Metamorphosis: Rethinking Waste and Our Future

Join Euan Winton and Lucy Robertson, Assistant Professors of Design at Heriot-Watt University, for an exhibition viewing and talk about Metamorphosis, plus an informal social gathering to chat further.

Metamorphosis is an exhibition addressing global challenges of waste, sustainable futures and wellbeing through design. The exhibition is on show at the Great Tapestry of Scotland from 17th January to 31st March 2023.

Come along from 2.30pm on Friday 24th March to explore the interactive exhibit where Euan will be on hand to show you around and share more about the project. From 3-4pm Euan and Lucy will give a talk (in-person and live streamed online) about Metamorphosis covering how the idea came about, what’s happened so far, the feedback the exhibition has received, their learnings and what’s next for Metamorphosis.

After the talk, attendees are invited to join Euan and Lucy at a nearby local venue for informal networking and to chat further, to start off the weekend feeling inspired and connected!

Event photograph features designs by Qinrui Yang, part of the Metamorphosis exhibition.

EVENT FORMAT & ACCESSIBILITY

This event is being held in person and online (hybrid). The in-person venue is accessible for wheelchair users and has a hearing loop installed. View venue accessibility information.

For online attendees, the talk (3-4pm) will be live streamed from The Great Tapestry of Scotland. A Zoom link will be emailed to online attendees the day before the event. Online through Zoom, you can choose to view an automatically generated live transcription.

If you have any accessibility requirements, please email Liisa at sustainablefashionscotland@gmail.com and we will do our best to help.

ABOUT EUAN

Dr Euan Winton is an Assistant Professor of design at Heriot-Watt University, School of Textiles and Design in the Scottish Borders. Euan is an interdisciplinary design researcher and lecturer working in diverse subjects including urbanism, community collaboration, healthcare and wellbeing, experience design, products services and new digital technologies. Central to Euan’s research approach is empowerment of people in shaping solutions to their problems or community focussed opportunities.

ABOUT LUCY

Dr Lucy Robertson is an Assistant Professor of design at Heriot-Watt University, School of Textiles and Design in the Scottish Borders. Alongside teaching across a range of design disciplines from Fashion to Interior Design, Lucy is a researcher exploring Interactive Textiles for wellbeing. Lucy’s research explores the facilitation of creative workshops for wellbeing, which utilise e-textiles and waste materials to understand how technology and waste can be used as a resource to create and repair products. Her research interests are in e-textiles, sonic textiles, craft, entrepreneurship, marketing and wellbeing.

The SFS Spring Gathering is part-funded by Creative Scotland’s Open Fund, made possible with funds from The National Lottery and Scottish Government.