I have been looking forward to the Dior exhibition (Designer of dreams) at the Victoria and Albert Museum for some while now and I finally went today- I was actually just going to this exhibition because I love Dior and was interested in the exhibition, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that there was … Continue reading FMP WK 1 →

Following assessment, a key thing that I gathered was that I need much more research and I need to research in greater depth from a wide variety of sources in order to create a really strong base for my experiments to come from and to communicate my concept well. (I will write a post more … Continue reading FMP WK 1 →

Today I went out to an exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery called 'Salon 009: We live in an ocean of air' run by Marshmallow Laser Fest. This exhibition was so perfectly related to my topic as it was about reconnecting people to the natural world, which is what my whole project is about as I … Continue reading FMP WK 1 →

Although we're not actually in studio sessions this week, this is the official starting week of our FMP. I am quite excited as it's eight weeks of conducting an in depth study into a topic that I'm passionate about, but at the same time I'm a little bit nervous as I know that this eight … Continue reading FMP WK 1 →

JOHAL, Anand FMP ProposalSection 1: Rationale Studying the foundation course for fashion and textiles has enabled me to really grow in my creative practice. After coming from a fine art A-level background, this course has given me the chance to understand the fashion and textiles industry better, through learning how to conduct research, develop my … Continue reading FMP Proposal →

This was a really interesting project as it was based on 3D modelling and wearable tech, something which I have not considered much in previous projects. Although I have been working on improving my skills, I am still not very confident using very digital methods however, I enjoyed learning how to use new software such … Continue reading Autonomous Substrates →

During this second week, the focus was on finishing our final outcomes individually and as a group and doing our final photoshoots and still life shoots. We all worked well together in order to get everything we needed together. Personally, I was working on samples and a knitted bag to be using in the still … Continue reading Industry Collaboration Project: Part 2 →

For this project I chose to take the role of textile designer for the brand Missoni as they use a wide range of fabrications/methods such as knit and weave as well as patterns such as their signature zig zag; therefore this choosing this brand would give me the opportunity to experiment with these techniques. We … Continue reading Industry collaboration project: Part 1 →

With our UCAS applications now sent off to our chosen universities, we were given a week to sort out our portfolios in studio time, with examples and 1-2-1 support available from tutors. This week was incredibly useful for me as I did not get much help at secondary school when applying for the foundation course … Continue reading Portfolio preparation →

This project was a great way to experience how it would be to work in a group of people, all with different backgrounds and skill sets; we learned how to work together to produce a complete concept and supporting material, as well as how to work independently on our own research and outcomes, more specific … Continue reading IGEEA Collaborative Collective continued… →