Shared Talent India is an exciting cross cultural collaboration using directional design as a tool to promote the best in Indian sustainable textiles.
Come and hear from
designers who took part in the project (Samant Chauhan, Gaurav Gupta (AKAARO),
Anjana Janardhan and Shazia Saleem) share their experience of sourcing from
India, this unique collaborative project and their vision of sustainability
within the fashion industry.
Shared Talent India is a
DEFRA and Indian government funded project being run by the Centre for
Sustainable Fashion has brought together emerging design talent from the UK and
India along with selected students from Amsterdam Fashion Institute, London
College of Fashion and Pearl Academy of Fashion. In July 2009 the designers and
students came together in New Delhi to take part in collaborative design and
prototype development, using a variety of sustainable textiles, sourced from
all over India. Selected outcomes are being showcased on the Monsoon
Stand at Estethica at London Fashion Week in September 2009 and then Indian
Fashion Week in October 2009. The panel discussion will be chaired by Jen
Marsden – Home and Lifestyle Editor for the Green Guide.
Monday 21st
September at 6.45 pm
Asia House, Asia House, 63
New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
For booking:
Tel: 020 7307 5454
Mail to: enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk
Tags: eco-friendly, Events, sustainability, talk, textiles