Adieu, Anne Birkkjær Bitsch

During the recent Copenhagen Fashion Week held August 11-15, the first day saw the catwalk show from The Danish Design School, showcasing its seven MA fashion students and a selection of work from its eight Bachelor graduates.

ARTS THREAD takes a look at the collections and shawcases both runway images and the prepared styled shots of the designers.

Emma Jane Bloxham, Bucks New University

This was a particularly good year to see some exciting textile design at the New Designers annual showcase of graduate talent. ARTS THREAD rounds up some more of our favourites from 2010.

Nature in Design, Iceland

Nature in Design is an exhibition that takes visitors on a journey through nature objectified by Icelandic designers and offers insight into the underlying ideas behind the products. Nature in Design is a collaborative project of the Iceland Design Centre and Landsvirkjun and is open daily until 28th August 2010.

Il n'y a pas de guerre juste, 1994; Ceres Franco ‐ screen print, 1974

The Royal College of Art recently showed a major retrospective exhibition of work by the extraordinary Roman Cieślewicz. An extremely significant designer in Eastern Europe and France, Cieślewicz has strangely had little attention in the UK. Curated by David Crowley, Andrzej Klimowksi, Jeff Willis and Anna Grabowska-Konwent, the exhibition features a broad cross section of work from the 1950’s right through to the end of his life in 1996.