Sunday, Oct. 15, 2024
11:00–3:00pm
Venue:
CU-Office Berlin
Genter Strasse 56
13353 Berlin
Germany
A traditional hand broom is a useful tool. It makes only quiet noises, does not need electricity, and those who make it themselves feel proud and satisfied afterwards. During the workshop, you will learn how to make a traditional Spanish broom which can be taken home with you at the end of the workshop.
The workshop will be a 4-hour of twisting, knotting and hacking with the weaving material (Esparto).
Prior craft experience is not necessary. Please wear comfortable clothes.
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Ein traditioneller Handbesen ist ein nützliches Werkzeug. Er macht nur leise Geräusche, braucht keinen Strom, und wer ihn selbst herstellt, ist hinterher stolz und zufrieden. Du wirst lernen, wie man einen traditionellen spanischen Besen herstellt, den Du am Ende des Workshops mit nach Hause nehmen kannst.
Der Workshop dauert vier Stunden, in denen wir mit den Materialien (Espartogras) flechten und experimentieren.
Handwerkliche Vorkenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich. Bitte bequeme Kleidung tragen.
Sunday, 19th Feb, 2023
10:00–5:00pm
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A day workshop by Evey Kwong in collaboration with Gary Khaeril Zach, Environmental Education Specialist.
‘Collective Fibres’ is a creative weaving workshop exploring possibilities of the local overlooked plant materials found in the Botanic Garden of University Malaya.
In times of scarcity of natural resources and environmental awareness, there is a resurgence of artisanal activities, recovering ancestral knowledge.
Different material senses will be invoked by a series of sensual and practical experiments which includes experimental cordage making, twining, braiding and stitching. Possibilities of what woven materials could do – or be – will be stretched to their maximum with our ingenuity and tools.
On this day, we will create woven objects through found materials through trial and error during the making process.
Tutors
Evey Kwong is a designer and researcher whose practice evolves in the theme of craft-based technology by connecting with the origin of material cultures, people and place. Her works have been exhibited at the Museum of European Cultures [DE], HOW&WOW BASK IT! [Dutch Design Week]. She was one of the panelists invited to talk about the future of crafts, organised by the Crafts Council Nederland. Today, fueled by her desire to promote crafts making, she collaborates with various institutions on design research projects. She leads workshops where she shares her connection to craft technologies with makers.
Gary Khaeril Zach comes with a strong background in environmental education and has worked with animals, plants and people in various capacities. Benefiting from the indigenous knowledge of local communities in Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia, he is now attached to Forest Institute of Malaysia (FRIM), part time teaching at the University Malaya and developing specific conservation and species based education programs. His passion is to work with young people to expose them to the complexities and diversity in the natural world.
Collective Fibres is supported by The Habitat Foundation, with co-organisation by Malaysia Design Archive and Rimba Ilmu Botanic Garden.