Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Tasha Lewis





Tasha Lewis worked primarily as a photographer, but then began developing her work into 3 dimensions by applying printed cyanotype cloth onto sculpted armatures, creating haunting and surprising works.

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

Borre Akkersdijk "BB Suit" Allows You to Become Technology



Borre Akkersdijk likes pushing fabric and fashion in different directions. Using new technology or re-appropriating old industrial machinery he innovates and makes exciting discoveries and experiments.

Friday, 11 July 2014

Jayoug Kwon





Jayoug Kwon's beautiful project, making bags from scraps, recycled clothing and abandoned belongings.

Saturday, 28 June 2014

Bryony Birkbeck


So happy to discover the wonderful bizarre costumes of Bryony Birkbeck. as well as her set designs and illustrations, everything Bryony does is fun and engaging and makes you want to see more.

Friday, 27 June 2014

Katherine Roberts Wood



Katherine Roberts Wood MA show at RCA has wonderfully complex, structured garments. Constructed without stitch, using tabs and slots with contrasting surfaces of colour to create an optical effect as the wearer of the garment moves. They were created with wool, felt and jersey bonded together to create form and flexibility as a response to the patterns in nature.
“I aim to balance complexity with a simple rule such as repetition, to create an aesthetic that engages the wearer or viewer, with a focus on creating texture through structure in a way that is intriguing, curious and plays with senses and perceptions.” Katherine Roberts Wood

Thursday, 26 June 2014

Caitlin Charles-Jones




Caitlin Charles-Jone's MA graduate collection for RSA has a feeling of Armour. The balaclavas remind me of round headed helmets and the layered knitwear and lace used in the garments is very much like chainmail. Caitlin has been selected for the Muse X Vogue Talents Competition 2014.

Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Tommy Zhong







Tommy Zhong has just graduated in textiles from GSA.

"The silhouettes for this collection have evolved from the environmental works of Christo and Jean Claude; the raw photojournalistic works of Jackie Nickerson and the unsettling 'Hidden Mother' portraits of the Victorian era. Also photographs of sourced vintage clothes were collaged to create new shapes and forms.

Various means of covering the body were explored, including: wrapping, concealing, binding, draping layering and encasing. Ideas of finished and unfinished were also explored. Research was also undertaken into the textures of urban environments and these have been expressed through the bleached tonality of canvas, calico and horsehair." Tommy Zhong