple craft techniques (and perhaps inventing some new ones), sewing thread becomes the vehicle for fantastic wearable creations, either as a material in itself or in combination with other found objects.

2 August 2009, 1.00pm-4.00pm SOLD OUT
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP: 9 August, 1pm-4pm. TICKETS SELLING FAST!
METALAB
10B FITZROY PLACE
SURRY HILLS
COST: $30 (INCLUDES SOME MATERIALS, OTHERS PARTICIPANTS WILL SUPPLY)
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL (LIMITED TO 10 PARTICIPANTS)
INFO@METALAB.COM.AU

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: FASHIONING NOW

belindah — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:37:06 +0000

Aimed at secondary and tertiary students, the From Trash to Treasure workshops create fashion from what would otherwise be waste. The first workshop focuses on “upcycling” of discarded materials through textile manipulation and rich embellishment.

The second focuses on the garment creation; with inspirational support from industry professionals. The results will feature on the Fashioning Now website and are for the students to keep. The program has been assisted by the New South Wales Government through its Environmental Trust

7 AND 14 AUGUST 2009, 10.00am-3.00pm
UTS GALLERY
FACULTY OF DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING
PETER JOHNSON BUILDING
702-730 HARRIS ST, ULTIMO
FREE ADMISSION
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL (LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE) Enquiries: info_fashioningnow@uts.edu.au
This program has been assisted by the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust.

INTENSIVE SHOEMAKING COURSE

belindah — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:13:13 +0000

A five-day closely directed learning experience, focusing students on applying the techniques and skills necessary to design and make one pair of custom shoes. The course covers pattern making/design, cutting clicking patterns and leather, upper stitching, lasting and finishing. All the steps required for making your own custom shoe.

3-7 and 10-14 August 2009, 10.00am-4.00pm
ANDREW MCDONALD SHOEMAKERS
58 WILLIAM STREET
PADDINGTON
COST: $2200 (LIMITED TO 1 PARTICIPANT PER CLASS)
BOOKINGS: 02 9358 6793
WWW.ANDREWMCDONALD.COM.AU

DESIGNING WITH LETTERPRESS

belindah — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:14:30 +0000

Explore traditional and experimental methods of designing and printing with letterpress. Letterpress is a traditional form of print-design manufacture that transfers the inked surface of raised wood and metal letters to paper on a hand press. Over five consecutive Saturdays students will explore the contemporary applications of this method and the allure of the handmade in current graphic design practices.

1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 August 2009, 10.00am–4.00pm
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
GREENS ROAD
PADDINGTON
COST: $445/$365 CONCESSION
BOOKING ESSENTIAL (LIMITED TO 16 PARTICIPANTS)
ENQUIRIES: WWW.COFA.UNSW.EDU.AU OR FAX (02) 9385 0718

FASHION DRAWING: THE ESMOD MÉTHODE

belindah — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:42:15 +0000

Learn to draw like a fashion designer. Using the celebrated ESMOD Méthode form Paris, participants are introduced to fashion illustration fundamentals. The fashion figure, The fashion face, Clothing a figure, Basic rendering techniques.
All these topics are covered using simple and successful techniques of the ESMOD’s Méthode’s. These techniques include the logical ‘break down’ of the fashion figure using line, tone, texture and proportion to create effective fashion images.

8 AUGUST 2009, 9.30am – 4pm
COST: $160 (ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED)
BOOKING ESSENTIAL (LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS).
ENQUIRIES: (02) 9380 2960, ENQUIRIES@ESMOD.COM.AU
WWW.ESMOD.COM.AU

CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION ONE DAY SEMINAR

belindah — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:06:41 +0000

Do you have family heirlooms which need preserving? Would you like to know how to store precious textiles and garments? Are beads missing from your vintage handbag? Meet ESMOD vintage experts to pick up advice and techniques on how to look after and restore your favourite items.

You will also be supplied with invaluable sources for conservation materials and contact details for organisations as well as specialist advice on your own pieces. The current exhibition of the The Darnell Collection in The Fashion Gallery will be open for attendees of the seminar.

9 AUGUST 2009, 11.30am–3.30pm (INCLUDES LUNCH BREAK AND TIME TO VIEW THE EXHIBITION)
ESMOD AUSTRALIA
2 SHORT STREET
SURRY HILLS
COST: $75
BOOKING ESSENTIAL (LIMITED TO 30 PARTICIPANTS).
ENQUIRIES: (02) 9380 2960, ENQUIRIES@ESMOD.COM.AU

VISUAL APPEAL: COLOUR AND TEXTURE IN FABRIC AND FASHION DESIGN

belindah — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:05:28 +0000

Explore the role of colour and texture in fashion design in a step-by-step workshop. Participate hands-on and produce a unified colour and texture scheme to apply to a fashion fabric “palette”; then apply the palette to your own fashion design “story”.

All materials are supplied and each process clearly demonstrated by the experienced workshop leader.

9 August 2009, 10.30am-1.30pm
12 August, 1.00pm-4.00pm
ESMOD AUSTRALIA
2 SHORT STREET
SURRY HILLS
COST: $80
BOOKING ESSENTIAL (LIMITED TO 30 PARTICIPANTS).
ENQUIRIES: (02) 9380 2960, ENQUIRIES@ESMOD.COM.AU
WWW.ESMOD.COM.AU

FASHION IN THE 20TH CENTURY: HAUTE COUTURE AND THE ORIGINS OF READY-TO-WEAR

belindah — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:03:59 +0000

From the corsetry and crinolines of the late 19th century, through to the glamour and upheaval of the past one hundred years, explore key fashion designers and their signature design influences.

Examine antique and vintage couture garments, develop an understanding of the ways in which fabric and construction are affected by available technologies and materials, social mores and economics. Look at ways the history of design itself influences contemporary designers.

Tuesday evenings through August until 8 September 2009,
6.00pm-8.00pm
4 August: Crinolines and bustles: 19th century fashion
11 August: The belle epoch: edwardian elegance
18 August: Innovation and equality: the 1920’s
25 August: Fashion in a tumultuous world: the 30s and 40s
1 September: A new silhouette: the 50s and 60s
8 September: Fashion for the modern woman: the 70s and 80s
Esmod Australia
2 SHORT STREET, SURRY HILLS
COST: $320 FOR THE SERIES OR $55 PER INDIVIDUAL SESSION
BOOKING ESSENTIAL (LIMITED TO 50 PARTICIPANTS).
ENQUIRIES: (02) 9380 2960, ENQUIRIES@ESMOD.COM.AU
WWW.ESMOD.COM.AU