Change Making Symposium - Glasgow - 23-3-2020

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The Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew Street
Glasgow G3 6RQ


Change Making Symposium by The Incorporation of Goldsmiths

23rd March 2020 - 09:00 – 19:30

Please join us for our annual ethical making symposium Change Making on 23rd March 2020 at the Glasgow School of Art.

Make change by changing the way you make.

Innovative and thoughtful design and material choice are the cornerstones of ethical making and making to create positive change. Design is where new ideas are born and has the potential to disrupt damaging patterns and enact real change. Material choice can account for up to 95% of a product’s social and environmental impact. Choosing materials that are responsibly sourced, that reduce waste, and promote social welfare is critical in the process of making for change. Combining this with innovative design transforms how and why we make, creating a better future of making.

Join the Incorporation of Goldsmiths for their 4th ethical making symposium, Change Making. This year our conference will be focusing on how through innovative design strategies and alternative sourcing methods, jewellers and makers can design out waste, source ethically and create better brands – to make for change.

The 2020 Change Making Conference will be held in Glasgow at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) hosted by the Incorporation of Goldsmiths (IOG) in partnership with the Glasgow School of Art and GSA Sustainability.

The Ethical Making Resource has been created by the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh, which trades as the Edinburgh Assay Office, and is Scotland's oldest consumer protection group. We have hundreds of years of experience in third-party, independent assessment and we are now applying that experience to one of the most important issues in the industry today: making ethically and sustainably in a global world.

The Incorporation of Goldsmiths is committed to helping makers on their journey towards ethical making. We do this through our annual Symposiums, a range of grants, and our Ethical Making Pledge with the Scottish Art Colleges.

The symposium talks will address Scotland’s design culture and legacy of ethical making, what sustainable materials are and how they can make positive change, and circular economy design principles.

Speakers and suppliers will include:

Dr Stacey Hunter, Design Curator and Producer
Kira Kampmann, Marc’Harit Pearls
Mary Michel, Ostrero, Circular Economy Research
Maira Toledo Rodrigues, Gemstones Brazil
Stuart Pool, Nineteen48 Gemstones
Betts Metals
Fairtrade
Fairmined
And more to be announced!

After a morning of engaging talks from makers, suppliers and researchers, there will be an ethical supplier fair in the afternoon for attendees to talk to suppliers and learn more about ethically sourced materials, followed by a drinks reception.

We will then be screening The Shadow of Gold, a new documentary examining the global gold trade, in partnership with the Fair Luxury Group. This will be the second screening as part of the films UK premiere. A Q&A will follow the screening.

Ticket price includes:

Tote bag on arrival
Morning coffee and cake from 9:00 to 10:00
Lecture series
Supplier Fair
Evening drinks reception
Networking with industry professionals
Screening of documentary film The Shadow of Gold with Q&A

Admission: £12 (Must be pre-booked)

Tickets for the symposium can be purchased here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/95615886691