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Un:Fashioned
Atelier 8. Society of Fashion & Textiles Practitioners
15th-31st May 2026
Exhibition Showcasing Textiles as Artform
A varied exhibition of works by members of Atelier 8., who are also based in the growing arts and culture hub at 25 Francis Street!
The exhibition showcases work by 11 of the studio holders and fellows. With pieces ranging from toiles to evening bags, Nigerian dresses to kimonos, lace making to felt, and inspiration derived from sources as diverse as Marie Antoinette, the NHS, and the peeling paint in HARI’s space, it is a delight to showcase the work created in the enriching atmosphere of the Atelier 8. studio.
Open Thursday-Monday 16th-31st May, 12-6pm.
Artist Talks Saturday 30th May, 1-4pm.
George Bell
Renal Failure Shouldn't Cost A Kidney
NHS outfit, altered magazine images, 1st Aid items
Ayo Aina-Adisa
Rooted In Bloom
Velvet, African print fabric, crystals, satin
Lisa Oliver
Concept to Collection
Vintage fabrics
Liz Tomlinson
Circular Rework: Waste to Waistcoat
Silk and polyester recycled ties
Paulina Queeny Peters
The Playroom
Recycled fabrics & porcelain dolls
Lynn Benson
Simplicity
Bespoke printed fabric and thread
Zac Girdlestone
Fragments
Millinery materials, bird cages
Kerry Winter
The Rise & Fall of Marie Antoinette
Millinery materials, bird cages
Rachel Anderson
Women's Work
Hand-quilted calico & embroidery, lace & bobbins
Sally Hancock-Smith
Untitled
Calico, acrylic paint
Jurgita Li
Living Layers
Nuno felt works, acrylic on canvas
7.30pm dance performance by Casey Simmons, accompanied by violinist Jill Fisher, in response to Milliner Kerry Winter’s ‘The Rise and Fall of Marie Antoinette’.
​​9pm ‘Fragments’ performance in response to the building, with movement by Michelle Dee and sound by Jay Moy produced as a collaboration with Zac Girdlestone who created the textile pieces.
Launch night included two performances:
Casey-May Simmons, Jill Fisher
The Rising & Falling of Marie Antoinette
Contemporised period dance (3parts), with violin
Michelle Dee, Jay Moy
Fragments
Collaborative performance with sound
