Thursday, 2 July 2009
TOO HOT IN LONDON...
No more blogging for today!! it is getting very hot in my office, the SUN is hitting my desk at the moment, I am melting...I can't believe it! all year waiting for the Summer and I am nowcomplaining. I rather be by the beach...even my cat is hot!! poor thing is resting in the shadow. I hope you are enjoining all this amazing designers posts, more to come soon...I am off to cool down and do a bit of Pilates.
MIJAE brilliant brick's work
Everything started with a brick…I met Mijae at the Chelsea textile Degree Show, She was very nice and took her time to explain about her project. I can see why she gets so inspired by bricks. Not only they are everywhere is London, but the colors, textures they can achieve over the years are extraordinary!! Remember some of this bricks can be as old as 300 years, or much more…
I like the simplicity of her work, they way she transfer her drawing onto the textiles, the textures and subtle colors of the dresses.
In her words…This is about Bricks which are my favorite objects in london. My first sight of london from window side seat in the airplane was the red-brown bricks land. The city where I came to spend my youth to find out something precious was full of bricks, well made and has a thousand of colours and patterns. When I faced on choosing a theme of my final collection, I looked back upon the past five years in London, and the first moment of bricks turned back into my mind very naturally.
It was not necessary to research about bricks as other project, because they are already my favorite object in london. They exist where I often go to , in the books and drawings and photos which I've always loved. I kept drawing about the patterns and colours on the white paper with pastel and water. To create the detail from its many hard voyages, I used many of different materials for scratching and blurring. I worked on digital print and silk screen print in both.
And I decided to make garments with the fabric, not only for the reason that i love clothing, closer to the reason that i wanted to see the link between bricks and human. I am inspired by bricks in London, not anywhere else.
I like the simplicity of her work, they way she transfer her drawing onto the textiles, the textures and subtle colors of the dresses.
In her words…This is about Bricks which are my favorite objects in london. My first sight of london from window side seat in the airplane was the red-brown bricks land. The city where I came to spend my youth to find out something precious was full of bricks, well made and has a thousand of colours and patterns. When I faced on choosing a theme of my final collection, I looked back upon the past five years in London, and the first moment of bricks turned back into my mind very naturally.
It was not necessary to research about bricks as other project, because they are already my favorite object in london. They exist where I often go to , in the books and drawings and photos which I've always loved. I kept drawing about the patterns and colours on the white paper with pastel and water. To create the detail from its many hard voyages, I used many of different materials for scratching and blurring. I worked on digital print and silk screen print in both.
And I decided to make garments with the fabric, not only for the reason that i love clothing, closer to the reason that i wanted to see the link between bricks and human. I am inspired by bricks in London, not anywhere else.
New Designer show in London
Another year another Exhibition at New Designer!! If you want to spot the new generation of designers this is the place to go, graduates from around the country (UK) will be showing their pieces and talk about their experiences and work. From textiles, ceramics, illustration, product design, jewellery, etc…
It would take me too long to explain and detail all the categories and events happening, so for who of you don’t know about it yet, visit their website for more information. I am planning to go next weekend, and meet some of the designers I have featured in here already and some new.
It would take me too long to explain and detail all the categories and events happening, so for who of you don’t know about it yet, visit their website for more information. I am planning to go next weekend, and meet some of the designers I have featured in here already and some new.
Business Design Centre 52 Upper St, London N
Opening TIMES:
Wed 8 July 15.00-18.00 VIP and Press Preview
18.30.-21.00 Awards Preview (invitation only)
Thu 9 July-Sat 11 July 11.00-1800
Sunday 12 July 11.00-16.00
Freerangedoodle by Xiang Zeng
I saw Xiang’s movable wallpaper at the Central San Martin textile show, I thought it was a clever and very cute idea of telling a story. This time not through a book but on an interactive medium, where you get to make your own version of the tale and became the narrator of your unique wall paper …very creative!!
In her words...Inspired by the changeable nature of fairy tale stories, where frogs can suddenly become princes and princes can become frogs, my work is concerned with visual narratives that can be altered through interaction. I am creating a collection of narrative wallpapers that are multilayered with pull out pieces, movable characters and rotating wheels. What the viewer peels off or move around will continuously alter the meaning of the image
Freerangedoodle is created by Xiang Zeng with the intention to showcase her fun and free approach to design. Her work is often inspired by her own fairy-tale-like narratives which she uses to create computer animations and garments. In 2008 she was awarded the William Atkinson award by CSM for her designs on the reinterpretation of Little Red Riding Hood. With her passion for 'crazy' stories and beautiful patterns, Xiang continues to explore the possibilities of new and traditional technology to create narrative led surfaces for fashion and interiors.
In her words...Inspired by the changeable nature of fairy tale stories, where frogs can suddenly become princes and princes can become frogs, my work is concerned with visual narratives that can be altered through interaction. I am creating a collection of narrative wallpapers that are multilayered with pull out pieces, movable characters and rotating wheels. What the viewer peels off or move around will continuously alter the meaning of the image
Freerangedoodle is created by Xiang Zeng with the intention to showcase her fun and free approach to design. Her work is often inspired by her own fairy-tale-like narratives which she uses to create computer animations and garments. In 2008 she was awarded the William Atkinson award by CSM for her designs on the reinterpretation of Little Red Riding Hood. With her passion for 'crazy' stories and beautiful patterns, Xiang continues to explore the possibilities of new and traditional technology to create narrative led surfaces for fashion and interiors.
Lighting photos {NATO WELTON}
I LOVE this pictures by Nato Welton, photography is a difficult craft, and I am more and more inspired by all this talented photographers and the amazing work they achieve with their camera. The setting is stunning, (I discovered a small gallery in Peckahm with similar brick work, I would love to take pictures of my cushions in there, see if I convince Piero, (my photographer) and the gallery…
The industrial look of the lightings against the decayed painted brick wall, it works so well!! Pick your favorite, mine has to be the delicate white feather looking light…
The industrial look of the lightings against the decayed painted brick wall, it works so well!! Pick your favorite, mine has to be the delicate white feather looking light…
Photos via sarahkaye
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