{"product_id":"socks-imaginative-mending","title":"Socks: Imaginative Mending","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCelia Pym is an artist darner. Focusing on the concept of sustainability in fashion and our lives more broadly, this book celebrates the everyday act of mending through darning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCentral to the book is a vibrant, colourful library of 488 socks, each stitched and darned by the Surrey Square Primary School community in Southwark using industry warehouse' waste socks. Children, staff and families of the school, learnt and practised their darning and stitching skills on socks, during a series of 26 workshops facilitated by Pym in early 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe progression of the work from junior school upwards, beautifully demonstrates the dexterity and creativity of the children and how that changes over time., highlighting the importance of practical education for cognitive development.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7.5\" x 10.25\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e152 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCelia Pym\u003cspan\u003e has a BA in Visual and Environmental Studies, specialising in sculpture, from Harvard University, US and an MA in Constructed Textiles from the Royal College of Art, London. She is also a trained nurse.Her work has been exhibited at Firstsite, Essex; Somerset House, London; Design Museum, London; Wellcome Collection, London; Trading Museum, CDG, Paris; V\u0026amp;A Dundee; V\u0026amp;A London and Textilmuseum, St Gallen. In 2017 she was shortlisted for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman's Hour Craft Prize\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the inaugural \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoewe Craft Prize\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e . She is an Associate Lecturer in Textiles at the Royal College of Art in London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Celia Pym","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932974366941,"sku":null,"price":73.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1133\/2701\/files\/1_0eb11826-ebcb-47d0-b76a-d8b275928766.png?v=1779035708","url":"https:\/\/www.rileygrae.com\/products\/socks-imaginative-mending","provider":"Riley Grae Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}