Fashion Related Blog Post
During London Fashion Week, Adey Thani showed off an introspective collection of his classy, contemporary, affordable ethical fashion range in ready-to-wear at Abbey Manor, North West London. The collection which was titled Love therapy was featured at the event bollywood fashionista show, Diamonds on the runway which also saw other designers; Amaya Couture London, Kwame Koranteng Bespoke, Simayas London, Reka…
What’s on the high street Our high street is replete with lots and lots of beautiful clothes and accessories. From the low end to the high end of the street, bargains, new looks, fabulous colours, amazing textures, exotic fabrics. Without a thought, we buy these fabulous items, feeling very pleased with ourselves that we just…
The ethical collection by Adeysapphire Design Limited who owns online shop adeysapphire.com is coming along great! We cannot start showing images of the pieces yet! But here’s a tip. It’s got prints by the designer, Adey Thani in exciting colours, we have also used natural dyes in the collection. And of course, we have used…
Sustainability is not just about reduce, reuse and recycle. Most people seem to think that by upcycling or recycling waste, that we are reducing the impact on the environment. While this is true, it is also important to think about the inhabitants of the planet. What about those crafts people who make things by hand…
http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG7205477/Orsola-de-Castro-The-ethical-fashion-designer.html Orsola de Castro: The ethical fashion designer – Telegraph fashion.telegraph.co.uk Orsola de Castro, 43, is the founder of From Somewhere, which makes clothes out of recycled offcuts of luxury materials. With her partner, Filippo Ricci, she curates Estethica, an initiative in association with the British Fashion Orsola de Castro: The ethical fashion designer Orsola…
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.
In preparation for my upcoming exhibition, I have been doing lots of experiments with shredded paper and encapsulating them in polythelene membranes. This was inspired by the documentary about “nothing and everything” I mentioned earlier on in the blog relating to quantum physics, and was presented by Professor Jim Al Khalil. I don’t know why…
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.
A decorative Christmas wall hanging embellished with rock crystals. The hollows are panelled with colorful metalic cardboard and impressed with images of the nativity in metalic foil and the star and bell are metallic card cut-outs.
A section of the room divider made from discarded cardbaord spools. A by-product of the rail industry. It’s wrapped in metallic foil ribbons and each modular shape that is upright has a Swarovski Crystal pendant. The base is stacked and stencilled with the image of quetzalcoatl the Aztec snake god which symbolizes sustainability.
