Craft as the Catalyst for Environmental Innovation
A celebration of community funded research and development, a GMI event.
Wednesday 5 November 2025, 10am - 5pm
FREE
Venue: Brimpts Farm, Dartmeet
Suitable for: Adults
a Green Maker Initiative event
Join us for a special event at Brimpts Farm celebrating collaboration, innovation, and sustainability. We’ll hear from experts from farming, craft, academia, and research about how a community of craft makers, farmers, technologists, scientists and local SMEs have worked together without funding to create evidenced environmental innovation and circular economy.
Andrew Bradford, owner of Brimpts Farm
Dr Sarah Fearn, Research Officer in the Department of Materials at Imperial College
Ian Hankey, Sustainable Craft Lecturer and Researcher, Master Glassmaker, Founding Father of Fab Lab South West, Founder and Director of the Upcycled Glass Company C.I.C.
Dr Katie Shanks from the Environment and Sustainability and Global Systems institutes at the University of Exeter [to be confirmed]
Taking place during an open day for the crowd funded sustainable glass workshop located on Brimpts Farm. Ian and other glass makers will be demonstrating the glassmaking process using recycled glass. Ian will be on hand to chat about his groundbreaking work upcycling commercial waste and end of life building glass.
GLASS STUDIO OPEN DAY
The glass studio will be open 10am - 5pm for people to drop-in as and when they please, there is no need to book a ticket for this.
TALK
The talk will start at 2pm, with an approximate finish time of 3.30pm. You need to book a ticket if you would like to attend.