Animals instead of mobile phones...

SAVING PLANET EARTH: A 21ST CENTURY APPROACH
Wednesday 3rd Monday 29th October: 12pm: Digital Studio

Showcasing the diverse work of artists from design, architecture and textiles backgrounds, the common thread being that they are all trying to help save the planet. Many of us are coming to terms with the fact that environmental damage is more advanced than we thought, while governments slowly turn to climate change and look at recycling and carbon offsetting. Is this enough, or do we as individuals need to engage with a grimmer reality? Among the artists, Michiko Nitta takes current green trends to the extreme, by proposing a community called Extreme Green Guerillas where animal messengers replace mobile phones and modified urban vermin is preferable to free-range organic chicken. There will be artists' talks as part of the exhibition.

TEXTILE FUTURES SALON 2: WHAT FUTURE FOR ECO DESIGN?
Thursday 11th October: ICA Theatre

2.30pm 5.30pm: Session 1: International Conversations
This is the first of a two part ICA programme, introduces participants from the Textile Futures Research Group who present unique innovative intersections with key issues in relation to developments in ecological and sustainable textiles globally. In discussion with some of the leading researchers and practitioners in Textile Futures, several influential guests impacting the field will unfold critical perspectives.
6.30pm 9pm: Session 2: Question Time
Formulated after the popular BBC programme, by the same name, this session will be chaired by Carole Collet and will feature 6 panellists. Questions pertaining to ecology, sustainability and environment in this area of design will be chosen from an audience of experts, students in the field, and the interested public. The panellist will engage with the questions and the audience are expected to respond.