Category Archives: Fashion & Textile Design

Fashion and Textile Design welcomes Rachel Reynolds to the team

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Rachel Reynolds has joined the team as a Digital Textiles Technician. Rachel will provide technical support for Fashion and Textile Design students in Digital Mimaki Printing. She will also be delivering workshops and demonstrations to BA and MA students in fabric dyeing and CAD, alongside offering practical support in the use of specialist equipment.

Rachel gained an MA in textile design at WSA in 2012 and has over 10 years experience working as a freelance printed textile designer and artist. Commissions include large-scale printed textiles in Europe and Los Angeles, through to designs for bespoke stationery and homeware products. Rachel produces her own range of hand drawn and digitally printed interior products.

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http://www.rachel-reynolds.co.uk

Knitwear Internship at Julien Macdonald

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Julien Macdonald is a luxury women’s fashion brand famous for its red carpet dressing.

We are currently looking to fill knit internship positions for the S/S 16 show in February. We are looking for students with excellent knitting skills. You should have previous experience using domestic knitting machines; fully fashioning garments and be very competent and confident with a wide variety of stitches.

Essential Personal Skills
We are looking for an individual with the following personal skills and attributes:
• Professional and enthusiastic attitude & approach
• Flexible and self-motivated approach with the ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Have the ability to operate effectively as part of a team as well as, where appropriate, on your own initiative

Applications
We are looking for interns to work for up to 6 months to help us prepare for the show in mid February. If you think you’ve got what it takes please send your CV and examples of work with a brief covering letter to Emilia Pancheri via the form here.

‘Liberty in Fashion’ at the Fashion and Textile Museum

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“I was determined not to follow existing fashion but to create new ones.” Arthur Lasenby Liberty.

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Liberty has been at the cutting edge of design and the decorative arts since 1875. The exhibition explores Liberty’s impact on British fashion, from Orientalism and Aesthetic dress in the 19th century, through Art Nouveau and Art Deco in the early 20th century, and the revival of these styles since the 1950s. Liberty Art Fabrics and the textile design studio take centre stage as the internationally recognised leader in floral, paisley and patterned prints and dress fabrics.

Liberty in Fashion celebrates the 140th anniversary of the company. The exhibition charts Liberty’s history as ‘the’ fashionable place to shop as well as its role as the source and originator of key trends in fashion history. Over 150 garments, textiles and objects demonstrate Liberty’s strong relationships with designers since 1875, from Arthur Silver of Silver Studio to collaborations with Jean Muir, Cacharel, Yves Saint Laurent and Vivienne Westwood.

Exhibition Dates: 9 October 2015 – 28 February 2016

For details about the exhibition and the programme of event go here.

Louis Vuitton Series 3 Exhibition

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London will be the destination for the unconventional exhibition “LOUIS VUITTON SERIES 3 – Past, Present, Future”.
A modern and unexpected reinterpretation of a fashion show, this exhibition, following on from SERIES 1 and SERIES 2, invites visitors to discover Nicolas Ghesquière’s inspirations for his fourth ready-to-wear show as the Artistic Director for women’s collections at Louis Vuitton.

The exhibition will be open to the public from September 21st to October 18th, 2015.

180 Strand, London, WC2

http://uk.louisvuitton.com/eng-gb/fashion/series-3-exhibition-london#/home

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Alumni Success for Printed Textile graduate Jennifer Varty

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Jennifer Varty graduated from WSA in Printed Textile Design in 2014. After studying with us she went on to a year long internship in New York with Collection 18 after being interviewed at New Designers. Collection 18 is fashion accessory company specializing in scarves for designer brands and private label collections.

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Creative Director, Rachel Rowberry, was so impressed with Jennifer she has now been given a permanent role as Print Designer at the company.  She is now the primary
designer on the Saks and JCPenney accounts, for which she does the trend
research, design concepts and colouring, and work alongside members of the
sales team and buyers. She is currently preparing for Fall 2016 on the Collection 18 line, compiling trend and colour research for the new season, which she will have to present to the entire design team at our Fall Kick-Off meeting, before designing the collection.

