ART INSPIRED BY PATTERN CUTTING

National  Craft  Gallery  Kilkenny

Block Party  - 31 March 2012 – 16 May 2012

 

Contemporary craft inspired by
the art of the tailor

A Crafts Council  Touring Exhibition

The Crafts Council’s new touring exhibition Block Party, curated by visual artist Lucy Orta, celebrates the skill of the pattern cutter and tailor, and explores the creative possibilities of this craft.

Block Party showcases work by artists that apply the aesthetics and techniques of pattern cutting to their practice in innovative and unexpected ways.

Curated by visual artist Lucy Orta in partnership with the Crafts Council UK, Block Party will reveal the contemporary applications and creative possibilities of pattern cutting. The exhibition will feature the work of 10-15 practitioners for whom pattern cutting forms the basis of their practice, yet whose output results not only in garments, but a variety of innovative forms. Works will be shown that poetically reveal the tradition, history, and skills of the pattern cutter and tailor, in various contemporary media.

Designed by architecture studio Carmody Groarke, the exhibition includes sculpture, interactives, moving image, collage and textiles created by the likes of established artists Shelley Fox, Charlotte Hodes, Dai Rees, Yinka Shonibare, Simon Thorogood and emerging artists such as Hormazd Narielwalla.

A Crafts Council UK Touring Exhibition

http://www.blockparty.org.uk/

http://www.nationalcraftgallery.ie/exhibitions

LSAD FASHION SHOW WEBSITE

http://www.lsadfashion.ie/

LSAD  FASHION  SHOW - THURSDAY  17TH  MAY
TICKETS  AVAILABLE  THROUGH  www.litmt.ie  or  www.lit.ie/lsad/fashionshow

After the catwalk event on May 17th, all 24 students’ collections and individual pieces will be up for sale during the Limerick School of Art & Design’s Annual Degree Show running from 9-15th of June.

2nd year fashion student Orla Doyle showcases her work

Orla created an 8 piece ensemble for renowned hair stylist Michael Leong who was exhibiting his S/S 2012 hat collection  at  the  Kerry  Fashion  Awards  recently.

Orla also created a piece for Michael for The L'Oreal hair stylist awards. The look got through to the final which will be held in June.

LIT FASHION SHOW

Catriona.Murphy

LIT Fashion Show in Aid of Pieta House Pieta House is the centre for prevention of self-harm and suicide Date: Thursday 8th March 2012 Venue: The Strand Hotel Limerick, at 7.30pm Tickets: €15 pp/ students €10 Available from the Student Union & The Street Cocktail

Tue 09:32

 

LIT Fashion Show

 in Aid of

Pieta House

Pieta House is the centre for prevention of self-harm and suicide

Date: Thursday 8^th March 2012

Venue: The Strand Hotel Limerick, at 7.30pm

Tickets: €15 pp/ students €10

Available from the Student Union & The Street

Cocktail Reception, Holman Lee Modeling Agency, Fashion Designs from the School of Art & Design,

Best Dressed Lady Competition, Make-Up Demonstrations

and Amazing Prizes to be won.

Look out for your ‘Limerick Student Race Day’ outfit on the Runway!!

Fashion Show organised and coordinated by 2nd year Event Management students

Thank you for your support

litfashionshow@gmail.com

David Poole and the V&A

As part of the V&A Friday late project celebrating the work of Cecil Beaton ,  the editor of  Slashstroke Magazine David Poole  - LSAD  Fashion Graduate -  organised a fashion illustration work shop.
Check  out  the  blog  to  see  some  of  the  results  and  other  great  illustrations. 
http://slashstrokemagazine.com/

GILLETTE COMPETITION

2ND  YEARS  ARE  CURRENTLY  DESIGNING  FOR  ENTRY  INTO  THE  'GILLETTE  DRESS  OF  YOUR  DREAMS' COMPETITION  2012

CATHERINE KELLY AND MARY BUGGY WERE SELECTED FOR FINALS IN 2011

                                       CATHERINE  KELLY  2ND  FROM  LEFT
                                       MARY  BUGGY  FAR  RIGHT

TRIUMPH INSPIRATION AWARD

2ND  YEAR  STUDENTS  ARE  CURRENTLY  WORKING  ON  THEIR  TRIUMPH  LINGERIE  PIECES  FOR  SELECTION  IN  THE   NATIONAL  FINALS  TAKING  PLACE  IN  DUBLIN  AT  THE  END  OF  MARCH.

THIS  YEARS  THEME  IS  ' DRAGONS  AND  BUTTERFLIES'   TO  COINCIDE  WITH  2012 THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON  AND  THE  INTERNATIONAL  FINALS  WHICH  WILL  TAKE  PLACE  IN  SHANGHAI

LOG  ONTO  THE  WEBSITE  FOR  IMAGES  OF  PAST  WINNERS  INCLUDING   OUR  OWN  SARAH  RYAN  WHO  REPRESENTED  IRELAND  IN  2011

2011  WINNER   SARAH  RYAN

http://www.triumph.com/award