The British Council and the British Fashion
Council will present 110 emerging designers from nearly 30 countries in the
largest public fashion exhibition of its kind. The annual exhibition now in its
fourth year, is free of charge and will take place at Brewer Street Car Park in
London
A public programme of talks and events will
run throughout the showcase, including a designer mentoring programme
facilitated by London College of Fashion. The Designer Support Programme will
bring together a network of LCF affiliated academics and researchers, to help
designers prepare for the showcase by offering them mentoring opportunities and
seminars on business development during IFS. A collaboration with Fashion Scout
will offer designers involved in IFS the opportunity to show their work on the
catwalk.
The exhibition will also feature an area
curated by On|Off showing individual designers from countries including the Netherlands , Morocco ,
Pakistan and Thailand
Exhibitions:
For its third showcase of young fashion
talent in London
Set in a literary themed backdrop, the
exhibition is a meeting place for international writers to respond to Austria
‘Another
Austria’ is supported by the Arts Division and the Culture Division of the
Federal Chancellery of Austria (BKA), ‘departure’ – the creative unit of the
Vienna Business Agency and Advantage Austria. The exhibition is designed by
polimekanos and covered by Indie Magazine
Designers include: Carolin Holzhuber,
DMMJK, Inga Nemirovskaia, Jana Wieland, Katharina Perkhofer, Sabinna
The colour blue is formed in our vision
because blue light is not absorbed like yellow and red light. It is the influence
of this ‘blue infinity’ that underpins the concept of Brazil
Taking ‘infinite’ blue waters as a starting
point, the exhibition showcases the works of five talented Brazilian designers.
The element of water is shown in its most representative way: through the
oceans and seas.
The sea is a long extension of salt water
connected with an ocean. The seawater i transparent but looks BLUE, green and
even gray.
Designers include: Cecilia Prado, Fernando
Cozendey, Sinesia Karol, Tavinho Costa, Triya, Virzi + De Luca.
The scaffolding structure – central to the
exhibition – is so significant as it has been used since ancient times to
support people and materials in the construction of new things. Running
parallel to this sense of ‘the new’, the designers have each created
forward-looking and innovative collections. Proportion, silhouette, technical
process and textiles have been carefully considered for maximum aesthetic
impact.
Designers include: Lina Ibáñez Coronado,
Miguel Mesa, Julia Männistö, New Cross
‘Once Upon a
Time’ presents menswear, womenswear and accessories by five young Czech
designers who are connected by an archetypical quality of imagination.
Re-creating long-forgotten fairy tale landscapes, they weave poetic, witty and
haunting stories into fabrics, furs, metals, skins and gems.
Here, fashion meets fantasy… Prepare to
play in an immersive world where dresses are worn by monkey kings and
mountaineers, foxes transform into women adorned by flower-shaped silver and
pearls, gravel is turned into coats and rings, a child’s drawings come to life
and forests of rabbit skulls remind us of the traps of vanity.
Installation by studio deFORM
Designers include: Janja Prokić, Markéta
Martíšková, Mirka Horká, Petra Ptáčková, Štěpán Růžička.
This conceptual art-fashion project is
centred on the reconstruction of the historic building of Tbilisi State Academy
of Arts, an architectural monument of cultural heritage in itself.
A true cultural crossroads, the building’s
exterior appearance is both artistic and eclectic. The facade is typically
European, yet inside, the Baroque co-exists with elements of late Classicist
and Iranian Qajar styles. Here, art and fashion are represented as a tool and
an appeal for the survival of an iconic building.
Designers include: Eloshi, Lasha
Devdariani, Salome Totladze.
‘In The Fold’
presents the new wave of creative minds redesigning the contemporary landscape
of Irish fashion. Their shared minimal aesthetic is based on innovative
approaches to the body and tailored construction.
Using the medium of fashion to question and
respond to their indigenous environment, the quiet purity of of these designers
and their collective output offers a restrained alternative to a society based
on digital immediacy and speed.
By grounding the garments as focal points,
the exhibition invites the viewer to step inside and observe their
construction. This ‘slowing down’ of fashion and highlighting of the smaller
craft details reveals the influence of cultural heritage and traditions on
practice.
In The Fold is presented by Irish Design
2015, a year-long programme exploring, promoting and celebrating Irish design
and designers in Ireland and internationally.
Designers include: Caoimhe MacNeice,
Jocelyn Murray Boyne, Laura Kinsella Millinery, Michael Stewart, Rory Parnell
Mooney, Naiose Farrell.
