Interest continues on the stand at Indigo in Paris from companies in Denmark, England, Turkey, China and France - continue reading Colette Dobson's (Senior Lecturer) diary to find out some more...
Gustav from Denmark were looking for edgy and expressive ideas and left with a sample from one of our past graduates, Rosie de Beer.
Gustav from Denmark were looking for edgy and expressive ideas and left with a sample from one of our past graduates, Rosie de Beer.
Textile Express from Shropshire thought the work was "incredible stuff" with a ". Fantastic use of technology to creative outcomes."
Lots of visitors to the stand looked at the back of the fabrics, loving the hand crafted stitching and bead work. Officina del Jeans loved the moodiness of Sean's dyed and pleated work and Alex Hobley's layered screen printed designs.
Esmee based in Highgate, London and Turkey are interested in students contacting them for placements. Paulette Chow a graduate from Central St Martins having worked for the company for 9 years said "It would be a great opportunity for our students as they are our future".
We spoke to a number of Chinese companies including Less from Zhejang who have visited us twice to see Emily Hacket's laser cut leather.
Max Studio Towcater loved Emily Hacket's folk skirt designs.
A lot of information was derived from discussions with buyers. Rhum Raisain from Plessanne France,who was intrigued by Katie Lewis's, experimental, pleated painted and embroidered pieces. . Buyers are interested in manufacturing processes as the translation of exciting work can be challenging for them, but they say they want to see this "fresh and innovative " approach.
White Stuff, who have bought work at a previous show returned to the stand to see what was new. they were looking for conversational prints, illustrative , image based work, something our students do well.
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