June 23, 2010 by nina
We’re proud to share with you information on a summer of exhibitions from LCF’s Professor of Art, Fashion & the Environment Lucy Orta.
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Eclaircies – Art et Changement Climatique
- Dates: 25 June 2010 – 22 August 2010
- Venue: Le Quai, Angers
- Country: France
- Type: Group Exhibition + Performance
- Artwork: see the project
The exhibition Eclaircies brings together the most prominent French artists whose work sensitively highlights ways in which we can re-imagine our world, its environmental sustainability faced with the threat of climate change and offer different approaches of participation and engagement.
“A la manière des philosophes éclairant les gouvernements des lumières, les artistes aujourd’hui cherchent à apporter un éclairage sensible pour repenser notre monde.”
Lucy + Jorge Orta present Urban Life Guard, first shown in 2005 at the Curve gallery, Barbican (2005. During the opening night, contemporary dance students from CNDC will imporvise a performance to create unexpected transformations.
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Antartica
- Dates: 11 June 2010 – 15 August 2010
- Venue: Montbard
- Country: France
- Type: Group Exhibition
- Artwork: see the project
In the frame of the 7th edition of the International Festival of Visual Arts l’Eté des Arts en Auxois-Morvan, the artists present a fragment of Antarctic Village – No Borders, first installed on the Antarctic peninsular in 2007 and which toured to the Hangar Biccoca in Milan and Le Galleria Continua / Le Moulin in 2008.
The series Antartica embodies the hope for a neutral peaceful land, free of conflict. The Dome Dwellings and Drop Parcahutes embelished with all nation flags are a physical embodiment of a new ‘Global Village’, referring to the right to freedom of movement enshrined within the UN Declaration for Human Rights. For the opening, the artists distributed the Antarctica World Passport to the inhabitants of Montbard adding to the online database: http://antarcticaworldpassport.mit.edu/citizens/news
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Lucy Orta
- Dates: 29 May 2010 – 25 July 2010
- Venue: CCANW – Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World
- Country: UK
- Type: Solo Exhibition
- Artwork: see the project
In the frame of the new ‘Fashion, Textiles and the Environment’ programme, CCANW presents a solo exhibition by Lucy Orta. Her work is often a critical response to sensitive areas of society, reflecting on themes such as community and social inclusion, dwellings and mobility, recycling and sustainable development.
Lucy often uses facilitated workshop processes, harnessing fashion’s power to create identity and symbolic content for ‘social sculpture’ worn in public spaces and used as interventions commenting directly on social and global issues. She draws inspiration from a variety of disciplines including fashion, architecture, design philosophy, social activism and traditional art practice. The exhibition brings together her sculptures, videos, objects and drawings.
More information at Studio Orta
by nina
Tabeisa is a not for profit organisation working to support the growth of small businesses in Southern Africa. They also have a UK trading arm in the UK, Exclusive Roots through which suitable products from local African businesses reach the European market.
This summer, Tabeisa have three internships in South Africa, of up to one month starting in July, which would offer the opportunity for designers to work together to produce a collection of garments, bags and jewellery suitable for the UK market for Autumn/ Winter 2010.
Designers would be linked to African producers and would be supported by local Tabeisa staff and the Tshumisano Textile Technology Station on the Cape Peninsula University campus. Similar internships with London College of Fashion graduates have resulted in local groups producing designer jeans and tops along with a range of jewellery suitable for the European market. These garments and accessories have proved extremely successful, resulting in improved employment opportunities for the producer groups, and can be seen on the Exclusive Roots website.
Successful designers would be based at the Cape Peninsula University, on the outskirts of Cape Town, and costs related to travel and accommodation would be covered by Tabeisa. A subsistence allowance would also be provided for the term of the internship. Travel to other regions of South Africa may also be necessary during the internship.
If you are interested in finding out more about this fantastic opportunity, could you please in the first instance email Lynne Clarke on l.clarke@tabeisa.ac.uk with a covering letter describing why you would be interested in such an internship and what skills you could bring to the designer team. Please also attach your current CV. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in Oxford.
Closing date for applications is 28th June 2010.
Please call Lynne Clarke on 01926 258505 if you require any further information.
June 18, 2010 by nina
Just came across this video from February’s London Fashion Week, profiling our stand and three of the designers we worked with – Partimi, Michelle Lowe-Holder and Nyonyo & Yayra.
All these designers have worked with us through our business support programme. Find out if you could be involved here.
June 17, 2010 by nina
Held in collaboration with MA Fashion & the Environment students from London College of Fashion.
With exhibits, hands on activities and networking, come along for this fun, free EFF social on Thursday 24th June from 6.30pm. See how EFF work collaboratively to raise awareness of environmentally and ethically sustainable issues within the fashion industry, and be excited by the innovative and radical approaches to sustainable fashion which makes this the fastest growing movement in fashion.
Get a group of friends together and enter our FASH/OFF competition. Your challenge will be to create a beautiful garment/outfit from a small collection of unwanted ‘waste’ garments, in just one hour. All equipment will be provided – just bring your team and get creative. If you have something gathering moths in your wardrobe – bring it along and revive it!
