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This internship will be focused on support for the development of Fashion and accessory prototypes that will be made out of our regenerative materials.
- Hand and machine sewing
- Draping on the stand
- Basic pattern cutting
- Working with biomaterials and upcycling waste
- Shooting some content/taking photos of processes
- Ensuring quality control of prototypes
- Experimental textile and material development
CQ Studio is an award-winning regenerative fashion lab conducting the R&D of regenerative textiles for fashion. We focus on post-industrial waste, regenerative plants and post-consumer waste to demonstrate transforming waste into worth by developing innovative materials, including using food waste to clean wastewater to make plastic-free sequins. We use various techniques from traditional crafts to new technologies including embroidery, laser-cutting, biology and plant pigment extraction.
Alongside the research of innovative materials, we deliver workshops for organisations such as Soho House, Prince’s Trust, Spotlight Youth Centre & The Victoria & Albert Museum. We have also partnered with brands to deliver workshops including Size? and Project ReGo. Our work has been presented at exhibitions and in publications including Wallpaper* Magazine, Future Fabrics Expo and the IUCN World Congress on the LVMH stand. We have been awarded many accolades including EU Commission Worth II Partnership Project, the Mayor of London’s Entrepreneur Awards for Creative Industries, and the Young Innovators Award supported by Innovate UK.
www.cqstudio.uk
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What will the internship offer the student and what will they learn while they are with you? E.g. skills they could learn/develop and experience they could gain.
- Working with biomaterials
- Upcycling waste
- Business development skills
- Producing products with innovative materials
- Potential for workshop facilitation experience too
- Traditional textile skills
This role would suit someone with experience with Fashion and Textile skills such as embroidery, printing, pattern cutting or knit.
Hand and machine sewing skills are required.
Eligible candidates from a fashion or textile course or with applicable skills should apply.
Experience with biomaterials ideal but not necessary as these skills will be taught if required.
Some who is keen to develop new skills in sustainable approaches to design.
