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Psychotropical & Body Image

As i was coming to the end of my Practice unit, I began to run out of time as I had spent more time refining my youth tonic samples. This unfortunately let me with three weeks for both projects which unfortunately I did not complete. However, i did learn that perhaps i should have only focused on one more project instead of two, but I was a little misguided by my learning agreement and wanted to stick to my plan.

The pictures above are a couple of designs I had managed to create for these two trends. I feel the Psychotropical designs are the beginning of something that may be quite successful given more time and maybe this is something i could consider for Unit X.

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Youth Tonic: Final Collection and Illustrations

Above are my final illustrations. Overall i feel pleased with my outcomes and feel they fit my context and market really well, this is because i have followed trend reports and i felt the market was quite relatable to my style.

I do feel my illustration stye could be more exciting, but i do also admire the line drawings. I only fill the garments which i would see my prints designs being used to show the most attention to those areas. To develop them in future, i would like to experiment with different illustration techniques like collaging and bigger drawings.

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Dark Wonder: Studio

I had booked a double space in the print studio.I had planned to experiment with devore on velvet and another viscose type of fabric. The velvet burnt away really well and i was impressed with the result, however, the woven viscose fabric needed longer even though it had gotten to the golden brown shade. so i couldnt see much different in the fabric which was unfortunate, but also a learning curve. I decided to make use of the fabric by experimenting with the dye baths using reactive dyes to deposit a purple blue hue to the samples. I plan to continue experimenting with these samples, but I am not sure how to yet take this further. I feel more contextual research is needed before i can cement any idea of a print collection.

I also undertook an experiment using stretchy lycra with screen print and combining them with sublimation printing. However, the sublimation did not adhere well to the lycra, which i found out later was due to the heat press not being the correct temperature.

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Guise: Final Collection

The Guise project was an interesting one for me as I had never designed for menswear before, however I feel that I created an informed collection with the help of contextual research and good investigation into primary and secondary sources.

The collection overall compliments each other and I can see it fitting really well in the high street market such as Topman and Zara Mens inner linings for coats and jackets. I made sure I stuck to the colour palette and doing so has really made the collection work well as a collective. The illustrations I drew myself and highlight the designs as they are the only pieces in colour. I feel this is very effective in showing the design in context well without being distracted by other elements. I will most probably continue to work in this way for my other illustrations.

If I had more time I could improve the project majorly and develop better designs with more interweaving elements.

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UNIT X | New York Trip

STUDIO VISITS

Edelkoort Inc

Maharam

WGSN

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D E C O N S T R U C T | Employability Networking Event

Attending this event was a great opportunity to chat to professionals in the industry about what they expect from a portfolio, on a CV, as well as making connections for the future. For example, a couple of people representing the BBC stressed the importance of not worrying about specialising and getting the perfect job as soon as you graduate- any experience is invaluable and what I might want to do now may be completely different in 10 years time! Hearing this has really helped with my attitude towards Deconstruct and the fact I’ve chosen not to be so specific with where I see my work ending up.

Chatting to Marcus from Marketplace Studios has also given me the information that once I graduate I have the opportunity to rent a (very cheap) studio space from MMU, a space where you can work freely. A topic which was of particular importance to me in this discussion was that MMU are open to buying specific equipment for the studios if there is a need for it. For me, a huge issue with graduating is the fact I wont be able to access equipment such as the laser cutter as easily, or as cheaply, so this definitely has reassured me somewhat about options post graduation.

Also met representative from the 3D printing services @ The Shed. He explained how 80% of manufacturing companies already do, or will use, 3D printing, and that the Shed will help with any 3D printing queries we may have, from basic software, to actual printing! [email protected]. I would really like to test out 3D printing before I finish university as the majority of my favourite designers, for example Iris Van Herpen, are already incorporating it into most of their work. Its a process I am very interested in learning for UNIT X and my degree show.

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UNIT X

Self Directed Project

Considering the audience and context.

By placing emphasis on durability for this work I will be targeting an audience of responsible and conscious consumers that are willing to invest in long-term products. Responding to those that are not set on following trends or habitually consuming in a thoughtless manner. A specific example of an environment in which I aspire for these products to be suitably placed is in Flow Gallery – a modestly sized, gallery and shop in Notting Hill, that supports craftspeople and value hand processes. They display a considered collection of ceramics, textiles, jewellery and carved wood pieces and I hope to design and create functional textile art that would be aptly placed in this retail environment.

http://www.flowgallery.co.uk

I recently came across beautiful images of textile pieces by Claudy Jongstra and greatly admire her creative ethos regarding the environment, self sufficiency and working with natural processes. Reading about her creative practice has made me realise that I want to be putting greater consideration into choosing and sourcing materials and processes and be more aware of the implications of my practice.

http://www.claudyjongstra.com

Images 1, 2, 3: work by Claudy Jongstra

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Self Directed Project

Reflecting on my motives.

On reflection, my motivation to consider qualities of durability and responsible material use has been prompted by the unsustainable pace of today’s fashion and textiles industry, in which consumers, who are both the drivers and the victims, exercise an irresponsible attitude to material consumption. I intend to design tablecloths that support my desire to encourage greater appreciation for our possessions by designing them to be both physically and emotionally durable so that they are enjoyed and used over generations. This sentiment will be supported by further reading that my tutor has pointed me towards – papers from the PLATE Conference (Product Lifetimes and the Environment) that took place in Nottingham in June 2015 – a conference that sought to address the topic of the sustainability debate in the context of the circular economy, efficient use of resources, climate change and reducing waste.

http://www.plateconference.org/category/conference-2015-proceedings-papers/

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Self Directed Project

Facing Outwards

Over the next few weeks as this project develops, I will be seeking to discover opportunities to exhibit the outcomes. I would like to contact independent galleries and enquire if there is a possibility that I could display my work in their space. One gallery that I am very fond of and came across a couple of summers ago in St Ives, Cornwall, is Plumbline that sell and exhibit a considered collection of craft and design led products.

http://plumblinestives.co.uk/plumblinestives.co.uk/home.html

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UNIT X

Craft Fair at GK Gallery, Salford

Friday 24th and Saturday 25th March

I responded to an advertisement from a local Gallery in Salford calling for designers to create work to sell over a weekend at a Craft Fair which presented a brilliant opportunity to develop my samples into products, choosing to use my digitally printed fabric designs from the Practice Unit to make cushions and notebooks. Preparing for the fair involved considerations over the pricing of my pieces, looking at other products available on the market, accounting for material costs and time investment, creating business cards and labelling my pieces to promote my work to those who might potentially be interested.

Images 1,2: handmade, hardback notebooks with digitally printed covers.

Images 3,4,5,6: cushions covered in my digitally printed fabric and purple velvet reverse.

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