Programme unveiled for Material Matters' Assemble.
The programme for the first-ever Assemble with Material Matters conference has been announced.
The event, which takes place on Thursday 20 November, at the Bank of England Conference Centre, promises to be a lively mix of keynote lectures and panel discussions that focus on three key threads: fashion, transport, and housing.
Panellists to look out for include: Han Ates, founder of denim company Blackhorse Lane Ateliers; Sara Grady, co-founder of British Pasture Leather; PriestmanGoode’s Maria Katel-Bentkowska; Rowan Moore, architecture critic of The Observer; editor-in-chief of Car Design News James McLachlan; Assemble’s Maria Lisogorskaya; and AHMM’s Paul Monaghan.
There is a ‘show and tell’ session featuring material pioneers, including: Sanne Visser, who works with human hair; Karlijn Sibbel, innovation director of seaweed-based packaging brand Notpla; Yash Shah, founder of ground-breaking foam company EcoLattice; and Lucy Black of sustainable brick manufacturer Kenoteq.
Meanwhile, keynotes come from: materials guru Caroline Till of FranklinTill; academic, author and manufacturing expert Professor Tim Minshall; Peter Apps, journalist and writer of the extraordinary book on the Grenfell Tower fire, Show Me The Bodies. Finally, Glenn Adamson will close proceedings.
There will also be plenty of networking opportunity, not least in the evening at the Bank of England Museum with the likes of Alkesh Parmar, Rootfull, Sanne Visser, Lulu Harrison and Solidwool displaying work.
"It feels like a great, celebratory way to finish off what has been an extraordinary year for Material Matters," explain co-founders Grant Gibson and William Knight. "The day will feature some of our wonderful guests from the last six years of the podcast, as well as others we’d love to feature in the future. We could not be more excited. If you love the podcast, you’ll have a blast at Assemble". You can see the full programme here.
Tickets for Assemble with Material Matters cost £175 (+VAT). Discover more and get your ticket here.
