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Our new workshop at the Arts Centre in Ōtautahi Christchurch

We are VERY happy to let you know that we are soon moving into the The Arts Centre in Ōtautahi Christchurch where we'll set up a Resourceful Skills workshop there. We are grateful to have the support of the Arts Centre and Life in Vacant Spaces to provide our Resourceful Ōtautahi workshops in the city centre. We’re looking...

Peterborough Workshops paused until winter site confirmed

Hi folks!Sadly we’ve had to press pause temporarily on running our workshops at Peterborough Street until we have found a good solution for wintering over (ie. working indoors), as the weather has been working against us. We will have news in the second week of May re a new inner city site...

Our first Journal of Resourcefulness!

Our first Journal of Resourcefulness!
Limited edition of 100. Published by Rekindle, with Editor Emma Johnson (of Freerange Press fame), Designer Cameron Ralston, with assistance of Gary Parker and the Ferrymead Printing Society. The cover was typeset on Leo Bensemann’s Diadem platen press. -------------------------- We are waste-creating creatures by nature – we are part of ecosystems that rely on the degradation of waste for health....

Inspiration for work on resourcefulness - Article on the Orkney Chair

Inspiration for work on resourcefulness - Article on the Orkney Chair
Thanks to Dr Amy Twigger-Holroyd et al for this wonderful article - Wrestling with Tradition: Revitalising the Orkney Chair and Other Culturally Significant Crafts, 2017 in Design & Culture. This article refers to my amateur first attempt at an Orkney Chair and to the more recent stunning work by Gareth Neal & Kevin...

Whole House Reuse wins best paper!

Whole House Reuse wins best paper!
What wonderful news! The academic review of the impacts of Whole House Reuse written by Dr Atiq Zaman with support from Kate McIntyre & Juliet Arnott has won best paper at the ICSED 2017: 19th International Conference on Sustainable Environmental Development, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 11 - 12, 2017! This paper will be published in our first Journal...

Pop-up workshop on Peterborough Street open for 2018!

Pop-up workshop on Peterborough Street open for 2018!
Happy new year! Want to come and learn to make things from tī kōuka/cabbage tree leaves? Free sessions begin again this week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 12-4pm in our Pop-Up container workshop at 100 Peterborough Street, opposite the Peterborough Street Library. Bring your sunscreen & water, and don't wear your best clothes! Suitable...

Free Resourceful Skills Workshops at our Pop-Up Workshop 100 Peterborough Street

Delighted to be open again at our Resourceful Ōtautahi Pop-Up Workshop at 100 Peterborough Street, opposite the Peterborough Street Library, central Christchurch city.  We will be there offering free workshops on Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 12 to 4pm. And other session times are available for booking by groups. These workshops compliment the...

Rekindle's journey towards Resourcefulness in 6 minutes & 40 seconds

On September 26th 2017, Pecha Kucha Christchurch ran their largest night yet to coincide with the Social Enterprise World Forum in Christchurch. Rekindle's Founder Juliet Arnott was invited to share her journey. This is the first time Juliet had publicly spoken about her journey towards resourcefulness.

Rekindle at Social Enterprise World Forum

From 27-29th September 2017 the Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) is coming to Ōtautahi Christchurch. This will be a wonderful few days. Rekindle is involved in the Forum in the following ways: Pecha Kucha: Juliet Arnott, Founder & Director of Rekindle is speaking about resourcefulness and her 'why' at Purpose - Pecha Kucha...

Our new workshop premises at Ferrymead Heritage Park

It is wonderful to have nearly set-up the equipment we need for greenwood-working and weaving and other resourceful crafts, in our new workshop space at Ferrymead Heritage Park. We have taken up residence in the Albert Hall, which sits over the railway lines from the train station.  And not too long now...