Future Makers launches Creative Challenge with NTU and EMET
Future Makers brought recycled plastic and creative career opportunities to 10 EMET schools through a collaborative event at Nottingham Trent University.
Ripple Recycled Plastic Sculpture by Katharina Fitz
Artist Katharina Fitz worked with Future Makers to develop Ripple, a recycled plastic sculpture installed at Broadway in Nottingham.
Product Design Accelerator Equips Artists and Makers to Create With Recycled Plastic
Future Makers’ Product Design Accelerator supported artists, designers and makers to explore recycled plastic through design, prototyping and hands-on making.
Transforming Recycled Plastic into Art
Future Makers shortlisted four artists to develop a major new artwork from recycled plastic sheet material, with local pupils helping select the winning proposal.
Unlocking the potential of waste plastic!
Plastic. It’s an international problem. It’s an environmental scourge. Yet, it’s a material with extraordinary properties. Our relationship with plastic is complex but it’s something we desperately need to set some new boundaries with if we’re going to tackle our environmental challenges.
Introducing Future Makers: Waste Plastic Studio
We are proud to announce that Future Makers has secured substantial funding from both Arts Council England and Innovate UK.