Last week saw the fourth annual Edinburgh Yarn Festival. The brainchild of two women, Jo Kelly and Mica Koehlmos, the show is dedicated to showcasing the very best yarns from small, niche producers and is one… View Full Post
“The British knitwear industry was dead.” But not, it seems in an industrial estate in Harringay, where Albion Knitting Company are spearheading a renaissance of luxury knitting in the UK. Albion, established by Chris… View Full Post
“This yarn goes up, this yarn goes down, weft goes through, alternate it, repeat. That’s basically weaving. It’s always been like this.” There’s something about Daniel Harris’ unfazed character. In 2010, with no prior experience… View Full Post
Whitney McVeigh is a Fellow in Creative Practice at London College of Fashion. As a practicing artist in painting, installation and film, Whitney is working under an interdisciplinary area of research entitled Human Fabric. Human… View Full Post
Writing about the legacy of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (QEOP) and the development of a cultural and education quarter, the Guardian’s Oliver Wainwright states that UAL’s London College of Fashion will mean “ready-made beautiful… View Full Post
A couple of months ago, I ventured down to Cockpit Arts in Deptford for their summer open studios. Cockpit Arts (CA) is a social enterprise and creative business incubator for creatives. Home to around 170 independent… View Full Post
Last week I went to Ally Capellino to celebrate the achievements of this year’s DESIGN+MAKE project participants. DESIGN+MAKE is a collaboration between London College of Fashion, Art Against Knives and Sir John Cass’s Foundation, which provides… View Full Post
I’m currently spending a couple of days in Margate for meetings. It’s the perfect place to clear a head and reflect, as we approach the end of the academic year. I love being by the… View Full Post
“I came across an Indian prophet who told me my future. He suggested I needed to set three things free, an insect, a tortoise and a bird.” Like most, Toby Clark, a former design consultant… View Full Post
On Friday I went to visit the new shop of the bespoke tailor Kathryn Sargent. Always keen to see women leading the fashion industry, I had read a piece in the Guardian about her becoming… View Full Post
