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All Our Children

Bag
2021 (made), 1994 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bethany Williams is an award-winning fashion designer. Passionate about sustainability, her collections reflect her continued commitment to the environment, local communities and craftsmanship. The mother and child outfits from Williams’s All Our Children collection and the related project material were acquired to explore the whole design process for Young V&A's Design gallery.

This collection was inspired by and supports The Magpie Project, a charity for homeless families in Newham. Bethany and artist Melissa Jarram worked with families from The Magpie Project to create the artwork featured in this collection. All Our Children is an example of a creative and commercially successful collaboration in which children were the co-creator, client and benefactor

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • All Our Children (named collection)
  • Vintage Lunch Box Bags (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Injection-moulded plastic, woven textile, metal chain, printed paper sticker
Brief description
Lunchbox bag, featuring the Power Rangers, Bethany Williams, 'All Our Children', 2021
Physical description
Handbag, yellow plastic lunchbox body, with printed paper sticker on front featuring three of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the red, black and blue rangers, battling an ancient Egyptian-themed villain, King Sphinx. The back is made from a recycled textile composed of waste from 'Horrid Henry' books. There is a chain link shoulder strap. It is lined inside with soft leather.
Dimensions
  • Height: 700mm (Measurement iof hanging from strap)
  • Height: 245mm (Box only with handle upright) (Note: Box with handle down 200mm)
  • Width: 248mm
  • Depth: 105mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MIGHTY MORPHIN / POWER RANGERS'
  • 'TM and © 1994 Saban'
Gallery label
(01/07/2023)
All Our Children

Passionate about the link between social and environmental issues, the designer Bethany Williams ensures all of her textiles and clothing are ethically sourced and manufactured in the UK. All Our Children is Bethany’s collection of outfits for mothers and children. She produced it in collaboration with children connected to the Magpie Project, a Newham charity helping children and mothers at risk of homelessness.

3 Lunchbox bag
Designer: Bethany Williams
Date: 2020
Location: UK
Materials: Plastic, metal, paper, leather, textile
Museum no. B.12-2021

4 Outfits for a mother and child
Designer: Bethany Williams
Date: 2020
Location: UK
Materials: Silk, cotton, elastic
Museum nos. B.6 to 9-2021


[Young V&A, Design Gallery, Design makes things last longer, group object label]
Summary
Bethany Williams is an award-winning fashion designer. Passionate about sustainability, her collections reflect her continued commitment to the environment, local communities and craftsmanship. The mother and child outfits from Williams’s All Our Children collection and the related project material were acquired to explore the whole design process for Young V&A's Design gallery.

This collection was inspired by and supports The Magpie Project, a charity for homeless families in Newham. Bethany and artist Melissa Jarram worked with families from The Magpie Project to create the artwork featured in this collection. All Our Children is an example of a creative and commercially successful collaboration in which children were the co-creator, client and benefactor
Collection
Accession number
B.12-2021

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2021
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