Claire Morris

 

Claire was inspired by the patterns and density of the traditional Lambani work and to explore this element she opted to strip the bright colors and create a sophisticated tonal look of blue/greys.

 

  

We were really interested to see the way Claire explored circuit board and geometric line imagery as starting points for her sample collection.

 

By incorporating beading in the traditional stitches, Claire has created a really interesting feel which references the origins but takes it forward to a new setting.

After initally looking at creating samples for home furnishings, Claire decided to create a fashion piece for her production project. We were interested that she used silk as a base fabric and thought it was very successful.

Rosie Barnes

 We were looking forward to seeing Rosie's use of neon after seeing images of her work in progress ealier on in the project, it's a really interesting take on the bright colours used by the Lambani and relevant to current trends. The use of white as a base makes for a fresh and contemporary feel.

Olivia Kennedy

Olivia told us she was already interested in exploring 'tribal' imagery in her work before she started the project so really enjoyed getting to grips with the new stitches. She saw a link between patterns of stitch and reptile scales and played on this theme to create her samples.

We really liked the richness of the colour palette and the real sense that Olivia has taken inspiration from the traditonal Lambani work and incorporated this within her own style and proportion to create a well rounded sample collection.

Work in Progress

A little update of some inspiration boards and sampling created by the some of the students during the project. We are going to be at UCF on 14th May to catch up with the students and all the lovely work they created during the project, so we'll be posting more images after that - we can't wait!!

Emily Dawson:

 

Olivia Kennedy:

Rachel Blount:

It's brilliant to see such a range of different ideas coming out of the one original brief. We really hoping that we would see a variety of angles and outcomes so this is really exciting.

Work in Progress: Emma Lidstone

We were really excited to see more work from Emma Lidstone this week when she sent us links to her blog.

Continuing the Sandur x Falmouth Project into a production unit, Emma is developing her initial inspiration into a childrenswear piece, using the Lambani stitches as a starting point

We like the way she has incorporated the traditional Lambani stiches into her embroidery and the fresh feel to the colour palette, which has been inspired by fruit.

Looking forward to seeing the finished dress, very cute!!
Thanks Emma

Hacking Design

Otto von Busch is a self styled 'Fashion Hacktivist', the Swedish designer, theorist and researcher focuses on the ways we design and consume fashion and looks to explore how we can dynamically change and 'hack' into the observed norms.

 

I first saw him give a version of this talk at an FEI conference. He draws on a wealth of knowledge and pulls together a wide range of ideas in an energetic explosion of thinking. Enjoy!

Work in Progress: Rachel Blount

Rachel has clearly drawn strong influence from the clothes of the Lambani women. The garments are spectacular and incredibly detailed, Rachel is picking up the effect of texture from the stitching and colour combinations, we look forward to seeing more.

image (c) Rachel Blount