Join Krystle Moody Wood of Materevolve and Jessie Curry of VonCurry Studio for the launch of a new immersive workshop series entitled Materials as Species.  Ideal for textile professionals, academics, and enthusiasts, this educational event offers a unique blend of sensory experiences, hands-on learning, and material insights.

Hosted at Building 5, Portland’s historic Marine Artwork building, attendees will explore Pacific Northwest seaweeds to uncover their role in marine ecosystems and their potential in the future of textiles, while engaging in immersive learning and networking with a community of sustainability-minded peers.

Includes: Locally grown dinner and wine from FoodArtLove, Take home weaving frame, communal weaving experience, hand foraged PNW seaweed by Shifting Tides, sustainable textile insights, and education on seaweed and an incredible community of sustainability and textile practitioners.

Program Overview: As the textile industry faces a future of climate-related risks, the chance to reshape our relationship with Earth’s living systems begins now. To shape the future of performance apparel and materials, companies must take a comprehensive approach and deepen our commitment to sustainability alongside innovation, reintegrating ecosystems into supply chains and positive wellbeing into work.

By exploring the life cycles and flows of materials in the textile industry through multi-sensory, experiential learning, we can begin to weave human-made supply chains to more-than-human ecosystems. Through slowing down, observing, reflecting, and reimagining with fellow peers, new perspectives are born and connections are made that can sustain the work ahead.

With a focus at the intersection of sustainable textiles and oceans, this event invites attendees to collaboratively explore Pacific Northwest seaweeds to understand broader marine ecosystems and their significance in the future of fashion and textile industries. Through a blend of immersive learning, textile education, and community networking, this event is designed to empower attendees to grow human and more-than-human connections that will help them reimagine new possibilities for themselves, their work, and their world.

Purpose: To foster sustainability community, education, and ecosystem empathy through hands-on exploration, imagination, and networking.

Ticket Fee: Sliding Scale of $100-$375

Register HERE.