ATTENTION year 1

Email me at V.Kapsali@mdx.ac.uk by wednesday next week with a summary of your concept for feedback. Make sure your text is no longer than 200 words.
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Premiere Vision Trip 2nd and 3rd years

We are arranging to take 40 2nd and 3rd year students to Premiere vision on thursday 10th of Feb for the day. We will pay for the eurostar ticket, but we need a deposit from you that will be refunded after the trip. You must be prepared to travel to Kings Cross for 4.45 am on that day. Do not miss out on this amazing opp! To secure your place you need to pay your £50 deposit to Carmel at the finance office this week, she is in on mon, wed and fri from 10-12 and 13-15. Act quick places are limited!

YEAR 2 HAND IN

YEAR 2 ASSESSMENT
PRINT HAND IN WED 15TH OF DECEMBER
CONSTRUCT TUESDAY 14TH OF DEC.
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Art and Design Christmas Party

Cat Hill Christmas Chill Out:4.30pm Wednesday 8th December 2010 in the Canteen.
With lashings of festive fare and the mellow vibes of a top London DJ, it’s sure to be a seasonal sensation (or just quite nice.)
Roast Turkey*, Mince Pies and Christmas Cheer, all free!
Music by top London DJ, DJ Squiz.

See you there!

WELL DONE YEAR 1

FIRST YEARS, just wanted to say WELL DONE on the completion of your first textile projects. I am very impressed with the standard of work and the feedback I have got from your tutors. Group C has come up top trumps with the weave assignment, special pat on the back for you! I am looking forward to seeing your work for the fashion project next week.

CASS ARTS MOBILE ART SHOP THURSDAY 2ND DECEMBER

Mobile ART SHOP Thursday 2nd of December from 12:30 at fashion textile studio. Following the success of event held during induction week, Cass Arts are coming back with loads of art supplies, sketchbooks, layout pads and other bits and bobs we have said are essential to your work. They will be selling at bargain prices, you will get an extra 20% off discounted prices. They take cards so don't miss out!

NEW DATE FOR INTERNAL FINAL YEAR SHOW

28TH OF APRIL 2011

22-26th November

I will be away at a conference near Dresden in Germany on biomimetic textiles this week. I will have limited access to emails, in case of an emergency please refer to Brian, Ted, Julie or Gillian. Don't forget Lilly's talk. See you in a weeks time, Veronika

Lilly Heine

Lilly Heine is an amazing new fashion textile designer who has recently graduated from the MA at St Martins. Her graduate collection signature was picked up by Top Shop and Lilly is now collaborating with them to produce a range. I am thrilled that she has agreed to come and speak to us next WEDNESDAY 24th of November in the Main Hall at 3.30. Do not miss this amazing opportunity!

www.lillyheine.com

Magda Durka - Militaria

Michaela Kortz - Militaria

Christine - Militaria

Anna Wilson - Militaria

Claire Lewis - Militaria

Militaria Project - outcomes

I just wanted to say that this project has been a huge success, we are very impressed with student work, I have so much to post. Well done Year 1, you should be proud, well most of you anyway!

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Take a look at this performance

Misdirection by Pavlov Lab

This video is quite clever and thought provoking. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOcIteSK1AA

MILITARIA PROJECT: VISIT TO IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM

First years had a good day today researching at the Imperial War Museum in Lambeth. It was the first day of their new Militaria project. From the top, Paul, Nadine and Chantelle working hard.

Mythical Bloom Group B work- examples of design development

Mythical Bloom Group B work- examples of sketchbook work

Mythical Bloom Group B work

Here are a couple of the shirts produced by first year fashion textile students as part of the mythical bloom project during which they imagine and illustrate a mythical plant, print the imagery onto fabric and make it into a shirt. 

art&design@mdx magazine BE PART OF IT

art&design@mdx | issue 1        

was the student generated, highly successful magazine we produced last year showing work from all the degrees at Cat Hill.

Now we need  to start on issue 2.

All interested students please come to a meeting in Room G97 on Thursday 4 February from 1.00 to 2.00pm.  

It’s your magazine – come and make it happen.

Sustainable fashion and beauty show

The world's first sustainable fashion and beauty show arrives in the

capital- Fashion Fusion Expo" 12-13 March 2010 @ Old Truman Brewery,

Brick Lane, London.

