Creative Techstyle Workshops, 24 - 26 June 2019, Fabrica Lab, The Mills Fabrica

Three creativity techstyle workshops conducted by the designers-in-residence with local students in June 2019. The designers-in-residence are Grace Jun of Parsons School of Design, Dr Jeanne Tan of PolyU and Dr Amy Winters of School of Design of Royal College of Art Using a design-led STEM approach, participants had the chance to design innovative garments, wearables and products. At the workshops, participants designed wearables by using innovative fabrics like illuminating textiles made from polymeric optical fibres, conductive textiles and experiment with 3D printing on soft surfaces. The workshops introduced novel materials, wearable technology, interdisciplinary design processes and innovative approaches to the participants. The three design residents possess design practice and academic backgrounds in the subject matter and in-depth experience with conducting workshops. The aim of the workshop is to foster participants’ interests in design innovations and potential careers with contribution to the design industry.