Holly Fulton looking for a Studio Intern

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Caitlin Hinshelwood

The Holly Fulton Studio is looking for interns to assist across both sampling and production. The candidates will experience various elements of developing high end womenswear collections.

Daily tasks will include…

general studio organisation
assisting pattern cutters with tracing and alterations
toiling
hand sewing and embellishments
preparing and delivering materials to our London based manufacturers
quality checking fabrics, prints and embroideries
assisting with print placements and lay plans basic studio errands

Skills required…

Basic knowledge of pattern cutting
Strong attention to detail is essential
Ability to work efficiently to meet deadlines
Hand / machine sewing
Applicants must have a professional attitude and operate well as part of a team.

We are looking for interns to work for 3-6 months starting immediately. To apply please send your cv and work examples along with a brief cover letter stating your availability via the form here.

Julien Macdonald Knitwear Design Internship

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Caitlin Hinshelwood

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 17 show from May to September 2016. 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 which is in late September.

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 link here.

Selection of First Year Fashion Design Work in Progress

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Caitlin Hinshelwood

First year Fashion Design students have been working on garments using denim over the past few weeks. Here is a selection of some work in progress.

Claudia Friel

Kua Lovelyn

Abigail Skrentny

Ellie Hillier

Madison Weight

Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos in Conversation at the V&A

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Caitlin Hinshelwood

Tue 26 April 2016 18:30 – 19:30

Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos are two creative forces that have come together to form the Peter Pilotto fashion house. Pilotto is half-Austrian, half-Italian and De Vos is half-Belgian, half-Peruvian. Their fusion of cultures is reflected on their catwalk, in sensuous combinations of constructed and flowing: couture fabrics, form-enhancing cuts and intricately engineered prints are parts of the label’s enduring signature. The Peter Pilotto signature of graphic, eye-popping and technically innovative prints, combined with elegant and innovative cutting, draping and tailoring, results in a unique wardrobe of exceptional clothing for the twenty-first century woman. Join the designers in discussion with the writer and director Kinvara Balfour.

For more details and to buy tickets go here

ARTS THREAD EASTPAK ARTIST STUDIO WILDCARD COMPETITION

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Caitlin Hinshelwood

Your chance to mix it with some of the biggest names in design!

Want to sit alongside ten of the world’s most celebrated designers and artists, such as Jean-Paul Gaultier and Manolo Blahnik? Want to be part of a ground-breaking project that could just be the launch pad for your career? This is your chance to unleash your creative energy and carry your ambition to the edge.

Together with Designers Against Aids and Arts Thread, Eastpak is giving young design students and graduates the opportunity to win a wildcard entry to the Eastpak Artist Studio(EAST) along with a production budget to turn your winning design into reality.

Watch the 3 finalists from the last edition talk about their work & hear about the work ofWinner KRJST

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Who can Enter:

Location: International – from any country.

Experience/age: Open to all students and recent graduates of Fashion or Textile Design, provided they are not yet full-time employed in the industry and graduated after summer 2013.

How to Enter:

Already got an ARTS THREAD portfolio? To enter, simply log into your account, upload your design as a new project, return to this page and select your project into the Competition box above.

New to ARTS THREAD? To enter, register to create an ARTS THREAD account and go to your email and click on the activation link sent to your email Inbox. Then log into your account, upload your project, then return to this page and select your project into the Competition box above.

Please ensure you have read the Terms & Conditions for Eastpak Artist Studio Wildcard Competition

Entry: Free

Deadline: June 30 MIDNIGHT GMT

Prize: The winner of the Wildcard Competition will receive a place alongside some of the world’s most renowned fashion designers, such as Jean-Paul Gaultier, at the Eastpak Artist Studio, with all the prestige and publicity that entails.

The winning design will be integrated in the project’s communication platform and exhibited at the international finissage around World Aids Day, December 1st 2016. The designer’s creation will be sold at auction and all proceeds donated to the charity organisation Designers Against Aids.

Each finalist will receive an Eastpak travel gear package valued at €300.

Participants must come up with an original design for transforming a blank Eastpak Padded Pak’r® backpack into a unique work of art.

Anything goes: you can redecorate, recover, reconstruct or even reinvent the bag, provided the Eastpak Artist Studio logo remains intact and visible.

Download the Eastpak Padded Pak’r® backpack technical drawings with Eastpak Artist Studio logo

Entries Must Include:

1 – A mood board illustrating the inspiration behind the design

2 – Sketches of the design itself

3 – Full technical specifications (materials, dimensions, etc.)

Further details here http://www.artsthread.com/competitions/eastpakartiststudiowildcardcompetition/

Franciszka & Stefan Themerson – Books, Camera, Ubu

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Caitlin Hinshelwood

24 March – 5 June 2016 at Camden Arts Centre

Partners and life-long collaborators from 1929 until their deaths in 1988, Franciszka and Stefan Themersons’ diverse practice encompassed painting, photography, film, theatre design, literature, concrete poetry, publishing and illustration.

