Material world: Inside Assemble’s experimental New Orleans fashion school

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Tucked back in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans is a new experimental textile and fashion school launched by Turner Prize-winning architecture collective Assemble and Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art, which had already opened a music studio in the city.

Drawing on the city’s costume and streetwear cultures, the Material Institute offers students free access to materials and teaching by craftspeople and designers from around the world – including Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief Demond Melancon and fashion designers Faustine Steinmetz and Kenneth Ize – with the aim of fostering nascent talent and launching careers.

In this film, Crafts magazine takes you inside the school to meet some of the teachers, students and organisers of the project, who explain how it began and what it could mean for the city. Follow this link to pick up a copy of our latest issue for the full story by Michael Patrick Welch https://bit.ly/2PzGRo6

Thumbnail image: Detail of the 'Bras-Coupé' suit by Big Chief Demond Melancon photographed by Glade Bilby