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Open Fashion: Exquisite Corpse part deux
'Open Fashion: Exquisite Corpse part Deux' an interactive exquisite corpse game made from deconstructed cotton jersey textile samples from pre-consumer clothing waste and a 3D scanning film, was exhibited […]
Thinking Fashion Systems Lecture in China
Our director Jennifer Whitty is delighted to be back in Xi'an for the second time on a design residency conducting ethnographic research & co- design workshops around thinking fashion systems in China. […]
Design, Justice & Zero Waste Conference
Jennifer Whitty presented the Space Between project 'Open Fashion: Exquisite Corpse by Space Between' at Design, Justice & Zero Waste: Exploring Pathways to a Circular Economy conference at Tishman […]
NZ Sustainable Development Goals Summit
Hello again Victoria University! We're delighted to attend this and see so much activity in Wellington in this space!
MINDFOOD STYLE Magazine Feature
We're always honoured to be consulted for articles on sustainable fashion. This piece is particularly thought-provoking drawing insights from across the industry, with key figures in the field like Gosia […]
Thread Redemption Exhibition
The exhibition Thread Redemption was a week-long event held at Thistle Hall on Cuba Street, Wellington. The event was curated by Anna Hicks to raise awareness and offer creative ideas around how we deal […]
UC Davis California Lecture
Jennifer Whitty was invited to give a lecture at the University of California's art school in Davis, USA, titled 'A Fashion Designer in a Space Between'. A […]
Marking our mark: How branding and labels were fundamental to the Space Between pilot collection
LARISSA BANKS DESCRIBES HER FIRST FORAY INTO WORKING WITH SPACE BETWEEN, WHERE SHE FOUND THAT BESPOKE CLOTHING LABELLING TAKES SPECIAL CARE AND ATTENTION...Designing […]
Open Fashion: Exquisite Corpse
An exhibition of international work arising from collaborations curated by the Textile Design Research Group at Loughborough University and Loughborough University Arts was shown on 13-14 September at […]
Sustainable fashion atQueen Margaret College
Jennifer Whitty introduced sustainable fashion methods and strategies to budding secondary level / high school sustainable designers from Queen Margaret College, Wellington on a tour of the Space Between […]
Fashion Museology with Space Between and Te Papa
In November 2015, Te Papa purchased three Space Between garments for their contemporary fashion collection, which looked specifically at ‘disruptive’ practices. The collection focused on acquiring […]
SIMPLY YOU Feature
Space Between's were recently interviewed and featured in the Autumn/Winter edition of Simply You magazine. SPACE […]
Space Between Goes Abroad
Hello my name is Sarah. I have just finished my honours in Visual Communication Design at Massey University. In November 2015, I travelled to China with a group of 12 designers from Massey University as […]
A' Design Award Win
The Fundamentals Range Reuse Clothing System by Jennifer Whitty and Space Between was the winner in the Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design category 2016-2017. The A’ Design Award and Competition […]
Unschool: Programme of Disruptive Design
New York's The UnSchool of Disruptive Design ran a Christchurch Fellowship supported by a team of six mentors including Jennifer Whitty. They delivered a sustainable fashion workshop to 5-19 other change […]
WasteMINZ Conference
As Creative Director of Space Between, Jeniffer Whitty was invited to speak during the Textiles section of the WasteMINZ Conference in Wellington amongst fellow sustainable fashion initiatives like The […]
Your Name in Lights
In August, we launched a PledgeMe campaign to raise $10,000 to hire our designer, Larissa Banks. After a whirlwind month of crowdfunding, we crossed the line on the 1st of September with a total of 174 […]
SB @ NZFW 2016
An interactive fashion experience was created to showcase the Fundamentals Range at New Zealand Fashion Week. This display facilitated an engaging way for participants to learn about the sustainable approaches […]
Halfway There, Halfway to Go
60+ pledges, 24 days, and a whole lot of hustling later, we’ve made it to our midway crowdfunding milestone of $5,000! With only 7 days left to raise the full $10,000, it’s fair to say that we’re […]
The Wellingtonian Article
Space Between was featured in local newspaper The Wellingtonian.Textiles […]
A Quick-Fire Q&A with Larissa Banks
This month we launched our #pledgeforlarissa PledgeMe campaign so that we can hire Larissa to help grow Space Between. We sat down with Larissa to learn a little more about her...Who […]
Space Between Crowdfunds: #PledgeForLarissa
Following months of blood, sweat, and tears, we’re super excited to announce that today marks the start of our crowdfunding campaign! In partnership with the Low Carbon Challenge, we will be asking you, […]
The Low Carbon Challenge: Lessons Learnt
What do you get when you combine six sustainable ventures, a pool of industry experts, and the chance to access $45k of match-funded capital? The Low Carbon Challenge, of course! Led by Enspiral and the […]
Publication X Feature
Space Between was featured in a full page spread on Page 2 of Publication X. This new-look, new-focus publication was created as a way of communicating with government, local business, industry and potential […]
NZ Post House Fashion Show & Exhibition
An ageless, body-inclusive fashion event was held at NZ Post House featuring the garments from the Space Between Fundamentals range. The range showcased the collaborative solution for up-cycling NZ Post's […]
The Oversew Fashion Awards 2015
The Oversew Fashion Awards held in Wairarapa, New Zealand, promotes 'upcycled' fashion by recognising talented, aspiring designers. Space Between was involved as a category sponsor, judging, and offered […]
Printing unwanted uniforms for Fashion Revolution day
Screen printing unwanted uniforms for our flashmob event on Fashion Revolution/Space Between pre-launch event in Midland Park on the 16th of April. We printed 36 t-shirts with statistics about the fashion […]
Fundamentals range first delivery
It was a very happy day for all as we picked up our first batch of upcycled garments which uses end of life corporate uniforms that would otherwise be sent to landfill from Earthlink Apparel in Lower Hutt. […]
Massey Vice Chancellor's Strategic Innovation Fund
As Li Edelkoort (2015) asserts we can change the mechanism of the fashion system by bringing together a diverse range of stakeholders to create a collaborative framework, which supports both individual […]
Creating a Space Between
In 2012 NZ Post identified that a vast number of their used uniforms – approx 9,000 every year, were in a workable condition, but were being downcycled or exported to Papua New Guinea to be disposed […]
Post Modern Collection Exhibition
Researchers McQuillan and Whitty were contacted by NZ Post to develop a solution to their post consumer corporate uniform waste – approx. 9,000 uniforms every year in workable condition were being downcycled […]