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Glasstress: White Light/White Heat
I am just on my way to Venice to see an exciting exhibition we have been working on which will be opening during the Venice Biennale. White Light/White Heat is a development of Glasstress, concieved by Adriano Berengo, president of the Berengo Glass Studio and Venice Projects. This latest exhibition is a dramatic expansion of… →
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Glasstress: The Advisor (Fashion Space Gallery)
I invited Charlotte Hodes, Professor in Fine Art at London College of Fashion to tell us about her experiences of the White Light/White Heat Project. “Our involvement with Glasstress: White Light/White Heat is thanks to Frances Corner’s vision. It has been a hugely challenging but amazing project to be part of both as an artist… →
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St. Pancras as a Fashionable Environment
I’d like to share with you the work of one of our professors here at the college. Professor of Fashion and Environment, Lucy Orta has a new installation at St. Pancras. With her husband, she has created Cloud: Meteoros which is the first commission in a new series ‘Terrace Wires’ at St.Pancras. “Clouds have long… →
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Layer by Layer: The 3D Printer (Fashion Space Gallery)
I had a chance to see some of the digital printing today as part of the Layer by Layer Exhibition at Fashion Space Gallery. This piece is a half printed sample of work created by Silvia Weidenbach. You can see the printers’s work, layer by layer. This piece is designed using free form modelling which… →
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Layer by Layer (Fashion Space Gallery)
Layer by Layer opens tonight and is the first of a two-part series of exhibitions exploring digital print in fashion. This exhibition, which focuses on 3D printing and its potential as a tool for design, is very exciting and thought provoking. By outlining some of the processes, materials and applications of 3D printing, the exhibition… →
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Travel: Los Angeles
I’m here in Los Angeles this week for the annual International Federation of Fashion Institutions (IFFTI) conference. The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) are hosting the event. Founded in 1999 IFFTI’s mission is to develop a global network of institutions recognized as leaders in the advancement of education in Design, Technology and Business… →
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Smoke and Mirrors: Frida Kahlo's Dresses (Museo Frida Kahlo)
Smoke and Mirrors – Frida Kahlo’s Dresses. An Exhibition Museo Frida Kahlo. This exhibition is curated by Circe Henestrosa, a fashion curator who holds an M.A. in Fashion Curation from London College of Fashion. Circe was awarded a Distinction for her research thesis and exhibition: “Frida’s White Cabinet”, an exhibition of artist Frida Kahlo’s wardrobe… →
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International Women's Day 2013
To celebrate International Women’s Day this month I though it would be an idea to share the opinions of my female colleagues here. Dr Djurdja Bartlett is a Senior Research Fellow here at London College of Fashion. I asked Djurdja how she spent International Womens Day this year… “On my way to the library of… →
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SHOWStudio: J.W. Anderson Womenswear A/W 2013 Panel Discussion
Frances Corner, Karl Plewka, Harriet Quick, Dilys Williams and Lou Stoppard discuss the show during London Fashion Week February 2013 →
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SHOWstudio: Jonathan Saunders Womenswear A/W 2013 Panel Discussion
Frances Corner, Marion Hume, Maggie Norden, Sasha Wilkins and Lou Stoppard discuss the Jonathan Saunders show During London Fashion Week February 2013 SHOWStudio →