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YVA Young Designers: Textile Takeover (KS3)
Join us at Young V&A with your KS3 class for an inspiring and hands-on 90-min workshop- working with Young V&A’s designer in The Shed, Amanda Vesthardt to explore material led design using textile techniques. Workshops for registered schools only.
In this action-packed studio-based workshop, students will be challenged by Young V&A’s professional designer in The Shed, Amanda Vesthardt to experiment with a range of textile techniques- including fabric manipulation, mending and weaving. While getting hands on with waste and dead stock materials- students will be asked to consider the impact of textile industry, and how their might adapt their habits and creative practice to be more sustainable. In the workshop students will be encouraged to identify their own interests, trust their instincts and build their creative confidence through an iterative design approach- where making mistakes is part of the creative process! The workshop will be set in the Open Studio (adjacent to The Shed) where students will have the opportunity to respond to the museum collection within the surrounding Design Gallery.
Key curriculum links: Design & Technology, Art & Design. This session will support students to develop their creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking skills.
Each session can accommodate 1 class (suggested 25 students, max 30 students). We have multiple dates and timeslots to choose from. Each session is 90 min long.
About The Shed
The Shed is a dedicated studio space within the Design Gallery at Young V&A. It has been built into the fabric of this free permanent gallery. This highly dynamic space brings the Design Gallery to life, inspiring our audiences by giving them a rare insight into a busy and active design studio and a contemporary designer at work. Some of the walls include windows to display work and give the feel of a ‘live’ exhibit.
The Shed at Young V&A hosts an annual 6-month Design Placement with a bursary and studio space for early to mid-career designers to develop their practice through collection and audience research.
Included in your booking
As part of your booking, we will also reserve a 30-minute lunch slot in our Portal Trust Community Room for your group. You’re also welcome to explore the museum on a self-guided visit before or after your workshop.
You will receive an automated booking confirmation. If the information received is incorrect, please contact young@vam.ac.uk.
Want to know more? Please email yvaschools@vam.ac.uk if you have any queries.
