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SUMMARY:Forward-thinking Fashion
DESCRIPTION:Are you a designer or setting up a fashion business? Hear 
 from our panel who are shaking-up the sector with their fresh approach
  to ethical, environmentally-friendly and sustainable fashion.\nRather
  than seeing ethical fashion as an add-on, they are taking advantage o
 f new technology and practical innovative business models to make them
  more creative and also sustainable in the long-term.\nThis event is r
 un in partnership with the British Library, London College of Fashionâ
 €™s Centre for Fashion Enterprise (CFE) and Designer-Manufacturer Inno
 vation Support Centre (DISC).\nSpeakers\nMark Bloomfield Electrobloom 
 With experience of designing wearable accessories for brand such as Vi
 vienne Westwood, Matthew Williamson and Asprey, Mark now runs his own 
 jewellery business, Electrobloom. Inspired by how the worlds of nature
 , art, technology and science collide, he produces unique jewellery de
 signs using 3D printing.  \nChristian Smith ASOS Christian is Corpora
 te Responsibility Manager at ASOS and has an MSc in Environment and Su
 stainable Development from UCL. His work at ASOS includes measurement 
 of greenhouse gas emissions, helping the company to understand where i
 ts impacts are and where there is room for improvement.\nAnnegret Affo
 lderbach CHOOLIPS Designer and founder of CHOOLIPS, Annegret revamps a
 ncient textiles traditions creating alluring textiles and dresses whic
 h are on trend, playful and pretty. She is passionate about the journe
 y of eco and sustainable fashion, and the exciting and potent future i
 t presents for global fashion. Her range is now sold through the ASOS 
 greenroom.\nEleanor Dorrien-Smith PARTIMI Founder of PARTIMI, Eleanor 
 graduated from Central Saint Martins with a BA in Fashion and Print in
  June 2008 and she worked for Mary Katrantzou, Tata Naka, John Gallian
 o and Eley Kishimoto before setting up PARTIMI. After creating a capsu
 le collection for US retailer Anthropologie, the PARTIMI ready-to-wear
  collection was launched in 2010. The PARTIMI collections are defined 
 by striking prints, a distinctive personal narrative and an environmen
 tal edge.   \nChair: Melanie Frame London College of Fashion (DISC) 
 In her role as ‘Sustainability Manufacturing Developer’, Melanie i
 s part of the DISC project to support fashion manufacturers and design
 ers to innovate their production process. Melanie has been involved in
  various sustainability projects helping small businesses to set up su
 stainable and ethical practices.\nLive webcast\nThis event will be str
 eamed live over the web. Further details to be announced nearer the ti
 me.\nEvent details\nWho should attend? Fashion designers, retailers an
 d businesses  Price: £10 or £7.50 concessions Place: British Library
  Conference Centre Cost: £10.00 (concessions £7.50)  How to Book: ht
 tp://www.bl.uk/bipc/workevents/forwardfashion.html\n\nFor more informa
 tion visit http://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/events/forward-thinking
 -fashion
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CATEGORIES:panel, discussion, and, networking, drinks
LOCATION:British Library Conference Centre
WEBSITE:http://www.bl.uk/bipc/workevents/forwardfashion.html
URL:http://www.bl.uk/bipc/workevents/forwardfashion.html
CONTACT:020 7412 7130
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