Back to my favourite free creative venue – House of Vans. This time with the backing of ASOS to present Make It Yourself in order to promote and teach about creative scene. This was a free event with a Day and Night session.

The Day session ran from 11:00 – 16:00.

Day sessions composed of free workshops, exhibitions, panels and skate sessions from creative industries:

Tunnel 1
Peep the new Vans x Lazy Oaf Collection Showcase

Tunnel 2 | Cinema Space
Kick back in our Cinema and hear from the ASOS insiders:

12:00 – 13:00
How To: Guide to Self-publishing with ASOS Magazine

14:00 – 15:00
Masterclass with ASOS’s Joshua Osbourne

15:00 – 16:00
Street Photography Workshop

Tunnel 3
Roam through our underground music tunnel & get creative with us:

13:00 – 16:00
Create your own Zine

All Day
Heat Pressing workshop with Lovenskate

Music powered by ABOE Worldwide

Tunnel 4 & 5

12:00 – 15:00
Learn to skate with ASOS’ Josh & Vans girl Aimé Aimée Gillingwater.
Boards and equipment (helmet & pads) is provided by us.

15:00 – 16:00
Hit the House of Vans skatepark for an open Skate with access to the bowl, street and mini ramp areas.
No equipment is provided.

It was honestly an extremely insightful day as I’ve been considering in self-publishing for a while. It was a great day to network and learn from those already in the industry. Finding your creative passion and working for it is one of the things that House of Vans stood for.

They certainly delivered that and then some.

It was also a casual free day out where you could grab yourself a bunch of freebies with heat pressing your own totes or sit and take in the music.

What is House of Vans without skating? You had a chance to hit the ramps.

Responsibilities are calling me…