• An office conference room with a large black table displaying various color and material samples, surrounded by pink upholstered chairs. Large windows with black frames show a brick building outside, and there are green plants and a radiator inside.

    In Person Workshops

Material Literacy Workshops

These interactive workshops explore sustainable materials, circular design, and material lifecycles through hands-on material exploration.

Using my curated materials library, participants learn how to evaluate materials beyond marketing claims and develop practical frameworks for making more responsible material choices in design.

These sessions are designed for designers, creative teams, and organisations working with materials who want to build confidence in sustainable material selection.

Book Brighton

Friday 27 March 2026
10-12
Spark & Bell Studio

Limited tickets available

Nottingham - coming soon
Cornwall Coming soon

What happens during the workshop

Participants will:

• Explore a curated library of material samples
• Examine where materials come from and how they are produced
• Discuss sustainability claims and greenwashing
• Learn practical frameworks for evaluating materials
• Explore circular design thinking and material lifecycles

The workshop is designed to be interactive, inspirational, tactile, and discussion-led.

What you'll leave with

Participants leave the workshop with:

• A clearer understanding of where materials come from
• Practical tools for evaluating sustainable materials
• Confidence navigating greenwashing and material claims
• Frameworks for applying circular design thinking
• A refreshed curiosity about the materials used in design

Can't attend an in-person workshop?

If you're interested in understanding sustainable materials but can’t attend a live session, you can start with Material Literacy 101, a short online workshop introducing the foundations of material literacy.

Material Literacy 101 Instant access