Stitch Kitchen is the new name for the work of Just Atelier Trust.
Just Atelier Trust was founded in 2015 as a shared passion for creating a local solution to a global problem of social and environmental waste throughout the fashion industry. Initially, we were driven by a desire to support emerging designers in building sustainable creative businesses.
Our name: Just Atelier, refers to the shared core value of seeking Justice, and Atelier being the french term for a studio of a professional artist, assistants and students can work together producing pieces of fine art.
Over the last few years, we have increasingly focused on our wider community, and have developed a variety of workshops and events. Our new name for our community projects: Stitch Kitchen, reflects the traditions of friends coming together to swap ingredients and recipes (in our case: fabric and patterns), share techniques, and create nourishing food (in our case, clothes and furnishings etc) to share with their families while supporting and inspiring one another.
Based in Dunedin’s historic Warehouse Precinct (world famous for our street art), we provide the environment that celebrates, communicates and equips our community to create a better world.
As well as community workshops, we are delighted to be part of the wider creative fabric of Dunedin, participating in community projects, which include:
If you have a community project coming up, contact us and we'll be happy to see if we can help.
Our name: Just Atelier, refers to the shared core value of seeking Justice, and Atelier being the french term for a studio of a professional artist, assistants and students can work together producing pieces of fine art.
Over the last few years, we have increasingly focused on our wider community, and have developed a variety of workshops and events. Our new name for our community projects: Stitch Kitchen, reflects the traditions of friends coming together to swap ingredients and recipes (in our case: fabric and patterns), share techniques, and create nourishing food (in our case, clothes and furnishings etc) to share with their families while supporting and inspiring one another.
Based in Dunedin’s historic Warehouse Precinct (world famous for our street art), we provide the environment that celebrates, communicates and equips our community to create a better world.
As well as community workshops, we are delighted to be part of the wider creative fabric of Dunedin, participating in community projects, which include:
- Vogel Street Party fashion show, 2015 and 2016
- UNSTITCHED pop up shops with Urban Dream Brokerage, 2016 and 2017
- Ara Toi Creative Cities Southern Hui, 2017
- Enviroschools Otago
- Bags For Good re-purposed fabric shopping bag library
If you have a community project coming up, contact us and we'll be happy to see if we can help.
We are a registered not-for-profit community enterprise, run by a small team of Trustees, currently comprising of Fiona Clements, Fiona Jenkin and Desi Liversage; volunteers; and a network of local artists, social agencies and community groups.
Just Atelier is funded through grants, public donations, and fees paid for services and hire of resources. All funds are fed directly back into the trust to develop further opportunities and resources. We are grateful for the support of the Dunedin City Council, and especially for funding received through Creative Communities Grants Scheme, and City Services and Projects Grants.
Our aims are to:
Our full Trust Deed is soon to be available via the Societies and Trusts website.
For further information, please contact us.
Just Atelier is funded through grants, public donations, and fees paid for services and hire of resources. All funds are fed directly back into the trust to develop further opportunities and resources. We are grateful for the support of the Dunedin City Council, and especially for funding received through Creative Communities Grants Scheme, and City Services and Projects Grants.
Our aims are to:
- To establish and operate a project space in Dunedin, which provides access to workspace, meeting space, sewing equipment and industry information that is otherwise unavailable or inaccessible to the community.
- To connect the local community with information through presentations, demonstrations and workshops to promote sustainable practices to reduce textile waste.
- To develop new projects with the local community to facilitate engagement with traditional and innovative textile practices in varying mediums, to educate and empower the community in the production, use and adaption of textile items.
- To assist in developing innovative projects relating to reusing, re-purposing and recycling materials for creative construction of textile items, with particular reference to training opportunities and skill development of the community.
- To promote and perform sustainable practices within the textile sector.
- To align with like-minded national and international textile organizations, networks and facilities to provide a cohesive base for networking, support and professional development.
- The Trust will also invite and extend networks to include national and international practitioners to facilitate a way of locating contemporary textile practice, produced locally, in a wider context.
Our full Trust Deed is soon to be available via the Societies and Trusts website.
For further information, please contact us.
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