Fashion is in a constant state of flux just
as Japan
With the passing of each year’s seasons,
the land is gradually refashioned, eventually bringing great changes. It is
impossible to tell when devastating earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis
or typhoons may strike, transforming the landscape in an instant.
The creativity of the Japanese people –
echoing the process of natural change – is also unpredictable, producing a huge
range of unique works.
The emerging designers featured in ’Crash
Pop’ take inspiration from their own diverse backgrounds and reflect the
reality of contemporary Japan.
Designers include: Akiko Aoki, Kotoha
Yokozawa, Noriko Nakazato, Soshi Otsuki, Ryota Murakami, Wataru Tominaga, Yuki
Shimane
‘Style
Sharing’ explores the symbiotic relationship between Korean and British styles.
Showcasing the work of Korean designers inspired by British life, it will
highlight distinctions between classic ‘Britishness’ and ‘Hallyu’ – a Korean
term for South Korean culture’s popularity in the West.
Progressive and fast-paced modern life
provides the backdrop for the exhibition, exploring the cultural exchange
between Korean Culture and British Life.
The garments will reveal the relationship
between British and Korean fashion, showing both how close – and how diverse –
the countries are stylistically; blurring and contrasting the boundaries of
fashion and culture.
Designers include: Ha Sang Beg, Heohwan
Simulation, Hyunsoo Heather Park, J Koo, J Moon, Nayoung Moon, rokh.
GuarantyTrust Bank Lagos Fashion and Design
Week in collaboration with Nigerian Export Promotions Council, presents "5
Metamorphosis" - an experiment in time that admires both the naturally -
subtle and wildly - obvious progressions in the trajectory of a designer's
fashion artistry.
It is the designer's distinct, innate
personal characteristics that creates an opportunity to bear witness to the
fruition of their art. Too often, the journey of design can be a blur, but this
showcase attempts to focus, contemplate and reflect on the oft-overlooked
design qualities of these fashion artisans. The exhibition concept is designed
by A White Space Creative Agency.
Designers include: Grey, IAMISIGO, Kenneth
Ize, Orange Culture, T.I. Nathan
Curated by award-winning theatre designer
Gino Gonzales, the Philippines
Here, six young Filipino designers
investigate new shapes and forms in a theatrical and thought provoking
rendition of mythical creatures from Philippine folklore. These mythical
creatures evoked both irrational fear and obsessive fascination among the
Filipino folks of old, and have been a rich source of captivating tales and
legends that dominated culture and society.
Designers include: Jaggy Glarino, John
Herrera, Ken Samudio, Michelline Syjuco, Renan Pacson, Tony Evan.
‘Warsaw
Calling’ is a response to the enthusiastic reaction of a group of influential
British fashion journalists to Poland’s vibrant fashion scene. The exhibition
shows the collaborative nature of fashion: designers working closely with
textile, accessories and shoe designers as well as set designers to create the
‘end look’ of their collections.
Four labels: Ewa Stepnowska, kaaskas,
Joanna Wawrzyńczak and Zofia Ufnalewska occupy three spaces, inspired by shop
windows and Warsaw’s famous 3D theatre the Fotoplastikon.
The exhibition – overseen by Studio Design
UK with shoe design by Piniak Shoe and MYS shoes and surface design by Justyna
Medoń – richly mirrors Poland’s contemporary fashion scene.
Designers include: Ewa Stepnowska, k a a s
k a s, Joanna Wawrzyńczak, Zofia Ufnalewska
BLOOM is a project developed by Portugal
Fashion to discover and promote new Portuguese designers. For a second year, Portugal
Continuing from last year’s greenhouse, –
where spectators could observe the stages of the designer’s growth and
development, – this year’s exhibition will show the development of the organic
greenhouse in a more technological way.
Elements that sustain and promote
artificial growth will be embraced. The energy of the sun is the heart of this
installation as the driving force for the growth of this new technological
movement and the catalyst for nurturing talent.
The exhibition is designed Miguel Bento in
collaboration with NU.AS Architects and project managed by Mario Quina and
Marlene Oliveira.
Designers include: Carla Pontes, Hugo
Costa, João Melo Costa, KLAR, Mafalda Fonseca
‘Untamed Skin
- The Romanian Blouse’ shows the origins of the exquisite Romanian blouse - an
untamed, yet delicate garment, traditionally worn close to the skin of its
wearer and handcrafted from natural textiles and pigments and embroidered with
primordial symbols and patterns.
