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Helga Blaesterdalen, Glass Glass designer, Helga Blaesterdalen, grew up on a farm in Norway and her work is inspired by childhood memories of toys made from animal bones. She has developed a collection of designs in blown glass exploring the shapes of vertebrae in the human spine. Abstract shapes and subtle opaque colours reflect the texture and density of bone. Louise Rarity, Furniture Design As well as the piece shown, furniture designer, Louise Rarity, is displaying works inspired by the nomadic lifestyle, including a red felt sleigh bed with wooden runners and storage containers inspired by tie-top canvas bags. Kathy Vognes, Silversmithing and Jewellery Jeweller Kathy Vognes brings together clean, simple wire and sheet metal structures with delicate, brightly coloured and textured rubber shapes. In her larger pieces, such as the ‘Earconch’, movement is evocative: the rubber shapes quiver and sway mimicking the tide and its living organisms. She draws much inspiration from sea creatures in terms of colour, texture and transparency. She says: “By bringing together these extremely different materials, I hope to develop an aesthetic which does not merely emulate nature, but instead aims to mutate the artificial with the natural.”
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Claire Wilson, Fashion Design “My collection is inspired by an eclectic mix of research from le Corbusier architecture to quirky film characters. A collection designed for a modern-day consumer queen, this girl has more money than she knows what to do with. She loves to shop and wears money on her sleeve, and in every other pocket or purse she can find: ‘use a bank, I’d rather die’. The pieces are made in jade, turquoise and petrol blue brocade, taffeta, silk and chiffon, with gold clasps and chain finishings. The silhouette is modern but refined, taken from abstract shapes of oversize clothing details, purses and pockets placed against the body.” Leanne Fotheringham, Fashion Design Title: create to survive I woke up one morning to find, I’d lost everything but my creative mind. “Asking the question, how would I dress if I was the last person on earth, and the world was my dressing-up box? I have explored and challenged how garments can be put together and worn. Blurring the relationship of dressing for survival and dressing for fashion, I have created an eclectic mix of clothing inspired by sportswear, couture, draped and tailored garments, all layered up for warmth. I have also taken inspiration from memories of dressing up as a child, the idea of an urban pirate, hunting for fashion treasure amongst the rubble, and the lone snow leopard surviving the winter.” Elena Tsyplokova, Fashion Design “Delicacy, time, purity, innocence, nuance, classicism, nature, harmony, curiosity, irregularity, fantasy, structure, fragility, control. Everything is interconnected in my world. “I’m using different types of cotton and wool. My colour palette helps to represent an idea of purity which is important in my collection.” Coline Henault, Fashion Design Anita Barry, Fashion Design Title: Wow, Who is She? “Through experimentation with my own photography, I have designed a collection inspired by the look of a powerful independent woman as reflected in the work of photographers Helmut Newton and Corinne Day. My interest lies in the contrast between these photographers. The women in Newton’s photographs are sharply dressed, alluring and striking. Day’s photographs are unposed and raw, expressing the natural, untouched beauty of her models. “My palette is a dark mixtured black and grey. The fabrics are a blend of varying weights and textures in these two colours.” Eva Blachere, Fashion Design “For my collection I used fabrics such as cotton, tweed and linen. The collection tells the story of a lady who has lost the button of her dress in her grandmother’s country garden. It explores her imaginary journey, taking references from her memories of dressing as a child, her present fast-moving life, vintage couture and the quintessential image of the English Royal family through the eyes of a young girl.” Lu Flux, Fashion Design “The core philosophy for this collection lies within a sea of florals, patchwork and knitted fox stoles. Inspired by the dandies of the 19th century such as Oscar Wilde and Baudelaire, who yearned to create a personal form of originality through their appearance, I have mixed disused and salvaged fabrics with a hint of tailoring and hand touches of knitting and smocking to give each garment an individuality that cannot be cloned. ‘One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.’ (Oscar Wilde)” Glasgow School of Art Gray's School of Art
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