Fairytale Fashion Show

I wanted to take a look at other work produced by designer Diane Eng and came across this footage of her 2010 show titled Fairytale Fashion Show, although i liked her overall idea the one outfit which stood out to me was a corset styled belt which lead into a ruffle style skirt. I like the idea of being able to attach a longer flowing piece of fabric onto your own original skirt making it look expensive an worthy of a runway show, once i start creating my collection of experimental prints i think i would like to look into this design idea of adaptable skirts.

Laser Cutting

Diana Eng.

Designer Diana Eng creates some stylish pieces of clothing with the use of a laser cutter, her basic tops shown above are placed onto a laser cutter leaving her own design carved into her chosen fabric, i would like to use a laser cutter to help with my own experimentation within textiles, i think that if i create a few varied print designs originating from my map imagery idea i could then use the prints under the laser cutter using the map imagery as the cut out design and create a cover up/caftan styled garment...

Abstract Photography

Kim Keith.

I came across a photographer named Kim Keith whos main photography focus is bodyscapes, her work is shot in black and white working with lighting and angles to show the abstract beauty of the body which is often overlooked. I love the idea of capturing an abstract image from an everyday form or object, i would like to use this method of photography as my starting point of research for my future ceramic project as i feel the abstract photos would help produce some interesting sketch ideas.

Maps

I recently booked a holiday to Majorca and just for some general knowledge checked it out on a map, when looking at the image above i began to think about maps in general and how much imagery is added such as lines and markers and also how the countries all connect almost like a jigsaw, i would like to play with the idea of maps later on as i feel i could use it within my experimentation.
{Almost like mapping the body in textiles or re-arranging the map of the body in ceramics by rearranging the forms as mentioned before...}

Emogayu...(Yuri Fukuda)

Ceramic artist Yuri Fukuda's work spreads across into clothing, the piece pictured above is one of Yuri's free form vases which looks a lot like solidified liquid. When looking at this particular vase i see a link to fashion and clothing as the clay form looks almost like a broken body cast, i like the idea of creating a cast of a body part and displaying its form and shape on another part of the body. The piece shown above looks like it could have been cast on the body before being broken and punctured , i feel like this could be placed on a part of the body like the shoulder almost like re-arranging the body's form using ceramic clothing....

Zips

Although the form of this piece above is far too plain for my liking i do like the slight zipped detail at the bottom of the vase as it brings clothing attributes and elements to the clay, i also feel that the zip is an interesting feature of clothing that could be explored further...  {Ideas: Buttons, Zips, collars etc...}

Sound Waves

I have recentley came across an interesting concept of using sound waves as imagery within textiles, the picture displayed on the left shows a typical looking stitched sound wave, the same designer has then used this imagery within his textiles prints to create the garments displayed below.



Jonathan Saunders, Spring Collection 2009.

I found the idea of turning sound into imagery quite an interseting concept, i love how designer Jonathan Saunders has

Nomandic Wonderland

This textile piece on the left was created by a recent graduate named Eunsuk Hur, i found this design really eye catching as it can be displayed as a wall piece or alternativley be worn as a body piece, I loved how each part of this design is very detailed and intricate and also how each piece of the design clicks together almost like a jig saw puzzel. I plan to make my own future textiles work and experiments more intricate with the use of a lasercutter as i feel it will make my work look more clean cut and professional.

Living Jewellery

Whilst searching for insperation i came across these two interesting facial designs above, i like the idea of facial designs/jewellery as i feel the face is the main focal point of the body, however i am now thinking about how i could adapt my own textiles or even ceramics piece to the face.

This fractural body design pictured on the left is almost like an extention of the body in a jewellery form, i like how each small piece thats been clustered together to create this design looks cold like ice which has been formed on the body when in fact this piece would be warm as they have been created using LED's.

Virtox

"A standard curve chasing itself, speeding up and then braking suddenly,

resulting in collision after collision, jumping back and ducking forward.

Always ending up where it started, right next to itself..."

When looking at the piece above i instantly liked the spiraling effect, the links, loops and the idea of a continuous shape or form, i also liked how the solid piece almost looks flexible like rubber bands or plastic.