Thursday, 17 May 2012

synopsis - hand craft


We began by seeing luxury as time and developed onto look at handcraft, turning our backs on the fast pace and constant that technology has brought us. Allowing the customer to see their money spent on skilled, time consuming craft with the idea of buying less but spending more. Visiting Liza Lou's exhibition at the White Cube gallery with a Trome L'oeil intricacy, looking at beading as a canvas rather than a detail. The idea of imitating objects, surfaces and fabrics such as Natalie Rachel's knitwear, which reinterpreted graph patterns. We focussed on denim and tweed, traditionally hardwearing fabrics, which would offer a contrast when remade in intricate beadwork. Using the fabric image as print design on minimal yet formed silhouettes with the beading then used as a surface texture to create a new and informed concept.

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