Co-creating Heritage - Birmingham

Soho House initial inspiration; Makernow further inspiration

Gloria & Geraldine who are very good friends made their brooches for the project today

Gloria brought in knitting she has done to show the group

Gloria's design inspired by SohoHouseMuseum wallpaper lasercut into fabric for applique

Geraldine is printing lasercut blocks which we hope to sell

Geraldine's Soho House inspired wallpaper pattern

Geraldine’s abstracted floor pattern

Shared discussion about the next stage of Gloria's appliqué Soho House

Valerie is near to completing her tablecloth with a design taken from SohoHouse Museum wallpaper

Myrtle & Valerie debating embroidery techniques

Myrtle & lead artist Natalie collaborate to problem solve production of a tablecloth

Myrtle & artist Natalie collaborate to produce napkins using lasercut element

Dublin castle as inspiration

Deirdre was with the Carecrafters group in Dublin being inspired by Rathfarnham castle

Designs from Dublin group for 4 metre textiles using blocks digitally milled

Dublin's lost jewels replicated in textile by Margaret & Frances, lasercut & hand

drawing of original jewels

Margaret and Frances combining lasercut elements with crochet

here's the whole chain

Stolen in 1907,created again in Wandering Methods project by lasercut & hand

Kaye has learnt new 3D skills to replicate the chandelier in the castle using nylon tube

Hester's lasercut soldiers have been embellished

Phil was inspired by staircase in the castle & is engineering a lampshade in response

Yvonne working on arranging her lasercut elements as a wall hanging inspired by carpet

Marie's work has signatures & messages from visitors over a day overlaid with block print

Robyn adds drawing of Soho House Museum to Irish tablecloth contrast to Dublin castle

Irish group thoughts about reasons to make

Lovely feedback for all involved in wandering methods Dublin 2014

Exercise today make a brooch in an hour using a lasercut blank based on Soho House Museum floor pattern

Participants from Birmingham Carecrafters project off with Deirdre to Makernow in Falmouth for digital cocreation

Birmingham Carecrafters group with Katie Bunnell at Makernow

Showing the sources of inspiration from Soho House Museum for our collaboration with Makernow

Robyn shares her process starting with image of a plate

Next Robyn made an intricate tracing to be made into a cad file

Then Makernow lasercut the components for Robyn to assemble into brooches

Then Katie Bunnell helped her redesign on computer for lasercut components

Robyn's design from plate rim in the kitchen of Soho House Museum being laser cut into plywood

Viv's first experiments with components for brooches - how to take them further?

First trial of a lasercut blank for brooch based on Soho House Museum floor

Two finished brooches inspired by Soho House Museum ready to sell

Viv's brooches for sale

Alex is sharing his design process starting with drawing plants

Alex modifying his designs learning new skills using illustrator at Makernow with the Carecrafters in Falmouth

Alex working on ideas for a lampshade, ideas have expanded in collaboration with Makernow

Alex's drawings translated into cad files for lasercut vinyl to play with

Alex's lasercut vinyl foliage from sketches in Soho House Museum garden. To become a lampshade.

Alex assembling his lamp

Alex’s lamp

Dublin Carecrafters have arrived & are exchanging with Birmingham group at Makernow, inspired by Dublin castle & Soho House Museum

Viv's talking to the Dublin group about her inspiration

Thanks Makernow for a productive day with Dublin & Birmingham groups

Robyn back from Makernow with components which embody the spirit of co creation

Back from Makernow Falmouth & Robyn is sharing the experience & lasercut goodies

From drawing to laser, participants have learnt new skills & ways of working

Keen to talk to Soho House Museum about displaying the outcomes