workshop:

Radical Embroidery

with Desirée Hammen

12 Mar 2022

Do you think embroidery is reserved to stitching flowers? Or that you can only embroider on fabric? In the last decades, embroidery has evolved from a traditionally feminine and domestic practice to a powerful tool of self-expression and empowerment, as well as a stepping stone to start deeper conversations. 

Join fashion designer and artist Desiree Hammen in her practice of combining haute couture and DIY techniques and explore what radical embroidery can be; can we embroider on spoons, books or old furniture? And how about challenging norms and taboos through stitches?

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Creating a piece of erotic embroidery - At Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021, participants join artist Lizette van Hecke  for an erotic embroidery session.  Caroline Aravicius

What you will do

During this workshop, you will be guided by artist and fashion designer Desirée Hammen to create your own piece of radical embroidery. You will learn some basic stitches and techniques as well as engage with embroidery in its transformation as a craft, its subversive nature and explore how it can be used to bring forth taboos, uncomfortable topics and challenge social norms.

We believe embroidery can be radical through the theme and representation of the design, but also through the use of unusual material and experimental techniques. In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to create and embroider on upcycled fabric, but also to incorporate a used object of your choice in your piece. We will provide fabric and small objects for you to (re)use, but you are welcome to bring your own materials, be it old clothes or personal items, that can be transformed using radical embroidery. 

Desirée Hammen

Desirée Hammen is a Dutch fashion designer and artist based in Eindhoven. Desirée’s current work involves of a series of free-knit cardigans, installations and autonomous embroideries, her speciality. In her work, Desirée combines haute couture techniques with her own DIY skills, exploring the beauty of imperfection. Her work is described as ‘poetic, chaotic, intense and playful’. With her indoor and outdoor installations, she is disrupting reality in a gentle way. 

Tickets

Full price €112.10 | Discount price €78.70

We give a discount to students, artists and Stadspas holders. If this applies to you we might ask to see your kvk nr/portfolio or student card for this option.

Information

Time: 12:00-16:00

Attendance limited to 12 people. We maintain a minimum of 9 participants.
Please note that, unless everyone speaks Dutch, this workshop will be held in English.
For questions please e-mail workshop@mediamatic.nl.

We are taking corona safety into account at our workshops.
Read our small print here.

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Embroidered dildo by Desiree Hammen - Desirée Hammen

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Creating a piece of erotic embroidery - At Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021, participants join artist Lizette van Hecke  for an erotic embroidery session.  Caroline Aravicius

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Desirée Hammen teaching a workshop at DDW - Fashion designer Desirée Hammen  explains embroidery techniques to the workshop participants and instructs them on how to create animals in mixed media.  Caroline Aravicius

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Participant working with materials during the workshop " Embroidering Species" - Participants doing some work together with fashion designer Desirée Hammen during the workshop "Embroidering Species" that is part of the Inhuman Carnaval Program at Dutch Design Week 21'. Caroline Aravicius, Desirée Hammen

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Radical Embroidery piece by Desiree Hammen - Desirée Hammen

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Creating a piece of erotic embroidery - At Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021, participants join artist Lizette van Hecke  for an erotic embroidery session.  Caroline Aravicius

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Urban Embroidery - Embroidering on a car by Desiree Hammen Desirée Hammen

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Making a species-inspired embroidery - During the workshop "Embroidering Species" that is part of Inhuman Carnaval at Dutch Design Week, participants create nature-inspired embroideries that depict various species with the help of fashion designer and artist  Desirée Hammen .  Caroline Aravicius, Desirée Hammen