Congratulations Jennifer!

Knitwear Designer Role at Sophie Steller

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Sophie Steller is a Creative Knitwear Design Studio based in Twickenham, working directly for clients plus their own sweater swatch collection sold to Womenswear retailers.

Main duties:

We are seeking a full time knitwear graduate with proven experience of working in a knit studio (gained either as placement or post graduation).

The candidate should be a keen knitter, preferably with a strong sense of colour and full understanding of directional fashion trends. The role will not only be knitting but also include sketching, creating tech packs, international travel to shows and factories as well as training on our new Shima Seiki software and machinery. Ideally applicants must have had experience at some point in working for swatch studios in the past and are able to work in a fast paced environment.

Skills & Experience:

Skilled on both Domestic & Dubied Knitting machines
Confident, commercial and independent designer
Great colour sense
Photoshop
Illustrator

Salary £18,000 + depending on experience

Closing date October 08, 2015

To read more about this position and apply go here.

The Fabric of India – New Exhibition at the V&A

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Opening this week and running until 10 January 2016, the new exhibition at the V&A, London, explores the dynamic and multifaceted world of handmade textiles from India. The exhibition showcases over 200 objects from the 3rd to the 21st-century, including Tipu Sultan’s spectacular 18th-century tent, a stunning range of historic costume, highly prized textiles for international trade and cutting-edge fashion by celebrated Indian designers. The Fabric of India brings together the best of the V&A’s world-renowned collection alongside international masterpieces displayed for the first time.

A must-see for any fashion and textile student or designer.

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You can read more about the exhibition and the programme of events here.

Alumni Success for Printed Textiles Graduate Carmen Lever

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Carmen Lever, who graduated from Printed Textiles at WSA in 2014, is now a Studio Designer at Osborne & Little in London.

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Carmen started interning at Osborne & Little in March last year, initially her role involved assisting the different teams in the studio, including the designers, graphics and production, with general studio tasks such as sending selected deigns and colourways off to suppliers to be produced and helping send purchase orders. During her time interning Carmen also started designing for Osborne & Little and helping colour wallpaper designs. After interning for 3 months Carmen was offered a permanent design role.

She is currently working on the next collection collaborating with Matthew Williamson, launching in September 2016. She is still putting her drawing and painting skills to good use in developing designs, alongside CAD processes.

Congratulations Carmen!

Tate Modern Exhibition – The World Goes Pop

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17 September 2015 – 24 January 2016

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Whaaam! Pop! Kapow! This is pop art, but not as you know it.

Tate Modern is ready to tell a global story of pop art, breaking new ground along the way, and revealing a different side to the artistic and cultural phenomenon.

From Latin America to Asia, and from Europe to the Middle East, this explosive exhibition connects the dots between art produced around the world during the 1960s and 1970s, showing how different cultures and countries responded to the movement.

Politics, the body, domestic revolution, consumption, public protest, and folk – all will be explored and laid bare in eye-popping Technicolor and across many media, from canvas to car bonnets and pinball machines.

The exhibition will reveal how pop was never just a celebration of western consumer culture, but was often a subversive international language of protest – a language that is more relevant today than ever.

London Design Festival 2015

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Make sure you don’t miss some of the shows and events connected to London Design Festival this week. You can read about the full programme here http://www.londondesignfestival.com – the festivals runs 19-27th September across various venues.

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In particular, designjunction, is one event to check out where you can “expect to discover an unrivalled mix of cutting-edge brands and newer labels, a premium offering of design-led pop-ups, an engaging talks programme, live workshops, flash factories and an emporium of eateries – all of which sets us apart as London’s most exciting design trade show.”

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Tent London is another worth visiting alongside all the many and varied off-site events. The festival is a must for those interested in design, interiors, craft, innovation and new materials.