The Future of Flexible Product Making & Manufacturing

The Future of Flexible Product Making & Manufacturing one-day convening is dedicated to ethical textile fabrication, small-batch manufacturing, and circular economies.

Mechanism in partnership with Good Business Network of Washington are bringing together stakeholders from across the national textile design and manufacturing ecosystem and the Pacific Northwest for a dynamic gathering in Seattle, Washington.

This event will serve as a space to collectively discuss the challenges, barriers, and opportunities to starting, scaling, and stabilizing soft goods based businesses across the country.

EVENT DETAILS

COST: The event is free to attend!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: We're inviting manufacturing business owners, workforce development leaders, designers, economic and community development organizations, and more!

WHERE: This event will be held at OmCulture [more details about parking below].

FOOD: Coffee, tea, and light breakfast will be provided, starting at 9:30am. Lunch and afternoon snacks are also provided. A variety of options are being ordered to respond to dietary needs.

LODGING: Staying the evening? Check out these options:

University Inn - 4140 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105

College Inn Hotel - 4000 University Wy NE, Seattle, WA 98105

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS:

OmCulture is located at 2210 N Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98103. Look for the big OmCulture mural on the top right of the building. Once you see the mural, look for the red door on the ground floor. The studio is located on the second floor up the stairs.

There is a small parking lot in front of the building and street parking around back or North on 36th St.

EVENT HOSTS:

Mechanism cultivates production ecosystems that safeguard the environment, steward shared resources, secure economic stability, and empower workers with safety, dignity, and agency. We partner with communities to transform manufacturing away from extractive models that drive inequality and depletion. In doing so, we lay the foundation for resilient places where people and production sustain each other.

Andrew Dahlgren - Senior Program Manager
andrew@mechanism.community

Good Business Network of Washington is a coalition of local businesses, non-profits, municipal organizations, and residents working to build vibrant and sustainable local economies.

Erin Adams - Executive Director
erin@seattlegood.org