DESIGNER GALLERY
XIAOQIAN SHAO
A recent graduate from the University for the Creative Arts, Xiao Qian graduated with a BA in Fashion Design.
She became fascinated with the different types of machinery that was involved in the production of knitwear. The movements of the machines intricacies and the synthesis of two discrepant materials, cold hard metal against soft malleable fibres became the inspiration to her collection. By using different materials and opposing forms in the construction of her garments, Xiao Qian was able to capture these complex discrepancies.
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XIAOQING LIU
Xiaoqing Liu started her studies in China and continued in London at Central Saint Martins, where she completed an MA in Jewellery Design in 2017. Liu explores materiality in her work. He graduate collection ‘Contrast & Fusion’ shows the application of the traditional Chinese material, white jade in jewellery and white agate to traverse texture, transparency and the varying qualities between solids and liquids.
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XIAO ZHU CHEN
Xiao Zhu Chen’s first collection took inspiration from Pollock’s Toy Museum, a quaint yet historical venue showcasing traditional and contemporary toys. Transforming nostalgia into her designs, garments were covered in childlike scribbles and one-off prints that mimicked a child playing in the midst of their many toys.
Using specialised cutting and draping techniques, each outfit paid homage to Xiao Zhu’s fond childhood memories. Bold and vivid colours accompanied a mélange of textures and LEGO building blocks made their debut in the form of accessories.
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XENOLITH
Xenolith designs for a purpose with influence from avant-garde, psychology and surrealism to communicate the subjective and often controversial nature of fashion.
Through achieving a BA in Fashion Design at the University of South Wales, founder Paige Leach, developed an innovative approach to pattern cutting which objects traditional design binaries attached to traditional garment silhouettes.
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Xenolith designs for a purpose with influence from avant-garde, psychology and surrealism to communicate the subjective and often controversial nature of fashion.Through achieving a BA in Fashion Design at the University of South Wales, founder Paige Leach, developed an innovative approach to pattern cutting which objects traditional design binaries attached to traditional garment silhouettes.
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XIAOQIAN SHAO
A recent graduate from the University for the Creative Arts, Xiao Qian graduated with a BA in Fashion Design. She became fascinated with the different types of machinery that was involved in the production of knitwear. The movements of the machines intricacies and the synthesis of two discrepant materials, cold hard metal against soft malleable fibres became the inspiration to her collection. By using different materials and opposing forms in the construction of her garments, Xiao Qian was able to capture these complex discrepancies.
Read more
XIAOQING LIU
Xiaoqing Liu started her studies in China and continued in London at Central Saint Martins, where she completed an MA in Jewellery Design in 2017. Liu explores materiality in her work. He graduate collection ‘Contrast & Fusion’ shows the application of the traditional Chinese material, white jade in jewellery and white agate to traverse texture, transparency and the varying qualities between solids and liquids.Read more
XIAO ZHU CHEN
Xiao Zhu Chen’s first collection took inspiration from Pollock’s Toy Museum, a quaint yet historical venue showcasing traditional and contemporary toys. Transforming nostalgia into her designs, garments were covered in childlike scribbles and one-off prints that mimicked a child playing in the midst of their many toys.Using specialised cutting and draping techniques, each outfit paid homage to Xiao Zhu’s fond childhood memories. Bold and vivid colours accompanied a mélange of textures and LEGO building blocks made their debut in the form of accessories.
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