The Honourable Cordwainers’ Company 30th Annual General Meeting OCTOBER 24-26, 2014 The Honourable Cordwainers' Company 30th Annual General Meeting in cooperation with Rhode Island School of Design – Division of Architecture & Design, Apparel Design in Providence, Rhode Island We are pleased to announce the Thirtieth Annual General Meeting of the Honourable Cordwainers' Company. The conference provides opportunities to learn, and exchange knowledge on the history and practice of traditional shoemaking and allied trades. The Honourable Cordwainers’ Company (HCC) conducts an annual general meeting during the weekend closest to the 25th of October, St. Crispin's Day. The HCC is a non-profit 501c (3) educational organization, incorporated in 1987 in Virginia, the home of America’s first English shoemakers. Founded in 1984 by a small group of shoemakers and historians, The HCC is dedicated to promoting the study, practise, interpretation and preservation of historical and traditional shoemaking and allied trades. The guild promotes the historic preservation and research of the craft, forms, tools, techniques, artifacts and all other aspects of shoemaking and allied trades; and educates membership and the public about historical and traditional shoemaking and the allied trades. The annual general meeting includes a general business meeting, and educational presentations and lectures by members and guest-speakers, artisans and authorities, demonstrations, and visits to nearby museum collections, as well as an exhibition of members' work and tools and items for sale or trade. From its incorporation on March 22, 1877, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) has stood out as a leader in art and design education, attracting extraordinary people who thrive in its creative culture. A premier school of design in the United States, RISD was one of the first colleges of its kind in the country – founded simultaneously with the RISD Museum of Art. RISD was founded and nurtured by women – more than 40 years before women in America even gained the right to vote. In 1877, the 34 members of the Rhode Island Women’s Centennial Commission voted to invest their group’s surplus funding of $1,675 in founding Rhode Island School of Design. Today, RISD features bespoke shoemaking classes and collaborative shoe design classes supported by the Apparel and Industrial Design departments. This didactic symposium will feature a workshop of leather material exploration, hosted by the Pelle Conciata al Vegetale in Toscana (Tuscan Vegetable Tanned Leather Consortium); the exhibit “Craft the Leather”, an internationally travelling collection of leatherworks; footwear futures forecasting from SLEM school of the Netherlands; selections from “In These Shoes, Bespoke Footwear in America” on display at the RISD museum; selections from RISD’s own shoemaking program on display; as well as special access to the RISD Museum of Art historical shoe collection. It promises to be a wonderful weekend. We look forward to seeing you in Providence. SCHEDULED SPEAKERS Plans for a wonderful weekend are coming together, and we are pleased to announce the following speakers. Daphne Board, Custom Handmade Shoes & Boots – Sculpting Platform Soles: Aesthetics and Biomechanics Michael Anthony Carnacchi, Custom Boots by Michael Anthony – Lincoln’s Boots, Revisited Anne Marika Verploegh Chasse, Kika Bespoke Handcrafted Footwear for Ladies & Gents – Inspiration/Collaboration Kate Irvin, Curator, Department of Costume and Textiles, Rhode Island School of Design – Viewing and Discussion of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art Shoe Collection Edward Maeder, Costume & Textile Consultant, former Curator of Costumes and Textiles at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, former director of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto – The Private Life of Shoes Marcel Mrsan, Accredited Master Shoemaker, owner and maker of Koronya Handmade Shoes and Boots, Professor at SCAD – The Renaissance of Handmade – Exploring the future scenarios of our craft, our advantages vs. the factory work, what is our role in this age to preserve the craft Shaun A. Pekar, Artificer Shoemaker, Fort Ticonderoga – Walking Through Time, The continued development of a shoemaking program at Fort Ticonderoga Val Povinelli, Journeyman