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1. Call for Papers! Contemporary Practica EXTENTION 2. survey "green solvents" German DBU project 3. New tool to help calculate environmental impact of exhibitions from the Design Museum London 4. RE: "A century of synthetic style: from mass market to high fashion" 5. RE: "A century of synthetic style: from mass market to high fashion" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Laura Chaillie Posted: Friday January 10, 2025 6:29 AM Subject: Call for Papers! Contemporary Practica EXTENTION Message: Call for papers! EXTENTION Contemporary Practica: Practical talks about contemporary problems London 31 March 2025 Thinking about contemporary materials but didn't have a chance to pull an abstract together over Christmas? Here's your chance to submit. Abstracts will now be accepted until 16th Jan 2025 at 22:00 BST We would love to hear about a broad range of contemporary materials and conservation challenges, from synthetic textiles and dyes, novel coatings, kinetic objects, and time based media art, to digital archiving techniques or clever excel wizardry and beyond. (Although plastics and treatment also welcome, of course!). Please note that authors will be required to present in person in London Presentation topics might include: - Current conservation treatments on objects containing contemporary materials. - Lessons learned (What went right? What went wrong?). - Long term care of complex materials / artworks. - Creating links between specialisms. Submission guidelines. Abstract submissions should include: - Title of presentation - Author(s) and affiliated institutions (if applicable) - Presentation summary (max. 300 words) - Please submit your abstracts as an email attachment (Word document or PDF) to [email protected]. Deadline for abstract submissions: Thursday, 16th Jan 2025 at 22:00 BST Abstracts will be reviewed by a selection committee, with decision emails sent to authors on Friday, 24th Jan. For more information, please visit the website <https://www.icon.org.uk/resource/call-for-papers-contemporary-practica-practical-talks-about-contemporary-problems.html> ------------------------------ Laura Chaillie Objects Conservator London Museum London United Kingdom ------------------------------ 2.From: Marlen Börngen Posted: Friday January 10, 2025 6:30 AM Subject: survey "green solvents" German DBU project Message: As part of a project funded by the German Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) at the University of Applied Sciences (TH Köln), we are conducting a survey on "Green Solvents". The project investigates the use of environmentally friendly solvents for the conservation of historical leather bindings from the 19th century affected by "red rot". The focus lies on developing a standardised, sustainable stabilisation method using aerosols. With this survey, we aim to assess the current state of knowledge as well as opportunities and challenges in the use of environmentally friendly solvents in conservation practice. Your expertise is of great importance for the further development of this innovative conservation method. The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. All your information will be treated confidentially and evaluated exclusively in anonymised form. All contact information provided is voluntary. Thank you very much for your valuable support! Link survey: https://forms.gle/TsesxtEKzp8Sma7W7 <https://forms.gle/TsesxtEKzp8Sma7W7> Project title: Green solvents for the consolidation of vegetable-tanned leather using aerosols https://www.th-koeln.de/kulturwissenschaften/cics---forschungsprojekt---green-solvents_115996.php Project Implementation University of Applied Sciences Cologne (TH Köln) - Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences (CICS) Ubierring 40, 50978 Cologne, Germany Funding period April 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025 ------------------------------ Marlen Börngen Paper Conservator/Associate Scientist Technische Hochschule Köln, Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences Köln Germany ------------------------------ 3.From: Sejal Goel Posted: Friday January 10, 2025 11:34 AM Subject: New tool to help calculate environmental impact of exhibitions from the Design Museum London Message: Hello! The AIC Sustainability Committee would like to highlight this new tool from the Design Museum London that helps calculate the environmental impact of exhibitions! Working to make change <https://designmuseum.org/learning-and-research/design-museum-research/working-to-make-change> Design Museum remove preview <https://designmuseum.org/learning-and-research/design-museum-research/working-to-make-change> Working to make change Discover how the Design Museum is learning to cut the environmental cost of its exhibitions in response to the planetary emergency. View this on Design Museum > <https://designmuseum.org/learning-and-research/design-museum-research/working-to-make-change> The Exhibition Design Guide examines the opportunities for reducing impact across areas including shipping and transport, programming, design and construction, materials, communications and energy use. The guide has great flow charts for decision making and good leading questions and considerations for discussions with exhibits teams. Check it out now! This information is third-party content reposted by the Sustainability Committee as a part of our mission to make sustainability issues and practices more visible in the field. ------------------------------ Sejal Goel Assistant Object Conservator Williamstown + Atlanta Art Conservation Center AIC Sustainability Committee