Bell Tent Jacket and Trousers, 2020
Bethany Williams Studio, Orto Print Studio
By Bethany Williams, No Recourse to Public Funds Collection
A tent from a glamping site in Bath was repurposed for fabric in Bethany Williams's second collection 'No Recourse to Public Funds' in collaboration with the Magpie Project UK. She uses the platform of fashion to raise issues of inequality in society, highlighting families who cannot access funds due to their immigration status.
Working with illustrator Mellisa Kitty Jarram, Williams was inspired by children's drawings to create garments with bold graphics, printed with non-toxic inks.
[Design Museum]
From the exhibition
Waste Age: What can design do?
(October 2021 – February 2022)
We all know waste is a big problem. So how are we going to fix it?
A new generation of designers is rethinking our relationship to everyday things. From fashion to food, electronics to construction, even packaging - finding the lost value in our trash and imagining a future of clean materials and a circular economy could point the way out of the Waste Age.
Explore major new exhibits that capture the devastating impact of waste including a large-scale art installation by Ibrahim Mahama made from e-waste in Ghana.
The exhibition showcases some of the visionary designers who are reinventing our relationship with waste, including Formafantasma, Stella McCartney, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Lacaton & Vassal, Fernando Laposse, Bethany Williams, Phoebe English and Natsai Audrey Chieza.
'We must face the problem of waste – we can no longer ignore what happens to things when we get rid of them. Instead of thinking of objects as things that have an end life, they can have many lives. This is not just an exhibition it is a campaign, and we all have an active part in our future.' Gemma Curtin, Curator.
[Design Museum]
Bell Tent Jacket and Trousers, 2020
Bethany Williams Studio, Orto Print Studio
By Bethany Williams, No Recourse to Public Funds Collection
A tent from a glamping site in Bath was repurposed for fabric in Bethany Williams's second collection 'No Recourse to Public Funds' in collaboration with the Magpie Project UK. She uses the platform of fashion to raise issues of inequality in society, highlighting families who cannot access funds due to their immigration status.
Working with illustrator Mellisa Kitty Jarram, Williams was inspired by children's drawings to create garments with bold graphics, printed with non-toxic inks.
[Design Museum]
From the exhibition
Waste Age: What can design do?
(October 2021 – February 2022)
We all know waste is a big problem. So how are we going to fix it?
A new generation of designers is rethinking our relationship to everyday things. From fashion to food, electronics to construction, even packaging - finding the lost value in our trash and imagining a future of clean materials and a circular economy could point the way out of the Waste Age.
Explore major new exhibits that capture the devastating impact of waste including a large-scale art installation by Ibrahim Mahama made from e-waste in Ghana.
The exhibition showcases some of the visionary designers who are reinventing our relationship with waste, including Formafantasma, Stella McCartney, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Lacaton & Vassal, Fernando Laposse, Bethany Williams, Phoebe English and Natsai Audrey Chieza.
'We must face the problem of waste – we can no longer ignore what happens to things when we get rid of them. Instead of thinking of objects as things that have an end life, they can have many lives. This is not just an exhibition it is a campaign, and we all have an active part in our future.' Gemma Curtin, Curator.
[Design Museum]