Shoemaker, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation – Jack-boots Once the Property of Thomas Lord Fairfax - Research into and Recreation of his Boots Rick Roman, Romango Shoes, HCC Board Member – Some Practical Chemistry for Shoemakers Lisa Sorrell, Artist & Bootmaker, HCC Board Member – The Evolution of Design: Leather Inlay and Overlay June Swann M.B.E., Assistant and then Keeper of the Boot and Shoe Collection, Northampton Museum (England) 1950-1988. Since then: Consultant, History of Shoes and Shoemaking – Shoemaking through the Ages, read by D.A. Saguto, Master Boot & Shoemaker, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, founding HCC Board Member The Genuine Italian Vegetable-Tanned Leather Consortium – Craft the Leather: Presentation and Hands-On Workshop For more information, please visit http://thehcc.org or http://risdleather.wordpress.com/ HOTEL & TRAVEL Reservations are available at the Providence Biltmore Hotel, and there is a block of rooms available, so call today to make your reservation! Providence Biltmore Hotel 11 Dorrance Street Providence, RI 02903 Telephone 401-421-0700 Facsimile 401-455-3040 Room rate will be $129.00 or $134.00 per night for single or double occupancy. Please visit the group booking page: http://tinyurl.com/2014hcc Or, members calling to make reservations will need to mention that they are with the Honourable Cordwainers' Company. The nearest airports are T.F. Green Airport (10 miles) or Boston Logan (1 hour). PRE-EVENT REGISTRATION Please fill out the Pre-Event Registration Form below and send it, along with registration fees (checks made payable to HCC) to: HCC c/o Daughtrey & Haag 351 McLaws Circle, Suite 2 Williamsburg, VA 23185 For those pre-registering, registration fees are $30.00 for members and $15.00 for spouses. Registration at the door, for those who have not RSVP'd, will be $40/$20 for spouses. The Honourable Cordwainers’ Company 30th Annual General Meeting in cooperation with Rhode Island School of Design – Division of Architecture & Design, Apparel Design Providence, Rhode Island Pre-Event Registration R.S.V.P. The Honourable Cordwainers’ Company welcomes your attendance at the Annual General Meeting. Please return this R.S.V.P. to the H.C.C. by September 15, to facilitate planning. If your plans change due to unforeseen circumstances, please make sure to let us know by emailing [email protected]. Please fill this form out and send it to: The H.C.C., c/o Daughtrey & Haag, 351 McLaws Circle, Suite 2, Williamsburg, VA 23185. __ I (we) will be attending the Annual General Meeting weekend activities Please provide the number and names of those in your party so that we may plan for meals and prepare name tags: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ The weekend will include the following activities. Please let us know which events you will be able to attend, so that we may make dining arrangements: ___ Friday evening “Annual Feasting and Drinking” welcome dinner for the Guild (on the economy) Please indicate whether you have special dietary restrictions: ___________________________________________________ ___Saturday rise ‘n shine Coffee and Doughnuts ___Saturday morning Annual General Meeting – the annual formal meeting for dues-paid members ___Saturday lunch ___Saturday presentations – lectures and workshops relating to the shoe and bootmaking trades ___Saturday evening dinner (on the economy) ___Sunday morning breakfast (on the economy) ___Sunday workshops – hands-on demonstrations and workshops – TBD ___Sunday lunch (on the economy) ___Sunday evening Farewell Dinner (on the economy) for those who haven’t had to travel home Hotel Reservations: Information is listed on the guild website at http://thehcc.org Attendees are responsible for making their own reservations. Please ask for the Honourable Cordwainers’ Company group to ensure that you receive the group rate reservation. Please let us know if you will be staying at the conference hotel or if you have selected another hotel. ___I will be staying at the conference hotel ___I will be staying at another hotel Please return with registration (Advance Registration $30/spouses $15 ($40/20 “at the door”) check made payable to HCC to: The Honourable Cordwainers’ Company c/o Daughtrey & Haag 351 McLaws Circle, Suite 2 Williamsburg, VA 23185