Cutting Edge thread
Other echos about our Work in Progress show in Azure, a canadian magazine about design, art and architecture. Here are some quotes but please have a look on the whole article at:
http://www.azuremagazine.com/newsviews/blog_content.php?id=737
"Shower curtains, sneaky canopies, and home accessories made from household waste were just a few of the ingenious designs on display at the Work In Progress show of the Design for Textile Futures masters program at the University of the Arts, Central Saint Martins College in London, England on Tuesday. Paige Magarrey reports. [...]
The final year of Textiles Futures focuses solely on the students’ master projects, which are broken into five categories: eco-conscious, interactive, comfort, urban futures, and poetic responsive textiles.
26-year-old Elisabeth Buecher’s quirky shower curtain in the eco-conscious category utilizes simple blue-and-white graphic drawings to respond to the question, "How can your shower fight water over-consumption in either a disturbing or a gorgeous way, using innovative materials, printing techniques and inflatable technology?” French textile designer Aurélie Mossé’s ExtraOrdinary Furniture (in the interactive category) sought to de-standardize domestic space and give long-lasting meaning to everyday objects with what she calls “emotionally durable design.”
Woven Light is another inspired creation from Kathy Schicker. She envisioned an interactive installation where fabric relies on natural light to enable light-based pattern changes. “The work,” says Schicker on the Textile Futures website, “is inspired by the concept of humanised hardware and poetic spaces.”
And in a category called "urban futures", where textiles are utilized in urban or public spaces, Jo Angell’s Solar Sanctuary responds to the question, “How far can a canopy in an outdoor space encourage people to seek refuge from the sun's harmful UV rays?” Her elegant, floral-like canopy design strives to attract people underneath with its pleasing patterns and effects, thereby protecting them from the sun’s damaging rays.
Quite clearly, the show isn’t a reflection of the industry’s current trends. The students’ innovative designs evoke thought-provoking questions and answers to domestic, social and ecological situations. “Our main objective is to create highly original and innovative work,” says Collet. “Quite often trends are inspired by some of our Central Saint Martins graduates’ work.” For the future of textile design, look no further than this particular classroom."
By Paige Magarrey