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NO SEAMS

This collection takes on other disciplines, such as industrial design,

packaging, and interior design to produce a way of constructing

garments were NO SEAMS ARE USED. It's about creating shapes in

a whole different way; putting aside archaic stitching and sewing,

exploring the qualities of the fabrics, and other ways they can be

assembled together. Many contemporary artists such as Leonardo

Drew and Oliver Arms are going back to the experimentation of

these techniques by forcing the laws of the materials.

Contemporary packaging uses paper without glue to create interesting

packages that are more eco-friendly than the ones that use glue

or other substances to create these shapes. To apply this idea into

fabric, we just have to find the type of fabric that will stay folded

crisp together without sewing it, and maybe even reinforcing it with

the iron or the ancient starch.

Contemporary packaging uses paper without glue to create interesting

packages that are more eco-friendly than the ones that use glue

or other substances to create these shapes. To apply this idea into

fabric, we just have to find the type of fabric that will stay folded

crisp together without sewing it, and maybe even reinforcing it with

the iron or the ancient starch.

Garments needs closures, and there are existing ones that donʼt

need stitching, such as grommets, snap buttons, braids and knots.

These techniques could not only be used as a way of closing but also

to create shapes.

One of the biggest challenges of this project is how to have a clean

finish without using stitches. One technique that has been used by so

many disciplines is the laser cut. This precise method can create very

complex cutout patterns of extremely thin fabrics without the need to

finish its edges. This method is perfect to finish the edges of the

fabrics that threads easily.

THE ORIGINAL COPY (Taxi Art Magazine- Issue #1)

What is art when we see the photograph of a sculpture? Is it the picture or the sculpture that is being photographed?
¿Qué es arte cuando se hace una fotografía de una escultura? ¿Es la fotografía o la escultura fotografiada?
Read full article (Page 24) (Photo: Horst. P. Horst, Costume for Salvador Dali's Dream of Venus, 1939)

Pasarela Internacional de Jóvenes Diseñadores de Vigo

The designer Almudena Alcaide is presenting her new collection “Dreams and Reflections” in the Pasarela de Jóvenes Diseñadores de Vigo (Vigo's Novel Designers Runway) from October 30^th to November 1^st 2009. This collection is inspired by a revealing dream where she was climbing up and down dunes and everything had a golden tone to it. Her surprise was when she found out that the designer and friend Andrea Carandini made a collage with out knowing about her dream that resemble exactly the esthetic of it. She has also taken influences on a trip to Istambul including fabrics that she bought over there. The rest of the fabrics are high quality silks, organic cottons and hand dyed lace.  Click to see come photos and articles about the event 

INTERVIEW ELISA PALOMINO

La diseñadora Elisa Palomino nos concede una entrevista sobre su nueva colección que presento en Cibeles. Read the full article.

GABRIEL OROZCO (Art Magazine- Issue# 0)

(Gabriel Orozco, "My Hands are My Heart", 1991) Read Full Article . Page 12

JAPANESE FASHION NOW

El museo de FIT en Nueva York acogerá la primera exhibición sobre la moda en Japón en los últimos 20 años del 17 de Septiembre al 8 de Enero del 2011. Read the full article.