Em Sorrell

Innovation Designer, Researcher, Community Builder.
Collector of things that collect dust.

Latest Work:
The Union

[Clifton Suspension Bridge @brunelsbridge]

We had an amazing weekend at @bristolpride representing our project #TheUnion. Maybe you saw us there sporting tees asking, ‘What does the Clifton Suspension Bridge mean to you?’ To find out more about love and landmarks in Bristol, check out the website via the link in our bio.

[National Railway Museum @RailwayMuseum]

We're calling out for anyone with information about the people in the photographs to email our archives and research team, at [email protected].

Help us put names to these faces and uncover what stories they may tell.

[Then Try This @thentrythis]

Starting next week - an online series of talks on algorithmic patterns across weaving, juggling, ethnocomputing, live coding, konnakol and wire-bending. Hosted as part of @yaxu's @UKRI_News research fellowship here at @thentrythis.
https://t.co/5k31nRluEM

[OutStories Bristol @OutStoriesBris]

Do you have a story of love and the Clifton Suspension Bridge? The Union project is seeking LGBTQ+ stories of Bristol’s iconic landmark. Send them to https://t.co/DtugEqJNvS. And tell OutStories too!

[Em Sorrell @emdoesdesign]

@katylcowan @creativeboom Amy is a traditional songwriter, who grew up working in fairgrounds and now has a PhD, having researched the hidden histories of women in fairgrounds. She is a total badass, does everything by hand using all traditional methods. https://t.co/613s7kwRVU

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SO cool!

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@tomskipp After your NHS rainbow portraits during lockdown, I thought you might like to be involved in this UK campaign: https://t.co/xjp6Kb9o7X

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@ByMattStevens @Graham_Bowley After reading your article "Treasured Paintings Burned in Russian Invasion", about Maria Prymachenko's Paintings, I thought you might be interested in this UK campaign, inspired by her work and message: https://t.co/xjp6Kb9o7X

[Em Sorrell @emdoesdesign]

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[Em Sorrell @emdoesdesign]

Please share!
A Seed of Global Unity: Sunflowers spread across the UK, sending a clear message to the Government.

“This seed knows no borders; it grows wherever we nurture it.”

For more info, or to download your sunflower:
https://t.co/xjp6Kb9o7X

[Em Sorrell @emdoesdesign]

With hindsight, the mundane always becomes beautiful. https://t.co/cxX4XCg2j8

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https://t.co/k9tC2g0gzc

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Any B.N.O.C Bristolians out there feeling the love for this project? 🙌
A very happy Valentine's collaboration with Clifton Bridge & Art Fund:
https://t.co/gWOCdphWtz

@Maisie_Williams @MrJamesMay @StephenMerchant @BillBailey @simonpegg @russellhoward @davidwalliams @carolvorders

[Em Sorrell @emdoesdesign]

Now Live!

The Union is our new project celebrating memories of love (in all its forms). From today submit your own stories or explore the human history of Bristol’s iconic landmark.

https://t.co/gWOCdphWtz

@brunelsbridge @artfund
#ValentinesDay #YourHistoryHere #Bristol

[Em Sorrell @emdoesdesign]

@russellhoward Some good news from Bristol!

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Now Live!

The Union is our new project celebrating memories of love (in all its forms). From today submit your own stories or explore the human history of Bristol’s iconic landmark.

https://t.co/gWOCdphWtz

@brunelsbridge @artfund
#ValentinesDay #YourHistoryHere #Bristol

[Em Sorrell @emdoesdesign]

Now Live!

The Union is our new project celebrating memories of love (in all its forms). From today submit your own stories or explore the human history of Bristol’s iconic landmark.

https://t.co/gWOCdphWtz

@brunelsbridge @artfund
#ValentinesDay #YourHistoryHere #Bristol

[Em Sorrell @emdoesdesign]

@SimonePolanen You literally read my mind... perfectly timed with my latest project release: https://t.co/Rasnxzcwyf

Can't wait to listen to this tomorrow. Not Past It is a dog-walking jam! 🙌

[Simone Polanen @SimonePolanen]

With Valentine's Day coming up, we took the opportunity o'er at Ye Olde Not Past It to dig into stories from across history all about love — of all kinds — that took place on V-Days of yore.

[Em Sorrell @emdoesdesign]

In the face of these challenging times, all we really have is each other!

Big thanks to my creative partners @brunelsbridge, our supporter @artfund, and @kresenkernow for the use of some beautifully candid portraits, courtesy of the George Ellis Collection. (Thread 5/5)

[Em Sorrell @emdoesdesign]

Chuffed to be able to share a bit of news about what I’ve been up to over the last few months, working with @brunelsbridge to explore new ways of collecting and archiving intangible heritage, with support from @artfund

#valentinesday #Bristol #History

[Em Sorrell @emdoesdesign]

My friends know that I’ve never considered myself much of a romantic, but honestly after the year we’ve all had; pandemics, isolation, and the growing threat of the climate emergency, who wouldn’t want to start gathering stories of positivity, connection, resilience and romance?