Fernando Laposse (MX) + Margent Farm (GB)

Fiber Power

July 11th – July 17th 2021

The Workshop

Attention attention! Calling on all lovers of plants and fibers!

Are you concerned with sustainability? Do you like to work with your hands? Then this workshop is made for you!

I am personally fascinated by plant fibers, they are fast growing, they can help improve soil quality, if done correctly its production can have a positive environmental impact and lastly at the end of their lifetime they can be composted.

In this workshop we will be concentrating on two super fibers; sisal (agave leaves) and hemp.
Fiber Power will be a week long exploration into traditional and new innovative uses of these versatile fibers. Participants will learn about the history of the plants and how to turn their fibers into both soft and rigid structures using a variety of techniques such as felting, spinning, press heating and combining them with plant based bio-resins.

The week will be comprised of a couple of days of experimentation with me and Fawnda from Margent Farm giving practical advice and will ideally culminate in a group effort to achieve something of architectural proportions.

 

Workshop Categories

Fernando Laposse Mexico

Fernando Laposse (1988) is a London based Mexican designer, he trained in Central Saint Martins as a product designer.

Fernando specialises in transforming humble natural materials into refined design pieces. He has worked extensively with overlooked plant fibers such as sisal, loofah, and corn leaves.

His works are the result of extensive research which culminate into self produced objects of “endemic design” where the location of materials and their historical and cultural connotations take center stage. His projects are informative and address a variety of topics such as: sustainability, the loss of biodiversity, community dissolution and the negative impacts of global trade. He does so by documenting the issues and announcing possible resolutions through the transformative power of design.

His work has been exhibited in the Triennale di Milano, Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, The Design Museum in London, Victoria and Albert, the World Economic Forum to name a few.

www.fernandolaposse.com

Featured Partners

Margent Farm United Kingdom

Margent Farm is a hemp farm, located in Cambridgeshire.
Hemp captures carbon as it grows, absorbing and converting it to biomass whilst releasing oxygen, which contributes to replenishing the atmosphere.
Our Margent name comes from the ‘margin’ surrounding our 53 acres of arable fields, which acts as a protection zone and natural habitat for wildlife.

The Cambridgeshire farm houses open spaces for ideation and education, retreat and R&D laboratory; serving to nurture relationships with designers, wellness experts, engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs exploring the vast potential of hemp.
As a circular brand we grow organic, sustainable and environmentally friendly hemp crops for both the circular economy and lifestyle.

https://margentfarm.com/

Housing

  • Accommodation & food are included

  • We can accommodate for special catering

  • All participants sleep in dormitories

  • To book a private room or bring additional guests, get in touch: workshops@boisbuchet.org

Education

  • Our staff are available to help you conceptualize & produce your designs

  • Tools & materials are provided by Boisbuchet

  • All workshops are taught in English

  • The number of participants is limited to 22

Activities