Designing and Building. Workwear for Women - Kirsty Cassels Pt2 - BS097
This is the second part of my conversation with Kirsty Cassels. In this episode, we hear about Kirsty's experience as a joiner in the TV industry, her work promoting workwear for women, certifying natural products and the Prince's Foundation... as well as other side meanderings.
Episode links:
- Workwear for women - https://www.instagram.com/workwear_for_women/
- Kirsty's building work - https://www.instagram.com/building_cassels/
- Kirsty's design work - https://www.instagram.com/creative_cassels/
- RIBA Building stages - https://www.architecture.com/knowledge-and-resources/resources-landing-page/riba-plan-of-work
- Building Together CIC - https://www.creativecassels.com/building-together-cic
- Indinature hemp insulation - https://www.indinature.co/
- Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) - https://www.cat.org.uk/
- Heritage Endangered Craft Red list - https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/redlist/
- QUEST funding - https://www.qest.org.uk/
- Emma Appleton - http://emappleton.com/
- Emma Appleton (Building Sustainability Podcast) - https://www.buildingsustainabilitypodcast.com/how-to-create-an-anti-capitalist-building-site-emma-appleton/
- Prince's Foundation - Building craft programme - https://princes-foundation.org/education/building-craft-programme
- Dumfries House - https://dumfries-house.org.uk/
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Designer and builder from southwest Scotland, with a love of natural building materials, traditional building skills and a passion for teaching
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