An experimental project space at LCF East Bank, showcasing a regularly changing programme of exhibitions, activations and events.
Opening times: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Admission: Free | Open to the public
Address: London College of Fashion, UAL, 105 Carpenters Road, Stratford, E20 2AR
Upcoming exhibitions and events
Useful and Tempting
12-20 May
LCF presents an exhibition of footwear and accessories that highlights the strength of its teaching, learning, and industry collaboration. This showcase brings together a community of educators and resources whose technical, historical, business, design and aesthetic expertise drive creative outcomes.
Blending contemporary practice with history and tradition, the exhibition features archival works alongside new graduate designs. Together, they reveal how footwear and accessories continually evolve, balancing craft, concept, and function while responding to cultural, environmental, and societal change.
From expressions of opulence and innovation to objects of everyday necessity, these pieces show that meaning is never fixed. While perceptions shift, the human desire to create and consume endures.
The First Stitch
27-28 May
The First Stitch is an exhibition in collaboration with Westminster City Archives. As part of the Threads of Elegance project, the exhibit showcases a community initiative in which SEN students are taught sewing skills to celebrate their creativity, development and first experiences of making.
Made in East London Dance
2-4 June
Made in East London explores the role of dance as a space for community, connection, and self-expression. Drawing on interviews and archival material, the exhibition foregrounds the personal experiences and relationships that shape the organisation, highlighting the often intangible bonds that exist beyond performances and formal structures. Visitors are invited to spend time with these stories and to feel part of the community itself.
ON THE GRID: A Journey of Multidisciplinary Self-Discovery
9-11 June
This creative showcase presents the work of emerging creative practitioners from BA (Hons) Creative Direction for Fashion, exploring fashion, culture and identity through the lens of creative direction, styling, moving image, visual storytelling, publishing and cultural research. It forms part of the students’ Final Presentation unit, which supports them in reflecting on their skills, creative practice, professional goals and future opportunities.
Through a multidisciplinary lens, ON THE GRID offers insight into contemporary youth culture and the ways new creatives are using image, narrative, identity and cultural reference to position themselves within the creative industries.
The showcase invites industry professionals, press, educators, cultural organisations and supporters of emerging talent to attend, meet the students and experience their work at a key transition point as they prepare to move into industry, freelance practice or postgraduate study.
Past exhibitions and events
2026
Fluxus
Join the MA Fashion Curation and Cultural Programming cohort in Fluxus: an exclusive, one-day exhibition that invites visitors to expect the unexpected. The display showcases the process and experimental work of BA Costume for Performance students, as they imagine fashion in a state of flux.
Future Visionaries
Future Visionaries is the Community Schools Trust’s first visual arts exhibition, bringing together students from all six Trust schools to celebrate their creativity, talent and dedication.
Featuring outstanding work across Art, Design Technology, Photography and Textiles - from Year 7 to A Level - the exhibition highlights the breadth of artistic achievement across our east London schools and University Technical College Norfolk.
Presented in partnership with London College of Fashion, UAL’s Outreach team, as part of East Careers Week at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the exhibition reflects our commitment to high-quality creative arts education. By showcasing student work in a public space, we celebrate their growth, build confidence and foster a shared sense of pride and community across the Trust.
2025
MA Fashion Futures Testbed
Cass Arts Workshops
Darcey Fleming Open Studio
East Bank SEEDED: Artist Showcase
Pleat, Drape, Layer, Fold
Open Source: Dialogues on emerging tech, creative practice and changing fashion ecologies
The Caterpillar Effect: Facing complex futures in the Age of AI
Co-Rean
LCF X London Craft Week
On the Grid: A Journey of Multidisciplinary Self-Discovery
Intuitive Play
Fashion for Survival
Climate Advocates Takeover: Fashioning a Sustainable Future
Afterfashion