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Basil Kardasis Lecture
On 8th April
2003, Basil Kardasis gave a lecture at the Faculty of Art, Media
& Design as part of the etc research programme. Basil
is a Visiting Professor at the Royal College of Art and from 1997-2000
he was Design Director of the Saga International Design Center
in Denmark. At Saga Furs he set up a project to use fur clippings
and waste fibres to produce a fur fabric that did not need the
animal to be killed for its pelt. Below are a selection of photos
of the lecture and of his fabrics.
Basil's fascinating
talk emphasised the importance of learning and retaining skills
as a maker and of developing those skills to develop new fabrics
and new ways of working. The talk was attended by more than 100
staff, students and makers and at the end there was an opportunity
to ask questions and to handle the furs and fur fabrics. The lecture
was organised by etc member Janet Haigh and was the first
in a planned series.
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