Member ------------------------------ 4.From: Kris Cnossen Posted: Friday January 10, 2025 11:34 AM Subject: RE: "A century of synthetic style: from mass market to high fashion" Message: Brenda, Thank you for posting this fascinating talk. Do you know if it will be recorded and avilable for non-members who sign up? Thank you, Kris ------------------------------ Kris Cnossen (they, them, theirs) Textile Conservator in Private Practice Midwest Textile Conservation, LLC kriscnossen.com [email protected] #Blacklivesmatter #Museumsarenotneutral ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 01-09-2025 12:17 From: Brenda Keneghan Subject: "A century of synthetic style: from mass market to high fashion" The Plastics Historical Society invites you to an online talk on synthetic fibres on 28th January 6pm (GMT) The talk is free to PHS members and Horners; non-members may register for the Zoom code by paying £5 by PayPal to [email protected] <[email protected]> This talk will focus on the synthetic fibres which shaped key fashions, from the use of viscose rayon and acetate rayon in knitwear in the 1920s and Elsa Schiaparelli's innovations of the 1930s to the complex blends that characterise so many of today's garments. It will consider the consumer's response to these new fibres and, briefly, what the future might hold. Edwina Ehrman is a dress and textile historian. From 2007 to 2020 she worked for the Textiles and Fashion Department at the V&A in London, latterly as a Senior Exhibition Curator. Her expertise lies in the history of fashion, particularly British fashion from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Since 2016 her research has expanded to include the development of new textile fibres and sustainable practice in the fashion industry. She acted as the general editor, and contributed to 'Curating Semi- and Fully Synthetic Fibres and Fabrics', an on-line resource produced by the Dress and Textile Specialists (DATS) in partnership with the Plastics Subject Specialist Network (PSSN). Current projects include research, writing, editing and advising on curatorial projects. The results of her research into the use of woven glass fibre for dress and domestic textiles in 19th Britain will be published in 2025. ------------------------------ Dr Brenda Keneghan FRSC Preservation Consultant for Plastics in Heritage Collections email: [email protected] <[email protected]> tel. 07811 040117 tel. 089 4899197 ------------------------------ 5.From: Brenda Keneghan Posted: Friday January 10, 2025 2:44 PM Subject: RE: "A century of synthetic style: from mass market to high fashion" Message: Hi Kris, Yes the lecture will be recorded and on the website, but unfortunately recorded content is only available for members. However, membership of PHS is quite affordable at £25 or thereabouts per annum. ------------------------------ Dr Brenda Keneghan FRSC Preservation Consultant for Plastics in Heritage Collections email: [email protected] tel. 07811 040117 tel. 089 4899197 ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 01-10-2025 09:39 From: Kris Cnossen Subject: "A century of synthetic style: from mass market to high fashion" Brenda, Thank you for posting this fascinating talk. Do you know if it will be recorded and avilable for non-members who sign up? Thank you, Kris ------------------------------ Kris Cnossen (they, them, theirs) Textile Conservator in Private Practice Midwest Textile Conservation, LLC kriscnossen.com [email protected] <[email protected]> #Blacklivesmatter #Museumsarenotneutral ------------------------------ Original Message: Sent: 01-09-2025 12:17 From: Brenda Keneghan Subject: "A century of synthetic style: from mass market to high fashion" The Plastics Historical Society invites you to an online talk on synthetic fibres on 28th January 6pm (GMT) The talk is free to PHS members and Horners; non-members may register for the Zoom code by paying £5 by PayPal to [email protected] <[email protected]> This talk will focus on the synthetic fibres which shaped key fashions, from the use of viscose rayon and acetate rayon in knitwear in the 1920s and Elsa Schiaparelli's innovations of the 1930s to the complex blends that characterise so many of today's garments. It will consider the consumer's response to these new fibres and, briefly, what the future might hold. Edwina Ehrman is a dress and textile historian. From 2007 to 2020 she worked for the Textiles and Fashion Department at the V&A in London, latterly as a Senior Exhibition Curator. Her expertise lies in the history of fashion, particularly British fashion from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Since 2016 her research has expanded to include the development of new textile fibres and sustainable practice in the fashion industry. She acted as the general editor, and contributed to 'Curating Semi- and Fully Synthetic Fibres and Fabrics', an on-line resource produced by the Dress and Textile Specialists (DATS) in partnership with the Plastics Subject Specialist Network (PSSN). Current projects include research, writing, editing and advising on curatorial projects. The results of her research into the use of woven glass fibre for dress and domestic textiles in 19th Britain will be published in 2025. ------------------------------ Dr Brenda Keneghan FRSC Preservation Consultant for Plastics in Heritage Collections email: [email protected] <[email protected]> tel. 07811 040117 tel. 089 4899197 ------------------------------ You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. To change your subscriptions, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e&GroupKey=757a8f16-505f-4323-8e74-e376757aa9f7.
