If we do the Craig Lawrenceish way, in 2010, we will meet up in ruffled pop-pom catsuits, silver dominatrix see through costumes and over-yarned fairy dresses to celebrate the fantastic handmade knitted and crafted fashion universe of the young London-based designer. In his third collection, Craig Lawrence, a Central Saint Martin`s graduate, explores volumes and knits in a silver-red mix. Great match and obviously, fun to wear. (more…)

One thing I like about blogging is that things cross my path I never knew about before. Today, I learned that surface design and future textile design are acknowledged design disciplines, people study.

Elisa Stroyzk from Berlin for example, she graduated from KHB Berlin and Central Saint Martins London, turns heads with her incredible wood-rug and also applies her knowledge beyond the fields of art. From wall coverings, interior designs and furniture, Elisa Stroyzk presents an exciting output on the work with textiles, volumes and spaces. Have a look on her work here. (more…)

Blurring the lines between fashion and art, Chinese Central Saint Martins graduate Yang Du blows me away with her hand- and machine knitted sweater collection. Although, it´s only a small range of pieces, the wearability of this line excites me. It´s fun, it´s playful, it´s totally zeitgeist and super unique. I don´t ask for more.

But wait. Susie Bubble did, for Dazed Digital. Read here.

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Photo via Yunju Lee. (more…)

Organic cotton, recycled/reused materials, made in Europe, wearer friendly and bio degradable -
Pia Stachina stands for an approach to design that takes its cue from nature in more ways than one.

The collection of the Central Saint Martins graduate aims to be the antidote to the waste of resources, using the most sustainable solution for every step of the collection – from the clothes to the packaging to the marketing -, while never forfeiting sophisticated, luxurious and contemporary design. (more…)

Inspired by the obsure and uncanny in life Central Saint Martins graduate Tina Tsang tries to breathe life into everyday objects to create an unconscious dialog between the object and user. The aim of
her design is to enthrall the user and give a sense of other worldliness to everyday life. (more…)

Traditionally, fashion elite school Central Saint Martins releases its MA graduates with the privilege of defile in the context of London Fashion Week into professional life. And yesterday it was the 2009 graduates who entered the stage. Only a cold comfort in view of the fierce economic situation but at least a working tool to get attention as initial aid which is way more than students from ordinary design schools can expect. (more…)

If Rosie Kent´s and Liria Pristine´s heads wouldn´t have flashed so über-blond and über-red, i certainly would have passed the window, the two were sitting in during a Berlin Fashion Week event. Instead of, I turned back and got enchanted…. (read on) (more…)