Puff & Flock Workshops for DesignersBlock 2011
DesignersBlock The Farmiloe Building 34 St John Street EC1M 4AY Sunday is Magical Materials day with colour changing and magnetic wonders. We have two workshops tun by Puff & Flock members Kathy...
View ArticleDriDri dream Gelato is with us at Designersblock this week
Puff & Flock is very pleased DriDri accepted the invitation to sell their taste bud gem gelato at the Designersblock venue this September, it is a first ! What is more comforting than finding...
View ArticleThe Return of the Siamese Accessories
Spiky (Photo Adam Brown)The “Siamese Accessories” is series of costumes designed by Elisabeth Buecher of Puff&Flock. First presented at the V&A last September, this performance came back in...
View ArticleMagnetic Materials for Claudia Ligari's Fashions
It's been awhile since checking in at the P&F blog - where to begin? The past few months have contained lots of inspiration and new projects. Los Angeles is full of creative stories that I hope to...
View ArticleISEA Istanbul 2011
Istanbul's Bosphorus: a great place to discuss electronic arts!Closeby, at the Istanbul Museum of Archaeology, a lion's glazed eye gazes from the Ishtar Gate.I recently got back from the International...
View ArticleCSM in the NY Times
Yesterday, an article appeared in the New York Times' Style section about Central Saint Martins moving to its new Kings Cross building. Since we're all CSM grads, I wanted to link it here.From the...
View ArticleBohemian Like You - contemporary illustration exhibition
Puff & Flock good friends' The Somethings Lab and Green and Fay are happy to present “Bohemian Like You” a playful illustration exhibition inspired by the image of the modern bohemian.It’s 2011,...
View ArticleRe-telling: a dive into magic realism
[extra]ordinary wallpaper by Aurélie Mossé Do you feel like having a dive into magic realism? On the 12th and 13th of November 2011, Cork's guest house will exhibit the work of contemporary artists...
View ArticlePattern Futures for the Body
Who says that surface designers have to work in furniture, interiors, or fashion? A series of innovative products have been getting lots of attention in the cosmetics industry. Lipsticks shaped like...
View ArticleFancy a nap?
Jo Angell has created super-soft velvet eye-cushions printed with a selection of her original designs in rich colours. The linseed filled pillows gently help your eyes to close and cut out the light....
View ArticleThe Origami Architect: Joyce Aysta
The Japanese word 'origami' derives from the two root words 'oreru' (to fold) and 'kami' (paper). Most of us would imagine the simple, geometric boats and frogs that are made with colorful squares of...
View ArticleHow to Know How Things are Made
If the closure of textile mills and shipbuilding yards correlates with the decline of artisan skills and craftsmanship in the US or the UK, do we want to see domestic manufacturing return? In...
View ArticleCustom fabric designs for Tsemaye Binitie
Last week, I finished these handmade rubber applique embellishments and sent them overseas to the London-based fashion designer Tsemaye Binitie, who is putting the final touches on his A/W 2012...
View ArticleThe journeys of our discarded clothes
'The Bargehouse' is an incredible building close to Blackfriars Bridge on the South side of the River Thames. A four story warehouse building, it is now a gallery and event space. With it's crumbling...
View ArticleA Very Intricate Pencil Rendering
Robb Godshaw, Personal Pencil Production Plant 2010 (polymer clay, no.2 graphite lead, lead dispenser, extruder, toaster, stamp, aluminum foil tape and eraser) Vija Celmins, Eraser 1967 (balsa wood...
View ArticleLondon Fashion Week Print review
Inspired by the innovative prints emerging from the fashion world, and the way digital textile print is affecting their style, I decided to take a small personal overview of the Autumn/Winter...
View ArticlePtolemy Mann at the Aram Gallery
Next Thursday, a show of new textile work by Ptolemy Mann opens at the Aram Gallery in London. The Architecture of Cloth, Colour and Space is a solo show of her work. This touring exhibition,...
View ArticleSustainable Fashion London Sample Sale
I've recently read the book 'Naked Fashion' by Safia Minney, founder and CEO of the award-winning Fair Trade and sustainable fashion label People Tree. A high recommended read and a very impressive...
View ArticleAgainst Idleness by Frances Burden
An exhibition at the Danielle Arnaud Gallery 9th - 18th March 2011 Against Idleness is the first solo show by artist and friend Frances Burden. Having chatted about the progress of the work over the...
View ArticleThe Aurora Dress
While on the MA in Textile Futures at St Martins we were lucky enough to have electronic workshops with Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz, the duo who are fashion company Cute Circuit. They taught us...
View ArticleCurlicue Coasters
Just in at the Puff & Flock shop: Colour changing Curlicue Coasters by Studio801. Photography courtesy of Jo Russell Photography The Curlicue Coasters are the latest product from Studio801 and use...
View ArticleSelf-Actuated Textiles
I have been quite silent about my on-going research on self-actuated textiles as I am still in the writting up process of my thesis. However I will have the pleasure to present part of this research...
View ArticleLive Hugs with Sofa So Good
New Sofa So Good stop-motion video by Elisabeth Buecher and Amelie Labarthe To find out more: http://www.puffandflock.com/SofaSoGood.html
View ArticleISEA Talk + Workshop
Artists with an appetite for experimentation often come up with solutions that have utilitarian value. My talk, titled "The Aftermath of Experimentation: What to do with your invention?" presented...
View Article"Sofa So Good" and the "Character Furniture" featured in new book "Just...
More info about the projects: Sofa So Good Character Furniture
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