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Waste to Glamour Exhibition, Part II
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An interview with Eco designers / craftsmen
The purpose of my trip to Brazil was to research on how Brazilians embrace the new eco-consciousness of sustainability and what eco products the designers are creating as well as what the problems are if any at all. The reason why I chose this as my research is because while studying for my Bachelors degree,…
Sustainable shoes completed…
The sustainable footwear that started as an experiment into the use of cardboard spools to make shoes is now complete and it will feature in my exhibition “Waste to Glamour” (Part II) Starting on the 8th of December 2011 at my studio in Stratford, London. See above flyer for details.
Fashion Shoes
Initial idea of a shoe using the modular spool has a heel. I collaborrated with Lois Fuller to redesign them so the shoes are very different from this image right now.
Waste to Glamour, Part Two – The flyer
This is the flyer for my first solo exhibition. There will be finished products that are a result of my research into up-cycling discarded waste into functional items from fashion to interiors and just plain new materials for textiles.
















