Laura Amstein
Award winning designer Laura Amstein (Royal College of Art Fashion MA graduate) creates stunning, functional leather accessories which we know will turn a few heads at Who’s Next/Prêt-à-Porter! ARTS THREAD had a chat with Laura to learn all about her ‘Eight Shapes’ collection, favourite accessory and current projects.
Rosemary Anrude/ Daniel Schofield/ Stuart Melrose
Following our successful collaboration at the Farmiloe Building during the London Design Festival, ARTS THREAD are once again teaming up with Designersblock to bring you the best emerging graduate and student design work. This time we’re heading up north to Birmingham where we will be taking part in the UK’s interiors trade exhibition Interiors UK – and we’d like you to join us! Visit our Designersblock competition page for further details on how you could be exhibiting your work in front of Britain’s top retailers and buyers.
In the meantime, we preview a selction of talents on show with Designersblock in January in Birmingham.
Kinetic Frenetic, Lola Lely
A new Fendi store opening on Sloane Street celebrated London Design Festival by inviting RCA Design Products students to create a series of window and in-store displays, which pay tribute to British design.
Freshly Baked, Vera Wiedermann; ecoLUCY, Vienna University of Technology
Vienna Design Week starts this Friday September 30 through to October 09 2011. ARTS THREAD takes a look at some of the highlights on show.
Silvia Timborova/ John Brunswick/ Ya-Chiao (Rexy) Sung © Sean Michael
The London College of Fashion launched its very first pop-up shop in Kingly Court, Carnaby Street earlier this month, offering a unique range of one-off creations by a group of graduates from the past five years.
Carolyn Kinnaird, Edinburgh College of Art
ARTS THREAD takes a look at a selection of the jewellery and precious metalwork on display at New Designers this year.
Filipa Oliveira, Duncan of Jordanstone: University of Dundee - Goldsmiths Company Jewellery Award
The first week’s winners at New Designers have started to take place and include the winner of the New Designers Goldsmiths’ Company award for Jewellery which went this year to Filipa Oliveira a jewellery designer and maker from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design.
Ruth Green, Royal College of Art
Year after year the Royal College of Art sets a new standard for graduate fashion shows and 2011 has been no exception!
Institut Français de la Mode 10th Anniversary
Intitut Français de la Mode is a school known for giving young designers the opportunity to get in touch with the real world, as well as teaching them a sense of craftsmanship combined with technical design. On April 14 the IFM put together an evening called 10 Years of Fashion & Accessory Design – celebrating 10 years since the school first opened, as well as highlighting the future designers’ work in front of many potential colleagues from the fashion industry.
Vera Thordardottir, A/W 2011/2
The Reykjavík Fashion Festival (RFF) took place March 31 to April 03 at Reykjavík Art Museum. Now in its second season, the festival was host to some of Iceland’s unique designers showing their collections of accessories and garments as well as an exciting mixture of music and culture from the various venues around the city.
