DESIGNER GALLERY


WANG HE YI

WANG HE YI - W. H. Y aims to become a sustainable fashion luxury brand with its fabric-oriented design process. It centres its designs around ancient Chinese philosophy - Taoism. Since Taoism is such a pearl of fundamental and profound wisdom in Chinese history, the scope of its ideas and concepts covers many truths of the universe. To revive this ancient wisdom, modern avant-garde aesthetics are employed to explain and demonstrate the unfamiliar eastern philosophy in an analogical approach.

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WANG LI LING

Li Ling Wang, based in Taiwan, studied MA Textile Futures at Central Saint Martins in 2011. Wang’s signature design consists of the creative application of new materials and the continued success of science and technology combined with fashion. She has explored the creative possibilities within material science and high and low technology. This has been achieved through conceptualising the forces of nature and further experimenting toward the development and application of technology in fashion

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WEINAN PAN

Weinan Pan is a London-based Jewellery designer and studio-maker who creates limited-edition and one-off commission fine jewellery pieces for creative people who enjoy wearing statement fine jewellery to show their self-awareness, self-empowerment, authenticity, and self-identification under the context of globalisation.

Weinan graduated with MA Design (Jewellery) Distinction from Central St. Martins in 2019.

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WEN YUE ZHANG

As one of Northumbria’s twenty most innovative fashion students, Wen Yue Zhang’s debut collection was showcased at London Graduate Fashion Week 2016 where it was met with rave reviews.

Wen Yue's motif comes from an aspect of Peking Opera: the tradition of men performing female roles on stage, namely that of the coquettish female type, an aspect of traditional Peking opera that became Wen Yue's motif. Neutral overtures became the framework to her collection. Applied on top of this foundation are traditional Chinese elements such as the use of brocade fabric, cloaking styles, headdress details and pattern specifications to be inlaid with modern techniques and fabrics.

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WIAM SALT

As a womenswear designer based in Cornwall, Wiam often saw a lack of diverse workwear that included other cultures and allowed peoples personalities to come through. Wiam’s heritage includes the Yemeni culture as she lived in Yemen for thirteen years so this collection is truly inspired by the personal experiences of both cultures. Wiam has developed a passion for designing garments that can tell a story and celebrate different cultures.

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WINNIE YEUNG

Winnie Yeung is a Knitted Textiles designer based in London and graduated from RCA MA textile design. Winnie Yeung is known for her innovative and intuitive combination of material, texture, and colour. She is passionate about knitting, working with both hand and machine processes. Her inspiration comes from her appreciation of everyday life, everything she sees, touches and does.

Winnie creates free-form garment pieces and her final collection is based on the concept of ‘Growing.’

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WOOD GASCOYNE

WOOD GASCOYNE is an artist whose practice explores the relationship between the individual and the changing dynamic of society. Resisting artistic categorisation, she works in a number of mediums, including fashion, illustration and ceramic design. Recently graduated from Central Saint Martins with a BA in Fashion Design and Marketing, her final collection entitled ‘Hezekiah: The Demise of Reality’, merges academic and Biblical thought regarding publicity, self-glorification via social media and their impact on reality.

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