Acclaimed as the most important experimental filmmakers in pre-war Poland, they were driven by a dedication to defy convention, avoiding repetition of expression through continual experimentation. Founding the independent publishing house Gaberbocchus Press in 1948, they published more than sixty titles, aimed to be ‘best lookers rather than best sellers’, including works by Raymond Queneau, Bertrand Russell and Kurt Schwitters. Throughout their careers and across all their art forms, they attentively unpacked issues of ethics, language, freedom, conformism, dignity and the human condition.

Books, Camera, Ubu focuses on three main areas of their creative output; their pioneering experimental film practice; the Gaberbocchus Press; and Franciszka’s stage design, puppets and a comic strip, all on the subject of Alfred Jarry’s anarchic 1890s play, Ubu Roi.

Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Caitlin Hinshelwood

30 January — 20 April 2016 at The Royal Academy

Using the work of Monet as a starting point, this landmark exhibition examines the role gardens played in the evolution of art from the early 1860s through to the 1920s.

Red is the Colour – WSA at Spinexpo, Shanghai

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Caitlin Hinshelwood

Current second year WSA students on the Knitwear and Woven Textiles pathways had the opportunity to exhibit work at Spinexpo in Shanghai at the beginning of the this month. Two students were selected to go to Shanghai for the duration of the show, Hannah Brabon (Knitwear) and Emma Pedrick (Woven Textiles), who had the opportunity to meet industry experts, gain an insight into the industry as well as the workings of an international trade show.

Spinexpo and WSA worked together on a project brief where students had to develop concepts around the colour RED.

‘We asked students to be very experimental and broad with their approaches to this theme. The students had the privilege to work with the latest developments in yarns from the exhibitors of the show.” (Helga Matos)

Winchester School of Art and Nottingham Trent University are the only two education institutions that Spinexpo has chosen to promote. Spinexpo is a global yarn and trend show that takes place in Shanghai (twice a year), Paris and New York. The RED project will now go to the Paris show on the 6^th and 7^th July 2016. http://www.spinexpo.com

Students work selected:
Jhonis Zipagan
Alice Bracken
Amy Fuller
Anna Bateman
Charlotte Lovell
Hannah Brabon
Isabel Worth
Katy Breeching
Sam Wood
Emma Pedrick
Grace Carter
Rebecca Lickley
Rebecca Glanvill
Isabella Bishop
Danielle Gill
Amy Nguyen
Mollie Croft
Rebecca Moore

Knitwear Designer role at Roland Mouret

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Caitlin Hinshelwood

As a result of continued growth at Roland Mouret and the development of the knitwear category within our collection, we are looking for an experienced, passionate, innovative and dedicated knitwear designer to join our team and work alongside the Creative Director and Knitwear Product Developer to produce an exciting and commercial knitwear collection.

We want to hear from someone with a real passion for knitwear who can push the boundaries and excite us with their designs while appreciating the Roland Mouret brand aesthetic.

Main duties will include:
-Ensure that the company brief for the brand is adhered to.
-Plan the range.
-Produce initial trend, range and pack concepts and colour boards.
-Produce key shapes for each product category.
-Working with the Knitwear Developer, source and match all trimmings, button linings etc. for initial samples.
-Review initial samples with the Creative Director and Collection Development team to assess styling issues prior to fitting.
-Communicate design ideas in a confident and enthusiastic manner.

We are looking for someone with the following skills/attributes/experience:
-Creative flair and innovation and a proactive approach to design.
-Commercial industry experience required since graduating, ideally with a luxury brand(s).
-Able to identify key trends, and interpret these in a relevant and commercial way for the customer.
-Must be able to work in a fast paced fashion environment.
-Excellent understanding of garment construction and in particular knitwear manufacturing methods.
-Able to work on their own – take initiative.
-Communication, interpersonal and influencing skills at all level.
-Strong organisational skills with the ability to work to deadlines is essential
-Target driven with a passion for fashion and the confidence to grow and develop.
-Ability to produce technical sheets for manufacturing products.
-Flexible with working hours including overtime and travel.
-Strong CAD skills and Illustrator experience.
-Creative and innovative with confidence to present ideas to others.
-Good presentation skills.
-Digital approach to working processes.

For more details and to apply go here

Channa Horwitz at Raven Row

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Caitlin Hinshelwood

10 March to 1 May 2016

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Channa Horwitz (1932–2013, Los Angeles) was amongst the pioneers in the late 1960s and 70s of a distinctly Californian minimalism. She came relatively late to art, arranging it around her home life, and despite corresponding and swapping work with Sol LeWitt, she received little attention from the art world until the end of her life.

Horwitz claimed artistic freedom through confinement to a few simple rules. She came to base all her work on the numbers one to eight – often deploying a colour code for each number – and used this system to depict time and movement. Her outstanding series titled Sonakinatography can be understood in terms of notation, for instance for music or choreography.

Working mostly without the promise of exhibition, Horwitz was disciplined and prolific. Although she experimented with other materials – sculpture and photography, as well as performance and ultimately installation – her preferred form was drawing, often using ink on standard graph paper. At times during the exhibition Horwitz’s work will be activated through music, and dance, and movement workshops.

http://www.ravenrow.org/home/

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BA (Hons) Fashion Design & BA (Hons) Textile Design, Winchester School of Art