Berlin: fashion, cafés and sparrows + INLAND pop-up fashion store report

   BERLIN : THE CITIY OF CONTRASTS - OLD and NEW   Yes! I went to Berlin for a meeting and got to explore "Mitte". What I found on Brunnenstraße was a very cool pop-up store called "INLAND" featuring Scandinavian fashion from Finland.           Furthermore, there were reversible kiss-n-tell pillowcases ... …

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Central St Martins Legend Louise Wilson passes on

Very sad news have struch the world of fashion:Professor Louise Wilson of Central St Martins has passed away at a very young age. I remember her very vividly, because I held my first interview with her, when I applied for a masters degree at CSM. She had this strong, enigmatic personality (the boy who interviewed …

UPDATE: Cyborg Neil Harbisson appointed MA Material Futures Designer in Residence!

  I am very pleased to find this on my former university's website. The very cool Neil Harbisson who I wrote about in my last blog post has been appointed as designer in residence at St Martins - in my old department! How cool is that? Very interesting, that we think along the same lines, …

Innovative tennis collection for Wimbledon

This tennis collection was once commissioned by the Lawn Tennis Association of Wimbledon and was displayed there for a summer event. They wanted a Central St Martins designer to do something funky which you could wear of the court which in turn would attract young Londoners to take up tennis. 🙂 My inspiration was mesh …

British Textile Manufacturing – an industry almost extinct?

Textile candy (http://textilecandy.blogspot.co.uk/)A Textiles blog documenting current and future trends, artists/designer reviews, fashion related thoughts and outfit choices. Read this excellent article on how designers and textile professionals are becoming obsolete in Britain. This is very true for the new generation of young designers!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sunday, 21 July 2013The decline of British textiles manufacturing and it's implications on …

Frankfurt art fair last week end

My friend spontaneously invited me to co-exhibit at this art fair in Frankfurt. It was great fun! I put on my Stephen Jones white hat and made my way down to the Main rivet along with a big of art.... Taking a seat in my friend's stroller... Our cute art tent... Self-portrait on textile along …

Origami for your clothes? Japan, I love you!

Wow, there are two amazing design projects from Japan which I want to share with you today. They are both based on the art of Origami (folding paper) and have been applied to make fashion items and both have won prizes. No 1 is "Orishiki" by Naoki Kawamoto. Kawamoto-san has made a range of accessories …

Bangladesh garment factory disaster – lets give a damn – we are the consumers

Dear friends and followers: My heart is aching for the victims of the Bangladesh garment factoriy. This is AWFUL. But its not only those hundreds of victims, beacause there are so many more who are suffering atrocities in order to provide us with cheap fashion and feed our consumerist hunger. Yes, I love fashion, its …

As promised – here are the silk scarves live on Etsy!

Dear friends! As promised a few days back, I am really pleased to announce that my silk scarves are now "live" on Etsy! We did a tremendous photo shoot with my photographer friend Max in downtown Frankfurt. Since this work is very personal and shows my emotions as an artist, I tried to create the …

Li Xiaofang: Go on, break your expensive China for a beautiful porcelain dress

L i Xiaofeng is one of China’s most original artists, using broken porcelain shards to create unique wearable costumes. Li Xiaofeng began his artistic career as a muralist, but quickly turned his attention to sculpture, in order to explore the concept of Chinese landscapes. Instead of the materials usually used in this art form (marble, wood …