Re-Mantle and Make is a six-month feasibility study led by the Glasgow School of Art exploring how future make spaces can be utilised as local hubs to support innovation within Scotland’s circular economy, particularly within the Scottish textile sector. This research is funded by a larger project titled ‘Future Makespaces in Redistributed Manufacturing’, a two-year research project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which is led by the Royal College of Art, London. Our study has been undertaken in partnership with Kalopsia Collective, a micro-manufacturing unit based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The project conducted practice-led research through two Re-Make-a-Thon workshops in urban and rural contexts of Scotland, and consolidated initial findings through a final roundtable seminar for industry experts and project partners, alongside showcasing the finished artefacts within a Pop Up exhibition.

This video presents a summary of the project with contributions from the participants and the project team, highlighting some of the key outcomes and insights.