#makingmatters

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Sampling and drapping work progression #makingmatters #fashion #design #womenswear #sampling #drapping #standwork #blackfabric #linen https://www.instagram.com/p/B2s2hsnHuV1/?igshid=hlnjf1fooxrm

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How do designers pay tribute to the past?

How does fashion carry on a legacy?

What is the effect?

What does it look like to pay tribute to the past?

How is it an example of fashion defining identity?

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Shantell Martin :: 29 Rooms

Currently obsessed with artist Shantell Martin.  Her drawings are mesmerizing and rooted in the idea of line as meditation.  Her mantra, “Draw on Everything”, speaks to inclusivity inviting viewers to share a role in her creative process,.

Using her simple trademark – black ink and white surfaces, her drawings pervade every kind of surface, from textiles, to ceramics, luxury goods to circuit boards.  Here is an example of a circuit board illustration she made as a visiting scholar at the MIT media lab.

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Zero-Waste

Make/Use explores what might occur if we consider not only the aesthetic of the garments we wear, but also the way we use them and the waste we create when we make them. 

This ongoing research-through-design project led by Holly McQuillan, questions conventions of the clothing industry in relation to knowledge-keeping, production practices and material use. Through developing open-source, user-modifiable, zero waste designs, Make/Use aims to empower everyday users of clothing, and challenges them to question the relationships they have with their present and future garments.

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LED :: LIGHT

Maddy Maxey is a leading designer in the field of fashion + technology.  Working with Made with Code, here’s her collab with designer Zac Posen. 

Shown here: the SYNC SHIRT, an audio responsive shirt made in collaboration with her company, THE CRATED, and BETABRAND.

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Check out this cool print tutorial from DESIGN SPONGE:

hello hello. thank you Grace for having me this week! I am very excited to be here. Besides introducing you to some cool artists, giving sneak peeks and before and afters of some friends homes, and sharing my favorite new product finds, I thought it would be nice to share some of the things I have learned along the way of being a illustrator/pattern designer.

One of the questions I frequently get emailed is -how do you make a repeat pattern? I thought it would be fun today to do a little tutorial showing you how simple it is even with a very complex drawing. And you don’t even need a computer! (I usually do my repeats on the computer but today I’m doing it the way I was first taught.) Here’s the old fashioned way of making a tile-able design:

On a clean piece of paper draw a design in the middle of your paper without letting any of the drawing touch the edges- this is very important. (I am going to draw lions and vine-y things- an influence from last months visit to the American Folk Art museum in nyc.)

Once you finish the middle space as much as you want you are going to cut your drawing in half- scary I know- but that’s why computers are helpful. Once you have the two pieces flip them and tape your drawing back together. Put the tape on the back of the paper so it doesn’t obstruct your drawing at all later. Also try to tape your drawing back together as perfectly lined up as possible. It’s hard to see that I’ve even taped mine since I’ve lined it up so well.

Next you are going to cut your drawing in half again the other way- (yikes!) and flip those pieces and tape them back together. Now your design should be on all the edges only and you have a big middle white space. Now fill this space with the rest of your design. Remember again- do not draw to any of the edges of the paper.

Once you finish filling in all the parts you want to fill in you now have your repeatable tile. You could color this tile and then xerox it many times and line up your design- plaster it on your walls and make wallpaper. I am going to cheat and do the final coloring steps in the computer to finish up my design. I am going to scan my drawing, take it into Adobe Illustrator, color and repeat it there.

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What she said 👆