RCA MA Graduates

Inspiring Collections/Processes/Concepts

I am interested in Luise Martin's knitted collections due to the inspiring surfaces she creates using structural qualities. In my own work, I would like to be able to create samples with structural surfaces similarly to the images seen below. Luise designs for high end womenswear, which is another reason I find her work interesting. Imagining the fabric on the body. 

I have found Julia Skliarova's work to be extremely influential. Julia's context is for high end fashion similarly to my own. The reason I find such interest in Julia's work is due to her interesting yarn choices as she works mostly by blending different weights of yarn on the jacquard. Her fabrics are further exaggerated by playing with contrasting properties such as stretch nylon and leather, or linen and crepe yarns, which result in samples looking three dimensional. It is this concept of play to introduce new ideas which appeals to me the most and is something I am looking forward to experimenting with further in Unit X. 

I wanted to write about Hana Mitsui's work because I found her concept so intriguing and it made me want to immediately try out the process. Hanna's concept is all about recycling and taking yarns from garments which have effectively been thrown away. She then redesigns new structures and re weaves the yarns in different combinations to completely re create fabrics. Additionally, I like Hanna's work  because it is targeting ethical awareness in the fashion world, which is something I want to later continue to study in depth when I go on to do my own MA. 

Left and top middle: Luise Martin knitted textiles, Bottom middle: Julia Skliarova Jacquard Woven textiles, Top right and bottom right: Hana Mitsui Woven Textiles