Throughout the evening you will be able to view the work of the MA students and take part in practical workshops and discussions. A specialist fashion quiz will conclude the activities focusing on the issues explored throughout the evening.
Thursday 24th June 2010
6.30pm – 9.30pm
blueprint | SU Bar | The Student Hub, 272 High Holborn, WC1V 7EY
For further information or to rsvp please contact: marketing@ethicalfashionforum.com
www.ethicalfashionforum.com
by nina
Held in collaboration with MA Fashion & the Environment students from London College of Fashion.
With exhibits, hands on activities and networking, come along for this fun, free EFF social on Thursday 24th June from 6.30pm. See how EFF work collaboratively to raise awareness of environmentally and ethically sustainable issues within the fashion industry, and be excited by the innovative and radical approaches to sustainable fashion which makes this the fastest growing movement in fashion.
Get a group of friends together and enter our FASH/OFF competition. Your challenge will be to create a beautiful garment/outfit from a small collection of unwanted ‘waste’ garments, in just one hour. All equipment will be provided – just bring your team and get creative. If you have something gathering moths in your wardrobe – bring it along and revive it!
Throughout the evening you will be able to view the work of the MA students and take part in practical workshops and discussions. A specialist fashion quiz will conclude the activities focusing on the issues explored throughout the evening.
Thursday 24th June 2010
6.30pm – 9.30pm
blueprint | SU Bar | The Student Hub, 272 High Holborn, WC1V 7EY
For further information or to rsvp please contact: marketing@ethicalfashionforum.com
www.ethicalfashionforum.com
by nina
The Essence Ethical Event at Treasure took place last week as part of London Jewellery Week. This proved to be an exiting and stimulating event showcasing the work of some of London’s finest ethical jewellery designers and acting as forum for debate about ethical practices and sourcing in jewellery design and production.
The Guardian’s Kate Carter interrogates this subject in her ‘Fashion Statement’ article, chosing to feature CSF favourite Gaudion Bowerbank as a jewellery brand with ethical credentials to be proud of! Find out more at guardian.co.uk
June 11, 2010 by nina
photo by Sean Michael
Their incredible vision and creativity has seen From Somewhere not only sustain an aspirational fashion brand that upcycles the most beautiful pre-consumer waste from the best Italian mills, but also curate Estethica at London Fashion Week, and furthermore work with Tesco to design and develop their own collection of From Somewhere dresses for the mass market. Last year the From Somewhere at Tesco Viper dress was the highest selling fashion item on the Tesco website.
From Somewhere for Tesco Viper dress
Working across all levels of the industry to offer a new insiring way of creating fashion, From Somewhere were well deserved winners.
Further congratulations go to the two runners up – Antiform, a Leeds based social enterprise led by the tirelessly creative Lizzie Harrison (recently graduated from our MA Fashion & the Environment), and Pachacuti, the 18 year old panama hat business who are the only UK fashion brand to have been awarded Fair Trade status.
And a last congrats to Lucy Siegle of the Observer who is the energy force behind the awards, and our very own Dilys Williams for being the esteemed expert fashion judge on the panel.
Guardian video report on From Somewhere
List of all of last night’s winners
June 10, 2010 by nina
So the CSF is getting very excited about next week’s event, bringing together leaders and innovators on sustainable development and the creative industries to as, can the creative industries lead us to a sustainable future?
YES, we say, although we are sure there will be some more heated debate than that. Head of London College of Fashion Prof Frances Corner will be lead to the doughnut by sustainability guru Jonathon Porritt and joined by Lord David Puttnam, Sebastian Conran, Tim Brown (CEO and president of global design consultancy, IDEO), Franny Armstrong (Director of The Age of Stupid and founder of 10:10) and Michael Pawlyn (Director, Exploration Architecture).
The doughnut is, I assure you, a technical phrase and the centre piece of the ‘talkaoke’ format being used by Forum for the Future and the Creative Industries KTN for the event. This will stimulate highly interactive debate, and you can be a part of proceedings by tuning into the live webstream and offering your comments via Twitter.
Time: 4pm GMT Wednesday 16th June 2010
Watch online: view the streaming live by following this link: http://www.creativeindustriesktn.org/live/
To get involved or spark new discussions on this topic make sure you register for this Beacon Project here or message us on Twitter @forum4thefuture.
by nina
Entry in 2009 competition by Saarah Mughal
The Society of Dyers and Colourists have launched their annual student competition. They are looking for the creative, imaginative and original use of colour to produce a truly distinctive piece of work in either fashion or textiles. The theme for 2011 is ‘reduce, recycle, reuse’, so the design should also incorporate an innovative approach to this.
The overall winner will receive the SDC Colour Design Award 2011, £1000 in cash and the Veronica Bell Trophy.
The competition is open to undergraduate fashion and textile design students in: Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa and United Kingdom.
For further information, please email marketing@sdc.org.uk
June 8, 2010 by nina
5 June – 8 September 2010
Daily 10.00-18.00, till 20.00 on Thursdays
Embankment Galleries, South Wing
£6, conc £5, under 12s free
Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 1LA
More info
