DESIGN CAN BE THE CONNECTION
THAT JOINS US TOGETHER
Facilitated by our creative collective, our workshop can be a single event or can span multiple classes within a series to further knowledge and hands-on skill sharing through design. Bringing together Academia, Corporation, and Community members to share in the design process by learning from one another for positive lasting social change.
DESIGNwith creates space for both social mobility and environmental sustainability by empowering our community through design and material reuse. Participants can expect to learn, create, make, and take home a custom product prototype.
We announce our programing and important details on both our Instagram Page and here.
Tickets are on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last. Tickets can be acquired through the EventBrite link provided to secure your spot. Our design lab accommodates a small number of seats due to fire code safety and prefered learning outcomes.
Sneaker-Making with reclaimed materials
Facilitated by our creative collective, our Workshop Series:Sneaker-making spans five classes with a focus on knowledge and hands-on skill sharing. Bringing together academic, corporation, and community members in sharing the design process by learning from one another for positive lasting social change. We create space for this exploration with ways to disrupt the economy using innovative and circular methods for production and consumption.
Participants can expect to learn, create, and make a customsneaker developed by Nelson Silva. This new method of making sneakers removesthe need for an expensive shoe making last and creates new accessibleopportunities for our community to learn and make sneakers with a simple paperpattern. By learning how to construct we are also learning the ways ofdeconstructing that lends to the first stages of repair.
The five-week sneaker-making workshop explores prototyping a pair of sneakers made by hand. Participants will learn to cut, sew, and assemble a personalized pair of sneakers using a rubber cup-sole and reclaimed fabric to assemble the sneaker upper. Participants will be constructing the same sneaker pattern with personal customization through material choice and decorative methods.
Five week workshop series
March 18th - April 15th, 2023
Time of workshop: 1:00-4:00 pm
Duration: 3 Hours (15h Total)
Prerequisite: No sewing experience needed
Materials provided at the start of the class
By participating, please refer to the following Saturday date below. Classes are 3 hours long starting March 18th until April 15th from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm.
01: Saturday, March 18th, 1-4pm
02: Saturday, March 25th, 1-4pm
03: Saturday, April 1st, 1-4pm
04: Saturday, April 8th, 1-4pm
05: Saturday, April 15th, 1-4pm
Taught by community experts through traditional craft this jewelry workshop uses reclaimed fabric with hand-stitching techniques to create a custom necklace.
This jewelry piece was co-designed in our lab with two members from the Regent Park Sewing studio whom we work to design products made from materials deemed as waste. We’ve been collecting fabric offcuts to further our goal of a circular economy by reusing these materials for useful products that embody collective knowledge and skill.
DESIGNwith creates space for both social mobility and environmental sustainability by empowering our community through design and material reuse. Our creative collective members from the Regent Park sewing studio will be facilitating the workshop with assistance from our OCAD University Material Arts and Design student on March 22nd from 6-8 pm.
Date of event: March 22nd, 2023
Time of event: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Duration: 2 Hours
Prerequisite: No sewing experience needed
Materials provided at the start of the class