Bee's make Bespoke Furniture...

A collaborative event between The Honeybees, Kevin Hill (industrial designer), Vanessa Harden (concept designer) and Ben Faga (artist). The bee's a building a form within the constaints as set by human interaction. This was featured in Designersblock but I have not found a direct link online about the project specifically - will continue with the search.

Shelley Fox

Shelley Fox

Discarded fabrics and reclaimed clothing.

Fashion Designer, London, launched 1996 - 2006. Renewed interest in craft and the importance of a skill and tradition based knowledge to remain local/european.

Fashion design, textile design, costume design for dance etc

http://www.shelleyfox.com/

Need to check out what she is currently up to but not obvious on the internet. Source: 26

Harvesting Homes

This article in Bloom highlights the way in which design is changing / adapting and considering what it's position is within global ethics & sustainability. Reminds me of some of the work by CJ Lim.

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origins of grown jacket?

I have just come across this piece in the excellent book: Fashioning the Future. This jacket miniarture has been grown in a lab like the work of Suzanne Lee. This work however was done for those veggie's with a conscience who do not feel happy wearing leather. This piece (an intended art piece) called Victimless Leather, 2004 was developed by bio artists Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr - based at SymbioticA. The project was established in Australia as Tissue Culture & Art Project.

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Maison Martin Margiela

Genius - more to come here but my initial thoughts are written on the back of the Exhibition Guide.

Questioning

Basso & Brooke, 2010. Chain mail styled cloth, constructed. Source: 5

Sometimes you come across textiles that questions and challenges the notion of process. This work by Anna Glassbrook was shown at The Octagon in Bath but was work that she completed as a student at Bath Spa and was subsequently shown at New Designers 2010. The work explores the idea of stitch in space, as 3d and had a feeling of a stitch suspended in space.

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