Posts Tagged: Experimentation
Working Within Constraints
I love antiques and will always choose old rather than new because of the history behind each item. Often my partner and trawl antique and charity shops for ‘hidden gems’, and my bedtime routine regularly includes scrolling online sites to
Working Within Constraints
I love antiques and will always choose old rather than new because of the history behind each item. Often my partner and trawl antique and charity shops for ‘hidden gems’, and my bedtime routine regularly includes scrolling online sites to
Is It Healthy?
Is it healthy? The question to our relationship with fashion and garments. Sadly, we all know the answer. Fast fashion has contributed to a climate emergency within the fashion industry, and being one of the most polluting industries we are
Is It Healthy?
Is it healthy? The question to our relationship with fashion and garments. Sadly, we all know the answer. Fast fashion has contributed to a climate emergency within the fashion industry, and being one of the most polluting industries we are
How High Can You Go?
This is the running joke about high waisted trousers and for me, the waistband had always fluctuated between high and low but recently, I decided to go higher. When pattern cutting, the waistline usually sits below the belly button for
How High Can You Go?
This is the running joke about high waisted trousers and for me, the waistband had always fluctuated between high and low but recently, I decided to go higher. When pattern cutting, the waistline usually sits below the belly button for
More of the Same BUT Better!
A while ago, I decided to experiment during the lockdown and made myself an Elizabethan shirt (see here). It was not an ordinary thing that anyone would have wanted but I had the fabric and the time so I decided
More of the Same BUT Better!
A while ago, I decided to experiment during the lockdown and made myself an Elizabethan shirt (see here). It was not an ordinary thing that anyone would have wanted but I had the fabric and the time so I decided
Sticking with the Plan
Coming from an engineering background, I always draw up a plan when I am doing something. This allows me to conceptualise the process and visualise the end product. Usually there are numerous iterations of a draft before I settle on
Sticking with the Plan
Coming from an engineering background, I always draw up a plan when I am doing something. This allows me to conceptualise the process and visualise the end product. Usually there are numerous iterations of a draft before I settle on
Deconstructed Construction
Our students were recently given a project relating to the word ‘Disobey’. It was quite interesting to hear their discussions about this subject and the research that they have collected. It also made me think about this subject and how
Deconstructed Construction
Our students were recently given a project relating to the word ‘Disobey’. It was quite interesting to hear their discussions about this subject and the research that they have collected. It also made me think about this subject and how
A Lesson On Failure.
Failure seems to be something that is frowned upon and treated as an embarrassment and as something that sets you back for life. But there is another philosophy in thinking that failure actually enables growth and change. Failure is also
A Lesson On Failure.
Failure seems to be something that is frowned upon and treated as an embarrassment and as something that sets you back for life. But there is another philosophy in thinking that failure actually enables growth and change. Failure is also
Pleats? Yes Please!
I had always wanted to own a pair of the ‘Pleats Please’ trousers by Issey Miyaki but the price was a huge deterrent. However, recently I saw a pair that had the perfect cut and beautiful pleating which made me
Pleats? Yes Please!
I had always wanted to own a pair of the ‘Pleats Please’ trousers by Issey Miyaki but the price was a huge deterrent. However, recently I saw a pair that had the perfect cut and beautiful pleating which made me
Interpreting Matisse’s Cut Outs in Garments
It’s been a while since I got technical in my work. A lot of my work has been very experimental and ‘loose’ but when it comes to design, it is very important that the research and development are reflected in
Interpreting Matisse’s Cut Outs in Garments
It’s been a while since I got technical in my work. A lot of my work has been very experimental and ‘loose’ but when it comes to design, it is very important that the research and development are reflected in
Afternoon Project
If you are like me, you have probably cleaned every corner of your home, cooked all the dishes that you wanted to try, Marie Kondo-ed your wardrobe and possibly drove everyone near you mad by now. Home isolation can be
Afternoon Project
If you are like me, you have probably cleaned every corner of your home, cooked all the dishes that you wanted to try, Marie Kondo-ed your wardrobe and possibly drove everyone near you mad by now. Home isolation can be
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