Fashion Fusion Expo will kick off 12-13 March 2010 on the famous Brick Lane

and Old Truman Brewery venue for fashion events.

We write to invite your school/College students to attend Fashion Fusion

Expo with a discount rate and also invite the journalist students to have

access to write about the show.

We are offering every student a special discount of £2 with the full price

of £10 so each student will need to pay £8 with student ID Cards.

All ticket holders are entitled to free entry to our exclusive After Party

at Café de Paris on 13th March 2010. The club age limit is over 18; please

make sure all students bring an ID.

Students on journalism course will also have access to the backstage area,

press room, and will be able to interview participant designers, models,

invited celebrities and VIP's

A UK first: Fashion Fusion Expo is a brand new event set to raise consumer

awareness about fashion and sustainability. Showcasing the very best in

sustainable designers including Ethical, African, Caribbean, Asian,

Oriental and European clothing, shoes and  accessories, this two day event

aims to attract more than 6000 18-45  years old visitors, consumers and

demonstrate to them that fashion can be sustainable.

Fashion Fusion Expo 2010 will showcase the finest talent, feature a

high profile list of UK designers and attract the attention of the media,

consumers, celebrities and stylists.

Fashion Fusion Expo will welcome some of the high street retailers, shop

buyers, press and celebrities, along with the general public who will

also buy direct from participant designers and see the fashion show.

For more information of how to book a discount ticket or link to ticket

section or for anything else please do not hesitate to contact us.

Yours Sincerely,

Anar Mensiitova

Fashion Fusion Expo

Unit E 23 Heneage Street/ Brick Lane/ London. E1 5LJ

Tel: 0207-247-2463

Website: www.fashionfusionexpo.co.uk/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVwwXmsymbA

Piti Visit

We are off to Florence on Wed 27th back on 31st visiting Piti Filati trade fair. 

Check this out!

http://scottramsaykyle.com/

Scott is a fantastic cross discipline designer in fashion textiles, check out his work. Scott also works with the second years!

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MORE CHANGES TO TIMETABLE GROUP BA ONLY

On wed 3/2/10 and 22/2/10 you will be with Mika!

FACE BOOK

Our course now has a group on facebook, it is called 

Fashion Textiles at Mdx

So please join!

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Group 1A Fashion workshop monday

Please make sure you all bring your A3 Layout pads!!!!!

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GROUP 1A tutorial slots

Here are the allocated time slots for monday 11th jan

10:30	Aboobakar Shameera
	Ali Shayma
	Nwakaeze Joy Chicka
11	De-veer Diane
	Durka Magda
	Goh Rebecca
11:30	Humphreys Jessica
	Kashkai Ghashghaei Samaneh
	Ledden Gemma
12	Melzer- Glatter Nadine
	Mula-Domenech Helena
	Mwanaka Portia
13:00	Ashley-Anthony Alexandra
	Patchett Christine
	Pulley Chantelle
13:30	Samuel Georgia
	Smithkova Aneta
	Treanor Sinead
14:00	Winder Jade
	Saunders Rachelle
	Marshall Lorisha

Group 1B changes to timetable

Please note the following changes in your timetable:

Ba: Week 14, Creative writing workshop will take place on thursday instead of wednesday

All Group B: Week 20, Sample room will take place on monday and Ba will do heat transfers on tuesday, Bb independent study on tuesday!

ATTENTION ALL FIRST YEARS

Group 1A: You will start the year with me on monday 11/01/10 in the construct studio, which is on the ground floor behind the dying lab (in the building where the print studios are). I want you to bring all the research you have done over the hols. I will see you in small groups, a list of allocated times will be posted on this blog by the end of this week and on monday! No excuses!!!!!

Group 1B: You will be starting off with Brian in the Fashion Textile studio, you all know where this is by now! You need to bring in pencils, drawing materials. It is important you are in at 10 am sharp as the work you do on this day will play a significant role in your design work. YOU MUST NOT MISS THIS SESSION UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!!! Also, I will see Bb on tuesday 12th and  Ba on thurs 21st for creative writing workshops (note this change in your timetable!) for this session you need to be thinking about your mythical bloom in terms of what it can do, where does it grow, how did it come to be. These are important days too as they form the basis of your concept!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hope you have all had a great holiday and are ready to take on 2010! We have a big year ahead for both 1st and 2nd years.

Veronika