{"title": "Knit Wits Haus of SIBLING - An Archive Exhibition of SIBLING knitwear", "start": "2026-06-12T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-09T17:00:00Z", "place": "Kingston Museum", "address": "Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PS", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/fashion"], "description": "An exhibition of SIBLING knitwear shaped by the rituals of a Saturday night, showing rare garments from Kingston University's Fashion Archive publicly for the first time since the brand closed in 2017. SIBLING was founded by Joe Bates and developed with collaborators Sid Bryan and Cozette McCreery, subverting knitwear's conventions with oversized silhouettes, clashing colours, graphic slogans and a deliberate embrace of the awkward and the joyful. The show is curated by Scarlett, J, Riya, Polina and Elisa, BA Fashion Promotion and Communication students at Kingston School of Art, part of Kingston University. Presented with The Community Brain, it invites audiences beyond the fashion industry to see garments as vibrant expressions of creativity, community and cultural resistance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/knit-wits-haus-of-sibling-an-archive-exhibition-of-sibling-k-36789/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/768510283c2b02cf59d3370005aa7cb331eec913d4f718e23810939081a93bd9-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-06-12T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-09T17:00:00Z", "place": "Kingston Museum", "address": "Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PS", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Black History Month 2026: Bobbin ‘n’ Weavin – Mending Workshop", "start": "2026-10-31T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Oxford House", "address": "Derbyshire Street, E2 6HG London", "price": "£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2002619783682?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/sewing", "society/identity"], "description": "Bobbin ‘n’ Weavin is a hands-on mending, patching and sewing workshop where guests bring their own garments to be repaired and adorned with cultural symbols, exploring heritage, identity and material culture. 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The opening evening is followed by cross-disciplinary noise collaborations with Knots alumni and a short panel Q&A with the exhibiting artists.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/knots-presents-oscillations-42454/", "official_url": "https://thekoppelproject.com/events/knots-presents-oscillations-annex", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e8c4c2a00a05ba4b41afd061a3d875c8e737070a1d5b100bc8610ae61659e961-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The 90s: Art and Fashion", "start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Tate Britain", "address": "Millbank, SW1P 4RG London", "price": "£22 / Free for Members; £20 Concessions; £5 for Tate Collective", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": "22.00", "tickets_url": "https://shop.tate.org.uk/ticket/date?cgid=375284", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/photography", "history"], "description": "The 90s: Art and Fashion is an exhibition at Tate Britain exploring a decade of bold creativity and rebellious spirit that changed the face of British culture. 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Inspired by British ecology, seasonality and the culture and music arising from their intertwining, it is an honouring of slowness and deliberate attentive craft. It showcases a collection of garments made over the past year and a half, with cloth hand-dyed in partnership with Frankie Tobin using foraged plants from London and Oxfordshire. The show features traditional and contemporary folk music and poetry from performers including Michael Rice, Lileth Chinn, Hani Hooper, Holly Kirkby and D.R.R. 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Created in collaboration with Dovecot Studios, it brings together more than 20 artists, with works made through collaborations between Dovecot's master weavers and leading artists including David Hockney, Yinka Shonibare, Tania Kovats, Alberta Whittle, Rachel Maclean, Hurvin Anderson and Farshid Moussavi, alongside major new commissions. Presented to coincide with the Bayeux Tapestry's landmark return to the UK for the first time in almost 1,000 years, it invites visitors to rethink what tapestry can be and explore its continuing relevance today.