Fashion designers Alexandru Nimurad and
Alexandra Abraham and jewellery-designer Vika Tonu developed their collective
clothing, accessory and jewellery collection around the blouse as an organic
structure, honouring its distinctive local background and visual history.
The seductive Romanian blouse became
fashionable in the interwar period when Queen
Marie of Romania began wearing it as a
symbol of belonging. The blouse was made famous by Matisse and fashion
luminaries Yves Saint Laurent, Jean Paul Gaultier, Emillio Pucci and, more
recently, Tom Ford.
‘Untamed Skin’
is a collaboration between GALATECA Gallery of Contemporary Art and Design,
Bucharest and the Romanian Cultural Institute in London.
Designers include: Alexandru Nimurad,
Alexandra Abraham, Vika Tonu
Scandinavia: Denmark
And Norway
The fashion world is dominated by visual
impressions – the flash of the photoshoot and the spectacle of the catwalk –
and yet the minds behind them often remain hidden backstage or behind the
camera.
The concept behind ‘Who’s the Creator’
stems from a desire to break the monotony of fashion photography and to draw
the designer into the foreground. Instead of a stream of interchangeable
models, the exhibition examines the personalities behind the clothes.
Photographer Kajsa Gullberg’s candid
portraits show designers wearing their own pieces, underlining the relationship
between creator and creation. By presenting these images alongside the
designers’ collections, the exhibition represents fashion as art installation.
It offers viewers an insight into the personality beyond the brand, inviting
them to consider the creative process of fashion design from a fresh – and more
human – perspective.
Designers include: Tilde Bay
In a showcase alongside 13 other countries
in an increasingly interrelated world, we aim to show how South Africa
The work of three designers are presented -
all of whom imbue the next wave of South African self-expression through well
researched, unclichéd, and ambitious design handwriting.
As the title of the installation suggests,
the designers' work manages to look back with a view to looking forward - all
with clear ideas about what to leave behind, and what to take with them.
Designers include: Adriaan Kuiters &
Jody Paulsen, Akedo, MaXhosa by Laduma
In a showcase alongside 13 other countries
in an increasingly interrelated world, we aim to show how South Africa
The work of three designers are presented -
all of whom imbue the next wave of South African self-expression through well
researched, unclichéd, and ambitious design handwriting.
As the title of the installation suggests,
the designers' work manages to look back with a view to looking forward - all
with clear ideas about what to leave behind, and what to take with them.
Designers include: Adriaan Kuiters &
Jody Paulsen, Akedo, MaXhosa by Laduma
Society, culture and our cities constantly
reinvent themselves and evolve. The Spanish
‘City of
Design’, Bilbao, is a true example of how innovation may transform urban
physiognomy – from an industrial space to a more human, hospitable one.
‘Giving Light’
shows the transformation of Bilbao by using light as a central element. It aims
to give light to the artistic powers hidden inside each designer.
The designers in the exhibition pass
through a filter of light, in a seemingly hidden, dark place. The place becomes
warm and light upon examination of the details and meticulous work of the
pieces on show. The young designers showcased link the artistic
movements that inspire their work with
future innovation, opening up their art by expressing it in their finished
garments and communicating with their audience by interacting with exhibition
visitors in this game of light and shadow.
Designers include: Antxia, Daniel Santos,
David Catalan, Howl by Maria Glück, Leandro Cano
‘Visionaries’
presents work from recent graduates and students of Switzerland’s two principal
fashion courses. Both university courses aim to support students while they
develop their own vision of fashion and also to help give shape to this vision.
The body is a blank canvas, both boundary
and playground simultaneously, allowing the designers’ visions to grow. The
young designers have all broken the shackles of mainstream aesthetics.
The resulting vision represents a new
generation of talented Swiss designers, using their sensitive feeling for the
present and future Zeitgeist. In their visions, the designers reflect on
individualism and the notion of the body as a means of communication.
‘Serengeti
Sirens‘ explores how femininity – particularly Tanzanian femininity – is
articulated through fashion and how this expression is informed by other
contemporary Tanzanian ideals of status, modesty and faith across the country.
Whatever their interpretation, the Sirens
remain proud, regal and truly Tanzanian. The aim of the exhibition is to view
the female form as adorned by the creations of the various designers through
their eyes and their vision.
These diverse visions are all inspired by
the regional nuances present throughout Tanzania
Designers include: An-Nisa Abayas, Eve
Collections, Jacqueline Kibacha, Nakadhalika-NK, Nau Nuhu
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