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ondon: in the grip of Olympic fever is behaving like a new religious convert. Team Laissez Faire, determined not to be undone or overshadowed by this monumental event, with Olympian ability brings forth another ‘smasher’ filled with practiced techniques and acute vision. Laissez Faire is no renaissance dream. We’ve found a sweet spot during the recession. We are designed for more nuanced minds where worlds move beyond the realms of the rational, and we are all the more resilient for that. If you are a tourist departing London with a tan, not the kind of tan you get in Greece, but the kind of park tan that winos get from hanging around on the benches for long periods, I hope you’ve enjoyed our warmth and hospitality. If you are a returning Londoner, then you should be dumped in the wilds of Scotland from a helicopter and left to forage for berries and nuts for a week to get back your sense of perspective. With the preamble out the way, unwind your muscles and be swept away with the force of our personality, wit and brains. On your marks; Get set; Go! Your muckraking editor Maximus Jo Kerr McGuire.
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ART & DESIGN
New Age Graphics Ana Marques
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t is the visual magic and bubbling natural talent of illustration that Ana Marques possesses that sets these pages alight. Unafraid to combine technology with mastery of the arts, she is well ahead of the times.
Conceptual collages about the relationship between Man & Technology
How good were you before undertaking formal training at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design? I have always enjoyed the process of learning on your own, which is why most of my software skills are self taught. Having said that, studying at Central Saint Martins builds your confidence as an artist and not just someone who is good at using software. At CSM, one of the main things I learned to developed was my ability to get ideas from the most unthinkable places and sources, and to be able to get more conceptual and abstract thoughts onto the table and turning them into reality. I was tutored by great technicians and exposed to many wonderful printmaking and bookbinding techniques. It’s extremely valuable to have attained these skills, even if your work is mainly digital, as they help you develop a really interesting plasticity and vibe in your main style. Can you describe your style? It’s ultimately a mix of different ideas, thoughts and things that inspire me. I like to experiment with various materials and media, so it is hard to define one exclusive style that I go with, as I tend to adapt it to the different projects or commissions.
There are, obviously, recurring details and an overall “presence”, which I think I could define by being something misty, dreamy, natural and pleasant. My artwork is definitely a patchwork of all my experiences, personality and influences, which comprehend such broad range of subjects and areas, going from ancient and oriental civilizations to human psychology and philosophy. How long have you been illustrating? I grew up drawing and painting all the time. It has always been something that is part of me and it is brilliant that I am able to do it as a career and show it to the world. From your blog, I can see a transition from illustration to moving images. Is that where you think your future in art and design is heading? I have always loved illustration and animation, hence the mix of those on my blog. I am really interested in exploring the more illustrative side of animation, character design, background design, etc.
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One of my goals was to create my own studio, where I can offer different services to people - graphic design, illustration, animation, product design, web design. I believe that a great quality illustration makes all the difference in terms of making a great animation, an attractive packaging for a product or creating a children’s book. I think you’ll be a really good comic book illustrator. Would you say that would be correct?
Poster inspired by Aldous Huxley ‘Brave New World’
I have always loved reading and looking at comic books, especially Japanese Manga, which I discovered in my teens. Because the act of illustrating is such a personal and profound activity, it will inevitably reflect many of the things you have experienced growing up, since that is a fundamental part of your development as an individual. For me, I’ve always been passionate about illustrating for children, being a little kid at heart, which I think will never change. I would love to be able to inspire a whole new generation of little people with my artworks, in order to give some of the magic back that I received while growing up. How did you do it? Can you explain some of the techniques you use from conception to the finished article? It really varies from artwork to artwork, and what the commission is like. When I do something more illustrative, I usually start by brainstorming and sketching out ideas. After that I do several sketches of how possibly the final artwork will look like. When I am happy with the idea and the sketch, I start by drawing the lines with Indian ink and a thin brush. Then I might paint it manually using acrylics, watercolour or digitally scanning and colouring them in Photoshop, then adding textures that I have created during my print-making classes or from photographs.
