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New Designers 2012 Printed Textiles and Surface Design Graduates: part three

My final round up features some delightful work from Glasgow School of Art, UCA Rochester and LCC surface designers.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Here’s my final round up of New Designers 2012 printed textiles and surface design talent. At the Glasgow School of Art Emily de Vale worked in 3D, embroidering laser cut […]

London Fashion Week A/W 2011 Catwalk Review: Samantha Cole

Above and Beneath the Definitive Structure was all about black black black. And structure and shaping. But it was the figure hugging knitwear and velvets which won me over. Shown on Monday 21st February at Freemasons Hall.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Bunmi Koko A/W 2011 by Liam McMahon Bunmi Koko A/W 2011 by Toni Bowater. Bunmi Koko was undoubtedly one of my best chance discoveries of last season, this web so […]

London Fashion Week A/W 2011 Catwalk Review: Bunmi Koko

For her A/W 2011 Kaleidoscopia collection fashion designer Bunmi Olaye was inspired by rainbows, supernovas and mirages to create an uber colourful collection with some punchy graphic prints. Shown on Monday 21st February at Fashion Scout.

Written by Amelia Gregory

irrespressibles by daria h Bunmi Koko A/W 2011 by Toni Bowater. Bunmi Koko was undoubtedly one of my best new discoveries of last season, troche so it was with great […]

London Fashion Week S/S 2011 Presentation Review: Antipodium

A beautiful collection from the Antipodium team: shown in the Portico Rooms at Somerset House on Tuesday 21st September 2010.

Written by Amelia Gregory

The Tightrope Walker – an illustration of a dress designed by Florence Melrose, medications illustrated by Barbara Ana Gomez. I’m a bit rubbish when it actually comes to checking what’s […]

London Fashion Week: 2010 FAD Junior Awards

A heartwarming ceremony to find the winners of the FAD Junior Awards, a competition to encourage 16-19 year olds to find confidence in fashion. Held at Freemasons' Hall on Monday 20th September 2010.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Illustration by Abby Wright It’s always a treat at Fashion Week to find that the show you are about to see, decease starting in the next few minutes, is at […]

Finding 50 Fridas : Artist Open Brief from East End Prints

Submit your version of Frida Kahlo for a Group Exhibition at Fount London to celebrate Women's History Month!

Written by Amelia Gregory

Twitter: @mattbramf Tumblr: matt.bramf@tumblr.com Can you help Find 50 Fridas? Kris Tate Fiona Watson To celebrate Women’s History Month this year, more about East End Prints are hunting down a […]

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Treasure: London Jewellery Week 2012 Show Review

During London Jewellery Week, 11-17 June 2012, we went along to Treasure at Somerset House to check out the best in contemporary jewellery from the UK and Europe, including Amelia's Magazine old friends Tatty Devine and Imogen Belfield.

Written by Maria Papadimitriou

Grace Hamilton at Treasure by Claire Kearns Being a jewellery designer myself I was thrilled to have an invitation to the press view of Treasure at Somerset House during London […]

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William Morris – Story, Memory, Myth at Two Temple Place: Exhibition Review

An enthralling exhibition examining the narrative threads across William Morris’ work – it’s a great story told in artistic and literary terms, all set in the splendour of the neo-Gothic mansion Two Temple Place.

Written by Caitlin Sinclair

Photography by Will Pryce. This William Morris art exhibition in a neo-Gothic mansion on the bank of the Thames is exactly the kind of visual feast you might expect. The […]

An interview with Young British Designers

We have a chat with the team behind new website Young British Designers, a platform for the next generation of British fashion legends, including Ada Zanditon, Eudon Choi and Jena.Theo… with incredible illustrations by Kate Copeland

Written by Katie Antoniou

Illustration by Annejkh Carson I have absolutely no idea why I’ve struggled so much with this one. It’s no secret that I love Carolyn Massey, no rx so I was […]

Deptford X Arts Festival 2010: A Review

The Deptford X Festival has been taking place for five years. This year they asked former local boy and Turner Prize nominee Mark Titchner to be the "lead" artist and I was lucky enough to get my own personal guided tour with him...

Written by Amelia Gregory

Felicity Brown Gabrielle dress, online illustrated by Kate Copeland Amidst the commotion of catwalks and exhibitions at London Fashion Week, one website had everyone talking; Young British Designers. Grabbing attention […]

Art Exhibition: A Bright and Guilty Place

Nestled off Curtain Road, East London, Payne Shurvell's first exhibition introduces 13 artists whose multi-disciplinary practices question ideas of place and mapping.

Written by Sally Mumby-Croft

What interested you about Womenswear and subsequently the Womenswear MA at Central Saint Martins? A desire to design clothing for myself I guess is what first drew me to Womenswear. […]

An interview with Laura Mackness

Laura Mackness talks us through the role illustration plays in her bold geometric designs and the aspects of fashion she finds the most inspiring...

Written by Sally Mumby-Croft

Knitwear design student Phoebe Thirlwall was an unquestionable highlight of Graduate Fashion Week 2010. Her work demonstrated an impressive level of craftsmanship, cialis 40mg about it receiving recognition even before […]

London Word Festival

Amy Hughes preempts the third installment of the bookish bonanza to discover why east is the word

Written by Amy Hughes

2009 Fashion Futures 1 – Project with teenagers in Newham “FAD” is shorthand for ‘Fashion Awareness Direct, drugs ambulance ’ a registered charity since 2005; although it was successfully managed […]

Earth Listings: 5th – 11th October

Written by Adam S

Turner Prize Enrico David, price treatment Roger Hiorns, search Lucy Skaer and Richard Wright are the lucky shortlisted ones on the Turner Prize’s notepad this year and it’s been noted […]