Student Pop up Shop and Photography Studio VELCRO open up in Bristol
Posted on: 08 Nov 2017Introducing: VELCRO, owned by Milly Hastings and holds students work in a collaborative shop where student photographers, illustrators, designers and more are able to get their names out there and sell their work.
On Tuesday 7th of November we were invited to their launch party which was situated on Frenchay campus at UWE. Their Facebook and Instagram pages had brought people in from everywhere to enjoy the creative talents displayed. Milly, the owner of the pop up shop VELCRO, had a week turn over to change a classroom in to a magical woodland shop, she had also had time to prepare her own cosmetic goods and Photographs.
Delights from other photographers Jordan Cormack and Emma Roff were displayed in framed and individual prints...
Jordan Cormack
Emma Roff
A huge effort from Milly and her Mum Alison and Family Friend Leeann went into making the space so beautiful. An autumnal wonderland. They transformed the room into a visual delight with handmade garments, photographs and original artwork decorating the surrounding walls.
Illustrations by Lewis Furber
The pop up shop, VELCRO boasted organic homemade cosmetics, handmade garments, photoshoots, original photographs and illustrations from the collaborating students.
There was an autumnal aesthetic in the room, accompanied by glitter and florals. Homemade body scrubs and candles lay on make-shift rustic looking blocks and dust sheets. Leaves scattered the floor and branches could be seen in the corner next to handmade bandeaus and other garments made by Jenna also known as her brand name 'Nebbity'.
Next door was inhabited by HazyDaze. A vintage clothing re-seller, they had many one-off gems for sale..jpg "HazyDaze at VELCRO in Bristol")
Everything occupying the space was available to purchase and the students sold most of their work.
VELCRO have a lot on offer and will be announcing more of their events to come via Facebook so watch this space! Future plans include an open mic night, live music, photography workshops and cosmetic making classes. There will be lots of fun activities for the family too.
The contributors are:
Jordan Cormack: photography enthusiast that studies aerospace engineering
Lewis Furber: Animator
Emma Roff: Photography student
Jenna Hughes: Photography student that owns her own line of clothing
Milly Hastings: Photography student with a line of handmade cosmetics and people are able to purchase photoshoots
The studio is also available to rent from Monday 13th at £10ph for students on campus. Milly will also be selling photoshoots from £10.
Check out their Facebook here and Instagram here
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Hannah recently graduated with a degree in English with Writing. She is an avid writer, freelancer and creative. She is currently writing her first full-length novel and a collection of poetry. Always out and about in Bristol's music scene, she attends music events on a weekly basis.
