Artsmart

Artsmart

This weekend University of the Arts London launches Artsmart, a two-day celebration of creative endeavour including a market, talks programme and a recruitment fair.

With more than 100 stalls, Artsmart market promises to showcase the very latest in art, design and fashion from the University's alumni.

There will be an Etsy stand as well as talks and workshops by Etsy. Matt Stinchcomb, Etsy's International Director, will be in attendance giving tips on how to start your small business and establish your brand.

At lunchtime there is a Knit and Natter workshop with knitting supremo Jo Molloy, followed by an afternoon Etsy Bootcamp with AmityUK. If you wish to attend one of the talks, visit www.artsmartlondon.co.uk to book your place in advance.

Where: Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground, 16 John Islip Street, London, SW1P 4JU.
Advance tickets: One-day pass £5 (concessions £3.50), Two-day pass £9 (concessions £5)

Tickets on the day: On the door: £6 cash only (no concessions)

Dates: Friday 1 to Saturday 2 July 2011

Time: 10am – 6pm

See you there!

Urban Money Box

What a funky little creation. This is the Urban Money Box by Barbed spotted on Not On The High Street.

It is ceramic.

Notes or coins can be fed through its mouth.

Access to your money, through its feet

I love it!

Friday Late, June: Afropolitans - Victoria and Albert Museum

Friday Late, June: Afropolitans - Victoria and Albert Museum

24 June 2011
18.30-22.00

An evening exploring African photography, fashion, style and identity. The evening will look back to image-makers who captured the excitement, optimism and sense of freedom of post-independence African nations from the 1960s, and forward to a new generation of ‘Afropolitans’, global tastemakers whose sensibilities are rooted in their African identities. It promises to be a fun and celebratory evening of modern, iconic, African aesthetics, reflecting how Africans living across the continent (and beyond) view themselves and their visual heritage.

Urbanknit in Easy Living Magazine

We are very excited to have our Supersnap clutches featured in the June edition of Easy Living Magazine!

The Strawberry Butterflies and Red Ribbons Supersnap clutches are available at The Shop Floor Project along with many more African print fabric options. Do drop in!

Literati vs. Urbanknit

Literati vs. Urbanknit- I couldn't help but put this picture up. Yeah Patsy I did it. And ladies, if you order the purse, you get ..... just the purse. Lol.

Do check out www.iamliterati.com for some really really cool tees. I've got three and counting.

Patchwork Clutch

So we've been experimenting in the Urbanknit studios and this is what we've made recently. It is a patchwork Megasnap clutch which is uses a take on traditional patchwork. There is nothing symmetrical or ordered about this. Still can't decide on how I feel about it. Maybe another attempt is on order to see if it is something I will pursue as a design.

A friend pointed out that you can get two looks in one. One side for a darker moodier look and the other a brighter, redder look.

What do you think?