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Poster inspired by children’s story - Hansel & Gretel
What would be your ideal project or job? This is one of the toughest questions people ask me, because unless you create it, I believe it is very rare indeed that you will find an ideal job. Perhaps because your ideas do not often match reality. Therefore, even though I would love to work for a nice studio or company, which is something I have always been really keen on doing, I think ultimately I would set up my own thing. Somewhere where I could mix and match all of my interests, skills and knowledge, where I could put my illustration to good use and create something new and exciting to the world. Out there in the dog-eat-dog-world, what plans have laid ahead in order to secure commissions? It is indeed a immensely competitive world out there. I believe that keeping your own personality and style and always be true to your instincts is what is going to set you apart. If you are trying to copy an already well known style, you might get commissions because you have good technical skills but that perhaps is not going to make you stand out from the crowd of people who have the same skill talent as you do. If you admire different styles by famous illustrators, trying to combine them, using your own imagination, personality and ideas would make you jump ahead of those, since you will have really good references as a starting point.
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Can’t get enough of Ana’s graphics? Visit or contact her at: http://anartworld.tumblr.com/ anaedmarques@gmail.com
Poster inspired by George Orwell’s ‘1984’
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COURSE REVIEW DIGITAL PATTERN DE S IGN & P RINT Laissez Faire’s editor-in-chief takes a look behind the curtain at Chelsea College of Art & Design to review one of its many short courses: Digital Pattern Design & Print.
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wise man once said: “Learning is of two kinds: the one kind being the things we learned and knew, and the other being the training that taught us how to find out what we did not know.” I decided review this course based on the fact that I knew nothing about Adobe Illustrator, and for those of you who are super confident in Photoshop but fail miserably at Illustrator will know what I mean. It would also be great to combine Illustrator with Photoshop thus enhance my existing skills, whilst at the time and gaining insight into printing process of these digital designs onto commonly used silks and cotton fabrics. As always the case when intermingling with a bunch of like-minded peers for the first time, there is always the buttock clenching excitement of expectation and surprise of introducing oneself. The course is led by the knowledgeable Kenny Taylor, ‘Digital Textiles Specialist Technician & Digital Designer’. Characters aside, once the course gets going it is skills-focused from the very outset.
Over five days, from 10:00 – 16:00, it gets pretty intensive, with guidance and practice using industry standard software, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. One will gain practical experience and confidence in exploring the endless possibilities of pattern designing that is used in the textile industry, or for personal enjoyment. You’ll be able to create dynamic shapes and graphic patterns, or design new twists to established patterns. I guess the most satisfying aspect, is the application of printing your design on silky-smooth lightweight cotton fabric (60gsm), about a metre long, on the final day. And since they are by designed by the sweat and blood of your own industry, they do feel more polished and luxurious than any paid for commercial brand. The level of entry to the course is beginners and intermediate. Under Kenny’s easy-going style of tutelage, and handing over nuggets of killer information about this or that technique, he is
supportive of individual needs and conscious of not alienating anyone or going over topics hastily. The morning re-caps of the previous day’s topics is like breakfast to the brain, ensuring things are sinking in mentally. As with all software training, there is ample time for trial and error whilst landing some pure shots of instinct with keyboard and mouse anytime you want. All in all, the course structure and guidance has the ability to transform beginners to advance, and intermediates to experts. Chelsea College of Art & Design is a temple of learning, and with priest-like Kenny’s at the Alter, students can be certain to attain a sense of enlightenment, just as student’s said their goodbyes on the final day while swamping Kenny with tributes. Check course listings at the back to see when the next start date begins.
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n accomplished expert in his field of graphic design and a long time lecturer at the University of the Arts, Kenny Taylor is still finding time to sharpen his tools and exhibit his work on the circuit. But behind the statistics lies decades of dedication and application; of rising to the big occasion and not sinking to the small ones. This is just one facet of an amiable Londoner’s productivity. His humblepie attitude and pleasing personality continues to churn out outstanding protégés and inspire a generation of textile designers.
