Free event London Action Climate Week
Thinking Chairs: Circular Fashion and Multispecies Design
Fashion brand Anciela invites you to step into an interactive installation in the Design Museum garden as part of London Climate Action Week.
Discover a participation-based research display by designer Jennifer Droguett, Creative Director of London-based circular fashion label ANCIELA. Join us for a guided tour with Jennifer to gain unique insights into the project.
The project explores how principles of circular fashion can be translated into ecological, public design. At its centre are two sculptural armchairs that function as seating for humans, worm-based textile composting systems, and vertical gardens and habitats for insects and urban wildlife.
Created using upcycled, reclaimed and compostable materials, the installation investigates how direct engagement with material transformation may influence perceptions of value, waste and care. The research asks whether witnessing textile decomposition and sharing space with non-human species can shape attitudes towards material use, composting and relationships with the natural environment.
All are invited to engage with the installation and contribute reflections by scanning a QR code, helping document responses to sensory experience, wellbeing and sustainable behaviour. The project contributes to wider conversations around circular, regenerative and more-than-human design.
Please note:
This event is free, but you must pre-book a ticket via Eventbrite.
Jennifer is a Colombian-Chilean interdisciplinary fashion designer and creative director with a decade of experience in luxury fashion, specialising in sustainable, circular, and regenerative design and culture. She earned a BA in Fashion Design and Technology from AMFI in Amsterdam in 2015 and worked for Viktor & Rolf atelier, House of Holland, Richard Malone, Supriya Lele, and Phoebe English. In 2019, she founded her circular label Anciela to pay homage to her cultural heritage. @Anciela
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The Dame Sylvia Crowe Garden is located next to the museum building – follow the path on the right-hand side of the Main Entrance to the museum around the building. If you need any assistance, please ask a member of staff.
Please note that the garden is divided into two levels. The ground level is wheelchair accessible, but the upper level is accessed by stairs and is unsuitable for wheelchairs. We apologise for this barrier.
Please note:
This event is free, but you must pre-book a ticket via Eventbrite, link below.
Initiated in partnership with the Design Age Institute in 2021, Growing Together explores design and horticulture as catalysts for positive social change and nurtures community connections in response to the planetary emergency.
'Growing Together' engages local residents to share stewardship of the Dame Sylvia Crowe garden at the Design Museum. The garden was named in memory of the pioneering landscape architect who designed the landscaping for the Commonwealth Institute in 1962.
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