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/beyond-bayeux-tapestry-now-exhibition-37555/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2bd1f5acd97f097608e6c31cae9c62a91b0a88ccbe3f16bc28298c43ee73a56a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Decolonising Kingston: The Living Archive", "start": "2026-10-30T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T17:00:00Z", "place": "Kingston History Centre", "address": "", "price": "FREE Admission", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "The Living Archive is a community led exhibition exploring how history is recorded, who is remembered and how local people can become active authors of Kingston's story. It was developed through a partnership between the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Kingston Race and Equalities Council, local residents and artists, authors, curators and researchers Jaixia, Rong, and Jacqueline from Sharp Raiser Limited, and is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The exhibition celebrates the borough's diverse communities and addresses the underrepresentation of marginalized perspectives within local heritage archives, while honouring half a century of Kingston Race and Equalities Council's dedication to race equality, grassroots leadership, and cultural advocacy. Visitors can discover poems, personal stories, interviews, memories and artworks created during the project and contribute something of their own to Kingston's growing Living Archive.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/decolonising-kingston-the-living-archive-36790/", "official_url": "https://www.kingstonheritage.org.uk/events/decolonising-kingston-living-archive", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ce984631e8a6026bf07e259daf9699c69bfd68247f8eeca955640f22353b8582-600.webp"}, {"title": "UNHEMMED BOOK LAUNCH & MORE THAN A BUNDLE STORY EXHIBITION SHOWCASE", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Big Penny Social", "address": "Priestley Way 1, E17 6AL London", "price": "free entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unhemmed-book-launch-more-than-a-bundle-story-exhibition-showcase-tickets-2002536317031?lid=0sdzs95i1xix", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/migration", "literature"], "description": "A one-night-only exhibition celebrating Turkish migration, heritage and community in London, alongside the launch of Emel Sevinç's debut novel 'Unhemmed'. The exhibition, 'More Than a Bundle Story', is an oral-history and cultural-heritage project curated by Emel Sevinç that preserves the experiences of Turkish-speaking migrants who arrived in Britain from the late 1960s to the late 1990s, many of whom worked in the capital's textile and clothing industry. Through photographs, recorded testimonies, personal memories and everyday objects, it explores migration, work, family, sacrifice, identity and belonging. The novel, set within London's Turkish garment industry, brings history and fiction together for one special evening, and everyone is welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/unhemmed-book-launch-more-than-a-bundle-story-exhibition-sho-42961/", "official_url": "https://bigpennysocial.co.uk/whats-on/unhemmed-book-launch", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d92d2a1c48a1fd36cedd456504196889700b8dc14e3daa98ae5b111c6d7dac01-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Merano x Casa Vayu", "start": "2026-10-30T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Monocle", "address": "Chiltern Street 34, W1U 7QH London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://monocle.com/subscribe", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/fashion", "diy/making"], "description": "An evening hosted by Monocle together with the Zürich-based fashion studio Casa Vayu, the second such evening devoted to the label. It presents Casa Vayu's latest ED06 collection alongside urushi lacquer works by the Japanese artist Toshihiko Iwata, bringing together two practices united by an interest in material, intuition and the process of making. Visitors can meet the label's founder, Anya Karolina, explore the line-up and enjoy a drink on the house.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/merano-x-casa-vayu-50315/", "official_url": "https://monocle.com/events/merano-x-casa-vayu-merano-friday-30-october/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0b7536a4dd0f6bec484bf69c6758ca63051ce86ccb013aa08aa9b292e331137d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sashiko sessions with B_Boheme", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-09T00:00:00Z", "place": "Chiswick House", "address": "", "price": "From £45", "price_from": "45.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/community-schools/growing-green-school-visits/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/textiles/embroidery"], "description": "A relaxed, beginner-friendly two-hour workshop introducing the Japanese art of sashiko stitching, where participants use reclaimed denim to create their own stitched piece to take home. The sessions are led by Alicia Lai, founder of B_Boheme, and teach the foundations of the stitching tradition, from transferring a pattern to working its distinctive running stitches. No sewing experience is needed, all materials and equipment are provided, and returning stitchers can bring a garment or textile to mend and embellish. The session offers a chance to step away from everyday busyness, enjoy making by hand and connect with others.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sashiko-sessions-with-b_boheme-78583/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2207581373f4093c377b0a021b0d6690450d6b7abdfc9d73bf1a6685b1dbde72-1200.webp"}]}