Digital Designs Kenny Taylor
How long have you been teaching at the University of the Arts and how did this come about? I’ve been with the University since July 2001 after being made redundant from my previous graphic design job at PSD Associates. Initially, I joined as a temporary cover for the I.T. Dept, which meant travelling around the University to fix machines. On one occasion I was fixing a computer in the Textiles Dept and soon found myself helping students with their designs. And one of the tutors asked me if I would like to help more often, and I was placed on temporary contract as a Technician, and have been there since. Digital pattern design can often be overlooked amongst the core subjects areas such as graphic design and illustration, even though if one looks around one can find examples of patterns everywhere, from wallpapers to bus seats. Yes I agree, it’s wasn’t the first discipline of design I considered when I was a Graphic Designer, I was mostly interested in Photography, Illustration. Typography, Print, Animation, and Film. Why did you decided to invest such efforts in creating these patterns? To be honest, for me, it wasn’t a great deal of effort. Some of these patterns were created for personal use, but most of them were for experimentation purposes, to enhance my technical expertise.
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In brief, what is the digital process behind these ideas? This is a difficult question to describe without the help of visual aids, but basically the process can vary… Most of the patterns were created in Adobe Illustrator, which can vary in complexity depending on the design. The important part is to make sure each element is perfectly aligned before cropping the area to a repeat. If the design is complex, the cropping may require a lot of attention to detail. Recently, I have discovered a method for simpler designs, using a polygon shape and align the same object to each side, and then it’s a matter of copying and aligning the whole polygon section to create a half-drop. I do provide tutorials in the short course, but I have yet to write one for this method, but it is demonstrated during the course. It’s quite simple once you get the hang of it, and has proven useful for a variety of designs. Apart from the design process itself, you also specialise in the printing process of textiles such as silks and cottons. What are the differences between these materials when it comes to printing? Digital Printing at Chelsea is not equipped adequately for commercial purposes, which adds to the complexity of the process, and there are many factors that can go wrong. In a way this is a good thing for educational purposes, because it provides an opportunity for students to learn the many pitfalls, and how best to avoid them when they leave. One problem of which is matching colour. The colour on the screen appears differently to the final outcome, so I advise the students to test their colours prior to printing the main job. Then there are added problems, which can occur after printing, as there is a secondary stage of steaming & washing to fix the ink… This also affects colour. In regards to the difference between silks & cottons, it’s really to do with the fabric handling and keeping the fabric taught. The main differences are not whether it’s cotton or silk, but rather if the fabric is a thin or heavy weave. Heavy fabrics are less pliable and tend to remain flat on the print bed, whereas thin fabrics can pucker and bubble, causing kinks where the ink heads can rub on, leaving a black streak across the print.
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What was the most elaborate design you have worked or will be working on? Ha ha , this is a tough one… well, I would say one of the most elaborate pieces was created for my previous exhibition, called; ‘Accurate memes bring hope.’ It’s a placement piece ‘celebrating the moment of discovery, depicting a female form made of scrolling shapes. Conceptually, I realized the piece was a bit weak, but it was aesthetically & technically challenging. Currently, I’m working on some damask patterns, which involves a similar process of placing small elements accurately. What do you typically charge for your designs? This is a difficult one, it depends on the nature of the job. I used to do some freelance graphical work, and estimate the amount of time required, and set a reasonable hourly rate…. But I found I would often underestimate the time and it became too time consuming. So now, I aim to sell individual pieces through exhibitions. The cost is usually a calculation between time and materials, then doubled, possibly tripled depending on the exclusivity of the work. Another method of selling work is through online agencies that sell birthday cards, wrapping paper, or even mobile phone cases… but the returns only 5 - 10% of the sales price of the product.
Exhibition TAT Show (Technically Advanced Textiles) Private view: 5pm, Thursday, 20th Sept Open to public: 24th - 27th Sept
What other areas do you cover in the field of art and design, and which areas are you most comfortable with? I used to enjoy drawing cartoons, still life & painting, but having trained in graphics, this developed into Page Layout, Web Design, Typography, Illustration, Photography, Film and Animation; sadly, I don’t get much time to practice these disciplines these days. Particularly film and animation… It would be nice to involve these skills in future projects some day. Would you say that your job gives you great satisfaction, because you can both pass on your skills and also gain inspiration from students creativity? Definitely! Teaching works both ways and I often find myself learning as I teach. Each design has its own set of design obstacles before reaching the final goal. In Digital design, this means there is a lot of problem solving not only to overcome an obstacle, but also to perform each task in the correct order. What would advice would you give to any aspiring textile designer? It depends on whether it’s constructed textiles or printed the students is interested in. I cannot speak for constructed textiles, but for printed; I would say, keep drawing. Drawing is the foundation to good design. And to be aware of classic design and current trends of course.
