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Summer 2025: Sculpture, Creature/Character Creation for Film

This Workshop ran 9 August 2025 – 16 August 2025

This hands-on workshop explored the art of sculpting original creatures and characters for film. Students learned techniques to design and model fantastical or realistic beings, guided by principles of anatomy, storytelling, and cinematic design.

Summer 2025: Perfumery

This Workshop ran on 5 August 2025

During this session, students had the opportunity to enjoy creating one fragrance formula to take away at the end of the day, in a 50ml Floris bottle.

Summer 2025: Hand Embroidery Creative Colour and Thread Painting

This Workshop ran 4 August 2025 – 8 August 2025

This workshop taught students the basics of hand embroidery, focusing on thread painting and colour theory. Students completed a small thread painting and also created a 3D embroidered petal that will be added to the Tassel project.

Summer 2025: Furniture Making

This Workshop ran 4 August 2025 – 8 August 2025

Students made a Japanese Bench, practicing joints and beginners joinery.

Summer 2025: Ceramic Tile Making

This Workshop ran 29 July 2025 – 31 July 2025

During this three-day course students designed and decorated their own set of bespoke wall tiles.

SUMMER 2025: ARCHITECTURAL MODEL MAKING

This Workshop ran 28 July 2025 – 8 August 2025

Two lucky students had the opportunity to learn the art of Architectural modelling in an exciting and creative environment, with uninterrupted guidance from one of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris’ senior in-house model makers.

Summer 2025: Tassel Fashion Accessories

This Workshop ran 28 July 2025 – 31 July 2025

During this course, students learned all aspects of the making of fringes, braids, tassels and tie-backs for soft furnishings and interior decoration.

Summer 2025: Jewellery Making

This Workshop ran 28 July 2025 – 1 August 2025

During this course, students had the opportunity to learn about the craft of silver jewellery making with jeweller Paul Ravn.

Spring 2025: Hand & Lock – Embroidery

This Workshop ran on 14 April 2025

This workshop was run by Hand & Lock, a hand embroidery company who has a Royal Warrant,  at their central London embroidery school.

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