Luciana Rondolini

Today I am loving the work of mixed media artist Luciana Rondolini.  She draws on the irony of manufactured beauty and the 'plastic' clone-like idea of modern day identity, utilising iconic imagery and famous faces such as Gaga and Beiber. 

Juxtaposing the ugliness of rotting fruit with the beautiful aesthetics of jewels for her project ‘tiffany’.  Everyday fruits are encrusted with sparkle whilst areas of their rotting flesh remain revealed.  Food for thought....

 

Lorenzo Nanni

 Lorenzo Nanni is an Italian Textile graduate living in Paris. His influences include the human body from birth until death as well as flora and fauna.  His handiwork includes such detail that you can repeatedly stare at it and the eye falls on something different each time.

Through the medium of embroidery and embellishment Lorenzo captures organic beauty by using clusters of beads, stitches and sequins which accumulate into sprawling, sculptural forms. He also creates smaller pieces depicting dramatic enlargements of flora and elements of the human body. For me, his works capture the mystical and sometimes dark elements of nature perfectly.

http://www.lorenzonanni.com

Chotronette

I stumbled upon the work of Chotronette today. Unique, fanciful and wearable creations. I love the way the collections have intriguing titles such as 'Frida-isnt-dead' and '

Notes on a Star-Stalking Muse'.

http://chotronette.com/

 

Chotronette is made up of a pair of best friends – Silvia Chiteala and Laura Cazacu from Romania who believe clothes are an expression of your personality not strictly trend based (hear hear!)

'we invite our clients to make a statement instead of floating along with popular trends. We dare you to have fun in our dresses, steal the limelight and be the queen bee with the outrageous dress they all love to hate'.

Their original tastes are also reflected in their photo shoots... MAGICAL.

 

 

 

 

Nectar and Light

Photographic prints of textures, this collection based around close ups of jewels. Amazing how when taken out of context the eye sees a completely different picture. Part of the inspiration behind my photographic sublimation prints.

www.nectarandlight.bigcartel.com 

Lauren McKellar

Stunning visual composition, embroidery layered with vintage imagery from mixed media illustrator Lauren McKellar. This relates to an idea I have about my own photography and textile process...watch this space.  http://www.lauramckellar.com/Embroidery

Emma Louise Wilson

Ceramics and mixed media artist. Such a stunning textural aspect to her creations such as lace pressed clay, something I class as a bog inspiration of mine.




www.emmalouisewilson.co.uk

Erickson Beamon

Jewellery designer, frequent collaborator with Alexander McQueen. Pushing the boundaries of pearls, crystals and chains creating chandeliers, masks and headpieces. Such a fairy tale element in all of their designs.

                                                              "Dreams are made of this"-
                                                    Jefferson Hack for Dazed and Confused

Texture

 Inspiration for textural drawings and embroidery formation from Tumblr. Built up layers, forming sculptural patterns.

  

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

 

 

 

Never-ending Stories

I have consolidated my feelings about what the upcoming 'Never-ending Stories' collection is about and collaged it onto a scrumscious board.

Magical carousel, rediscovery, romance and whimsy.

 

 

Ryan Lo

Ryan Lo is an upcoming fashion designer whose collections are all inspired by fun and love, as well as a girlish notion of femininity.  He describes his signature as the pink frock...pink is such a happy colour just looking at his pieces makes me giddy!

Animal Madness

 

 

There seems to have been a strong theme of the animal world emerging within haute couture, Paris S/S 2014. Above Jean-Paul Gaultier uses the butterfly as a theme quite literally. Highly embellished symmetry.

 

 

 

At the Valentino show animals were also key. Basic tribal-esque, appliqued shapes and animal forms such as swans and snakes wrapping around tutu like gowns.

Erdem quilted gown

 

 

 

 

Printed, quilted and embellished dress by Erdem (2008). Opulent gem colours smattered with areas of embroidered texture and quilting continue to draw the eye in after the first glance. Stunning.

Marit Fujiwara

 

http://maritfujiwara.com/

Marit graduated from University of London after studying Textile Design and her passion is constructing textiles. Inspired by accidental sculptures such as water-soaked books on pavements and decaying debris, Marit uses fabrics to replicate these shapes often creating new techniques as well as modernising old processes. The results of these processes are stunningly wearable pieces of art.