The past few years has witnessed a ressurgence in interest in traditional, craft-based skills, SUCh as screen printing, but is it jUSt a fad? London's Shoreditch is a tough place to get attention. Every next-big-thing worth their advance payment comes here, as it is where the fads and the hype get filtered and a chosen few are bestowed with the 'buzz' that will carry them into the mainstream. As a result, the self-enthroned trendsetters that trawl the alleyways and archways are in demand and getting them to direct their king-making gaze in your direction is not easy. So this event is a little surprising. For tonight, despite the persistent rain and the hidden entrance through an aspirationally-Mediterranean pub beer garden, this large arched space is packed to the point where people are scrabbling around the doors to get in. And, even more perplexing to some, is that they haven't come to see the latest indie band or the 'new Zadie Smith' - everyone in here is staring at screen prints.
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