Understandable Design and Perfect Imperfections with William Kroll of Tender Co.

Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall, 5th Floor | Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

William Kroll is a multi-disciplinary designer whose brand Tender has been produced in Britain and retailed worldwide since 2010. Through Tender he investigates historical making techniques and problem solving design for a contemporary fashion audience. William previously apprenticed …

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Breaking the Boundaries of Felt

Wisconsin Idea Room 1199, Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:30 pm

Janice Arnold has been redefining the boundaries of handmade Felt for over 25 years. Her work is a confluence of ancient and modern methods using traditional and unexpected materials. In this presentation, she will share …

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Weaving and Counterfactual Narratives of Technical Progress

Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall
@ 5:00 pm

Recording of Event Counterfactual thinking is a form of asking “what if” questions that consider how the present would have unfolded had historical events had different outcomes. In this talk, I’ll draw from my research …

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Random Weave Workshop with Ann Coddington

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Join us for this engaging workshop where you will explore the process of random woven basketry. We will begin by creating an armature, then complete the form with random weaving using round and flat reed …

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Fiber Art and Contemporary Basketry Lecture

Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall, 5th Floor | Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:30 pm

Watch Lecture Recording Professor Ann Coddington will present a lecture on the origins and history of the fiber art movement, and how the field of contemporary basketry emerged in the 1960’s. She will also discuss …