CONTEMPORARY DESIGNERS: 10 minute presentations

Consider the following contexts: inspiration, influences, influence on other designers, affiliations with design schools, affiliations with other designers, industry/ manufacture base, market, creative process, basis of design practice, etc
Week 10 April 30
PARIS Dejana
LONDON Anna
MILAN Jeni
MOSCOW Emma
CHINA Rosie
AFRICA Penina
INDIA Rachel
NEW ZEALAND Zoe
SINGAPORE Kelly
Week 11 May 7
NEW YORK Laura
JAPAN Charlotte
BELGIUM Danni
BERLIN Elissa
HELSINKI Geoff
HOLLAND Jodie

Usefull website on fair trade

ethical concerns of globalization
http://www.oxfam.org.au/campaigns/labour-rights/resources/

interesting article on hussein chalayan --

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25236963-5010800,00.html

TOPICS TIMETABLE UP DATE

Week 7 : New fashion centres: China, Belgium, Amsterdam, Spain, America, Italy, NZ, Japan.
Individual help to design research proposals

Week 8: TFC futures for the Australian fashion industry.
Research proposals due

Week 9 : Individual feedback on research proposals.

Break

Week 10: Innovation : designers from China, Belgium, Amsterdam, Spain, NZ, Japan.

Week11 : The role of the designer: Designing design.

Week 12 Branding: New consumerism fashion retail design.

new fashion catalogue FYI

http://www.bergpublishers.com/Portals/0/Fashion%20Catalogue_UK%20and%20RoW.pdf

This is Berg's new fashion catalogue -- check out teh cover -- it's my new book!