An interesting developement from Nottingham: at least it shows someone is taking lace, and lace design, seriously. I believe the NTU collection includes handmade as well as machine lace, though of course that's where the emphasis will be.
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY AHRC DOCTORAL RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP - UNDERSTANDING THE HERITAGE OF NOTTINGHAM LACE TO INFORM CONTEMPORARY FASHION Nottingham Trent University and Hand & Lock Embroidery invite applications for an AHRC-funded studentship to start on 1 October 2008. Nottingham Trent University are working with Hand & Lock Embroidery to find ways of using NTU’s collection of 75,000 samples of Nottingham lace as a resource to support creative innovation in contemporary design. Hand & Lock’s expertise in the design and production of hand made lace and appliqué work for international fashion, along with fashion and textile researchers at NTU will together support a student to work with items in the lace collection drawing from the practice of textile design and production. You will have a Masters in textiles, fashion, applied arts, or another design field and will develop the precise details of the research process with supervisors, to suit your abilities and interests. The research process is likely to include analysing the evolution of visual and structural forms in lace, using the lace collection, with support from the Natural History Museum. You will work for a period of time at Hand & Lock’s London premises, applying the insights ga ined from analysing the collection. Practical outcomes from this aspect of the work could form part of the final submission. The Studentship award includes a maintenance grant of £12,940, will cover UK/EU fees and additional funds for research expenses. The award is open to candidates who satisfy the criteria for eligibility for AHRC studentships, see www.ahrc.ac.uk Further information about research at NTU can be found at www.ntu.ac.uk/research/ Further information about Hand & Lock, see www.hand-embroidery.co.uk Further details and an application pack can be obtained from the Art & Design Research & Graduate Studies Office via email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], or tel: 0115 848 2301/2108. Closing date: 23 May 2008. Interview date: between 16 and 27 June 2008. Bridget Marrow, in Pinner, Middlesex, where it is still raining "cats and dogs" - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