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Your recent exhibition aptly called, ‘The Space Between’, promoting the wonders of science through patterns was quite a success. What was the inspiration behind this and did you go ‘where no man had gone before’? The exhibition was a collaboration of works by myself & two other colleagues; Weng Man & Tim Leaversuch. Each of our pieces explored various aspects of perception. Weng Man’s work explored juxtaposing models of children’s toys with a harmful element. Tim Leaversuch focused on memory and nostalgia.
Damask made of WW2 Planes which depicts the Battle of Britain.
My work consisted of celebrating science and discovery.
KENNY TAYLOR Digital Textiles Specialist Technician & Digital Designer Chelsea College of Art & Design University of the Arts http://chelsea.arts.ac.uk Personal Site: http://myaxons.com
Geometric Experiments: Simple pattern experiments, originating from a simple polygon shape. Various elements are placed on each corner of the polygon and then aligned to create a halfdrop
The inspiration can be described thus: We cannot help but emotionally attach mystical wonder to many aspects of our daily lives and there is a lot of mysticism celebrated in Art. Science often gets forgotten… In a technologically driven world, we don’t think about the science behind the various devices that have made the last 50 years, the most comfortable & communicative period in history. Moreover, science is often depicted as clinical and devoid of emotion, understanding, and hope. I wanted to celebrate the romantic wonder of Science and discovery. You also have an upcoming exhibition in September. Can you give us a little sneak preview on this? Sure… The title of the exhibition is TAT. A bit of ironic word play and an acronym for ‘Technically Advanced Textiles.’ And it’s collaboration by the entire textiles technical team at Chelsea. There will be 7 people exhibiting, with work from a variety of disciplines. Including, Knitted pieces, Stitching, Woven pieces and traditionally & digitally printed pieces. My work is still in progress, but I hope to develop some printed pieces either as wallpaper or fabric samples. I hope to re-create classic pattern designs such as Damasks & Paisleys but made up of smaller elements contrasting the flowing patterns in the Damask and the flow of pattern in flight, the example provided is a Damask made of WW2 Planes which depicts the Battle of Britain.
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FASHION
A Cut Above The Rest Sasha Helim
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racing the front cover of Laissez Faire this month are a collection of collages symbolically representing the London 2012 Olympics. Each collage representing an Olympic ring, whilst creatively designed NOT to pass us off as official sponsors! True to form, fashion illustrator, Sasha Helim, drapes upon each collage garments and accessories from the fall 2012/13 couture shows.
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t is summertime in Paris. Girls are wearing sundresses as trees change colour in the Tuileries. It is weird, but weirdness is not a problem in fashion. This is especially true when it comes to Sasha Helim at the Paris Fashion Week. Sasha’s interpretation of designer white dresses; transparent shirts and skirts; trapeze jackets; loosely gathered pleats; fluted shirts with urban shapes, can be seen here in her collection of collages incorporating the latest street-style photos taken in Paris during the AW12 collections.
