We Create* Wolverhampton OPEN
17th February 2010
We Create* Wolverhampton opened Wednesday 17th February - PARTY!
The unit retails designs developed by local young designers, illustrators, and creatives and offers participants access to a design studio above the shop to develop designs for retail and run fashion and design-based businesses.
The design studio also allows We Create* to run projects/workshops/courses in partnership with other Social Enterprises, Charities, Community Groups, and organisation to help young people in the local community from disadvantaged and socially excluded background interested in fashion and design.
New local young designers, illustrators, creatives, and CUSTOMERS required!
Address 42 Victoria Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 3PJ.
Telephone 01902 399 744
Open Wednesday-Saturday 10-6
We Create* can now also print T-shirts, sweatshirts, and hooded tops from £10 in-store while you wait and pin badges from 50p - discounts available on bulk orders. For more information email andy@WeCreate.org.uk
The We Create* shop stocks West Midlands-based labels VAGRANT, Mouldy Loaf, Cut-Out, OFTM, Huk, Soapbox, Choochie Choo, Ashley Marc Hovelle (AMH), and Let The Kids Dance (LTKD)
More images on the We Create* Facebook Page photos section http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/group.php?v=photos&gid=64776758034
Many Thanks and Kind Regards
We Create*
Wolverhampton rated worst city in UK for Empty Shops
20th February 2010
The new home of We Create* - Wolverhampton...has been rated the worst city in the United Kingdom for Empty shops. The report said 120+ shop in Wolverhampton are empty - around 24%.
We Create* aims to help and support local young designers, illutrators, and creative until they can indepenedently begin to re-popoulate the empty highstreets.
Press: BBC / Guardian / Daily Mail / Express and Star / Birmingham Post
We Create* on BBC and ITV report on Wolverhampton's Empty Shops
Many Thanks and Kind Regards
We Create*
Volte Gallery Wolverhampton
25th February 2010
We Create* visited art gallery Volte based in the disused lower-level platform of Wolverhampton train station run by Antoinette Allyne.
It's fantastico - PARTY!
Many Thanks and Kind Regards
We Create*
Printwear and Promotion NEC
1st March 2010
We Create* went to the Printwear and Promotion tradeshow held in the NEC Birmingham.
The anuual event was celebrating its 21st anniversary and was held in the NEC from Sunday 28th February to Tuesday 2nd March 10am-5pm in Hall 12. The event attracts around 4000 vistors a year with 100+ stalls.
Printwear & Promotion is one of the best events in the United Kingdom for the decorated garment industry bringing together suppliers and distributors of promotional products such as tees, totes, and hooded tops.
The event attracts all the main suppliers and distributors in the industry nationwide and We Create* see it as a great way for young designers to see new and existing products in the market and find the best local suppliers.
We Create* at Print and Promotion
We Create* highlights were Andy ridng in the BTC car and meeting the loverly guy and girls at Wicked Printing Stuff.
Many Thanks and Kind Regards
We Create*
OUT OF STEP Zine in-store
1st March 2010
We Create* is distributing the FREE OUT OF STEP Zine and CD designed and developed by Wolverhampton based creative Richard Cartwright.
OUT OF STEP has a D.I.Y ethic making things like FREE Zine's and CD's and limited runs of Tape Cassette's - all hand printed.
OUT OF STEP also run a self-titled monthly club night in Alchemy Bar in Wolverhampton city centre. They showcase the heard and the unheard the last Monday of each month with live rock n roll bands from around the United Kingdom and alternative, electronica, shoegaze, and punk music.
OUT OF STEP also runs the concept in Birmingham with a club night the first Thursday of each month at Island Bar.
If you want to get involved i.e poster's, playing, or you want to Dj then feel free to drop Richard an email - richard.cartwright@live.co.uk. OUT OF STEP are also happy to DJ for another night or party.
OUT OF STEP Zine in-store
OUT OF STEP Facebook http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/pages/Wolverhampton-United-Kingdom/OUT-OF-STEP/117219652352?ref=ts
OUT OF STEP BLOG http://outofstepalchemy.blogspot.com/
The BLOG is an outlet on all the things OUT OF STEP likes.
Many Thanks and Kind Regards
We Create*
We Create* Posters and Flyers
1st March 2010
We Create* has designed some flyers and posters to help promote the new shop and design studio in Wolverhampton city centre on Victoria Street - MAP
The flyers and posters were printed by the awesome peoples at Awesome Merchandise!
Many Thanks and Kind Regards
We Create*