Online Lunchtime Talk – What does ‘nature’ mean to you? – followed by Walkshop in Stanmer Park Lucy Dixon and I are presenting our work for the Mass Observation project on Wednesday, June 26, 1 – 2pm GMT+1. Our talks combine celebrating the power of individual and collective connection to the more-than-human world. We both […]
Sarah Macbeth
Design workshops for Sustainable Design MA
I’ve recently been working at the University of Brighton and delivering day or half day workshops to help students with their Master’s final projects. It’s a challenge to design a workshop that speaks to students from across disciplines, some even declare they can’t draw! Here are a few of the sessions presentations where students produced […]
Boundaries talk and workshop for Sustainable Design MA at University of Brighton
In March 2022, I delivered a talk called Boundaries where I discussed various uses of the word and how it relates to design and the commons. I introduced the practice of Design for Commoning – a transformative process attempting to change the economic system that the citizens involved are a part of. It’s a way […]
Making Natural Inks
Knowing the world through matter I have been fortunate to be given some funding via the Necessity Network to explore new ideas and interests beyond my MA Sustainable Design. Following on from my arts practice (including the making of Oak Gall Ink) in Commons Sense, I wanted to research the uses of localised materials (e.g. […]