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  Material Cultures: Woodland Goods

  V&A South Kensington

  we can make fuller use of our woodlands, and work with the many materials they have to offer, in a sustainable…
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  Sensory Friendly: Design and Draw with Light

  V&A South Kensington

  All materials will be provided, all sourced sustainably.…
• Drop-in

  Sensory Friendly: Design and Draw with Light

  V&A South Kensington

  All materials will be provided, all sourced sustainably.…
• Workshop

  Make it: Illustration

  V&A South Kensington

  All materials will be provided, all sourced sustainably.    …
• Workshop

  Make it: Illustration

  V&A South Kensington

  All materials will be provided, all sourced sustainably.    …

Features

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  Linen – the original sustainable material

  Used by Ancient Egyptians as an expression of class and still popular today, linen is the original sustainable fabric. Find out how it's made
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  Fashion design: Rahemur Rahman

  His desire to nurture sustainable craftmanship lead him to collaborate with Bangladesh-based Aranya Crafts…
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  The future of fashion

  solutions and their early adoption by the industry indicate a willingness to change and become more sustainable…
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  Fashion in Motion: Christopher Raeburn

  His product is defined by a distinctive aesthetic, meticulous detail, considered functionality and sustainable…
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  Katie Jones – meet, make and do

  homewares and accessories in a bid to encourage ethically produced items that are cherished, unique and sustainable…

Collections

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  Collection

  David Bowie

  Tracing Bowie’s shifting style and sustained reinvention across five decades, highlights include artwork…

Objects

MwangaBora

Kenya, 2012

Detroit Focus. Morris Brose: A Sustained Vision

United States, 1987

Jeans

Belgium, 2019

Ensemble

Great Britain, 2017

Conquering poverty is an absolute requirement for sustainable development

UK, 1995

About us and our work

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  Prix Pictet

  Prix Pictet is a global prize that aims to highlight sustainability and environmental issues through…
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  Culture in Crisis: Cultural Heritage Protection in a post-Covid Landscape

  within the series each convened panels to discuss various strategic areas within this topic, including sustainability…
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  Our work

  strive to reflect conversations in society about issues such as anti-racism, accessibility, restitution, sustainability…
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  Encounters on the Shop Floor

  social and economic inequality and an absence of innovative, socially progressive and environmentally sustainable…

From the Blog

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  Sustainability everyday: Moving sustainable thinking into sustainable action 

  I recently had the opportunity to join the V&A as a Conservation Sustainability Intern, a role created in order to support the museum’s 2021 Sustainability Plan. This plan uses a systems-based approach to sustainability, which means understanding and...
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  Open Call: Apply to the Digital Fashion Design Course

  digital technologies to help you envision, investigate, and realise a digital outfit with a focus on sustainable…
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  V&A Innovate 2023 – 24 | Overall Winners’ visit to architecture studio

  student group had responded to the theme of ‘Play’ in reinterpreting a playground as a multi-use and sustainable…
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  The power of spaces to transform: refugees’ stories of change shaped through fashion

  This post was written by:Dr Francesco Mazzarella, Reader in Design for Social Change at Centre for Sustainable…
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  Christien Meindertsma: Re-forming Waste

  Through investigation, experimentation and careful documentation, she suggests sustainable alternatives…