From Product to Market - Monday 27 October
Venue: Kenwyn Lecture Theatre, Truro College, College Road, Truro, TR1 3XX
2pm-6pm
This forum looks at getting a finished product into the marketplace. Speakers cover topics including successfully approaching and keeping manufacturers, getting your product into production, routes to market, protecting your designs and licensing your IP.
Speakers:
Senior buyer and consultant Sasha Bruce from
Buyerlogical, discussing working with manufacturers and how to find the right markets/outlets for your product.
Intellectual Property lawyer Nisha Baveja from
Briffa, covering the various intellectual property rights and ways to expand your business through licensing your IP.
Anna Hart from
Mark, on what was involved in establishing this new furniture and lifestyle brand from Cornwall, working with designers and local manufacturers to get a range of products to market.
Designer Matthew Dabbs from
Lime Studio, talking about the growth of Lime Studio and their use of exhibitions to gain press coverage and generate interest from manufacturers.
Designer-maker Nick Langan from
Journeyman Furniture, on his experience of the Making it Digital project.
Cost: Hidden Art Cornwall members FREE, non-members £7
Presentation and Selling Skills - Wednesday 16 July
Venue: University College Falmouth, Tremough Campus, Penryn, 5-8pm
This session is aimed at getting the most out of selling shows. Open to all Hidden Art Cornwall members.
Design Fair Feedback and Photographing Your Work - Thursday 27 March
- Thursday 27 March
Venue: University College Falmouth, Tremough Campus, Penryn, 6-8pm
University College Falmouth, Tremough Campus, Penryn, 6-8pm
An opportunity to give your feedback on the 2007 Design Fair and have your questions answered about this year's event. The evening will also include information and tips on photographing your work, ready for inclusion in the Design Fair promotional material. Open to all Hidden Art Cornwall members.
Collaborative Working Practice - Thursday 20 March
Venue: University College Falmouth, Tremough Campus, Penryn, 6-8pm
Led by Karin Rucker, this workshop will help practitioners to develop productive collaborations. Open to all Hidden Art Cornwall members.
It aims to:
Help participants to reflect on how collaboration could benefit them
Highlight some of the pitfalls of collaboration
Highlight the key elements of effective collaboration
Provide some tips on developing collaboration agreements
Offer an opportunity to develop a set of agreements for group collaboration