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hese trend-based funky characters are a fun approach to the fashion industry, but amongst the tongue-and-cheek, each character is swishing the latest ‘It’ accessories as well as forecasting what the future fashion bunnies will be draping at the next season’s show. For further straightforward fashion commercial optimism, you can visit Sasha Helim’s website and blog: www.sdmhillustration.com www.bee-bop-a-lula.blogspot.com
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GALLERY REVIEW
Words by Zainab Hakim: Twitter @ZLHakim Email: z.hakim@hotmail.co.uk
ART IN FLUX at Curious Duke 5th July - 11th August
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y visit to Curious Duke was one of those glorious chances I would like to call a ‘stumble-upon.’ On the 21st of July the Whitecross Non-conformist Street party was taking place just of Old Street. Here I happened on a modest stall set up outside a quaint little gallery. Opened in September 2011 and run by Eleni Duke, an evidently passionate young woman, the gallery boasts potential by the bucket load. Opening on to a street front, what could be perceived to be an intimidating dealership is in fact a grotto of affordable original artwork. Exhibiting a selection of work by fifty-two artists, predominantly prints and oil or acrylic on canvas, Eleni strives to replace the mundane Ikea prints in our homes with exciting new work, preaching ‘art is affordable.’ As well as its exciting situation in the depths of the borough of Islington, and its trendy East End London postcode, (the rising hipster capital,) the gallery has ‘quirky’ written all over it. On the ground and basement floors ‘ART IN FLUX’ is currently being exhibited. This exhibition showcases a collection of works from twenty-two of the fifty-two artists which Curious Duke represents. The gallery itself radiates a pleasantly comfortable atmosphere. The lighting, which is strategically placed above certain works, serves to illuminate the entire space, whilst subtly drawing attention to certain works. The beautiful beams on the precariously low ceiling of the basement floor are perhaps spoilt only by the intermittent yelps from those with poor spatial awareness. Despite this the work appears to be at home in the space it exists in. It seems that a lot of work in the ART IN FLUX exhibition expresses some kind of British edge, maybe this is down to the bout of extreme patriotism London has recently been experiencing with both the Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. But it is not these that attract my attention. Prints by a young South African duo, Mr Four Fingers, although still focusing on London as a catalyst for their work, instead look at darker experiences. In works such as Comic Effuse and Stygian Self, they look at cutting away at the body in order to expose the person inside. Perhaps it is my fascination with the morbid that made me seriously consider buying one of these prints. Or perhaps it is the pleasantly affordable price tag. At £70 apiece, Curious Duke definitely makes art available to the thrifty. Eleni Duke describes the works and the artists she represents simply as what she likes. Not filling a brief or any pretentious claim to creating a body of knowledge, we see the works exhibited for what they are. Curious Duke declares itself as being an ‘anti-gallery.’ Proudly selling an artistic experience, which you can take home with you, Curious Duke is quite a treat. The next exhibition to be held at Curious Duke is Nathan Bowens solo show entitled 'Nathan and Friends' which will run from the 16th August until 1st of September.
Comic Effuse by Mr Four Fingers (2012) Giclee Print on Hahnemuhle German Etching Paper (Image from http://www.premiereart.co.uk/shop/?range=70-129)
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BOOK REVIEW
Words by Britt Pflüger: literary scout, agent and literary consultant at Hardy & Knox: www.hardyandknox.com
TIGERS IN RED WEATHER - Liza Klaussmann Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock
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The houses are haunted By white night-gowns. None are green, Or purple with green rings, Or green with yellow rings, Or yellow with blue rings. None of them are strange, With socks of lace And beaded ceintures. People are not going To dream of baboons and periwinkles. Only, here and there, an old sailor, Drunk and asleep in his boots, Catches Tigers In red weather. (by Wallace Stevens)
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ate summer 1945, the end of World War II: cousins Nick and Helena are enjoying their last evening in their garden in Cambridge, Massachusetts, laughing and dancing to Louis Armstrong before embarking on new lives. They grew up together, spent their summers in Tiger House in Martha’s Vineyard. Nick’s mother married well, her sister, Helena’s mother, did not, but despite their different backgrounds they have always been close. Now that the war is finally over, Nick is going to join her husband Hughes at a naval base in Florida while Helena, whose first husband was killed in action, is about to remarry a would-be film producer in Hollywood. Over the following decades, their lives take turns which neither of the girls dancing and drinking in a hot summer garden could have envisaged. Stuck in suburban Florida, bored rigid and frustrated by her husband’s lack of passion, Nick
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involves ‘auditioning’ countless aspiring actresses. Increasingly frustrated by his failed attempts to get money out of his wife’s cousin Nick, Avery makes sure that Helena becomes addicted to prescription drugs, even after she falls pregnant with their son Ed. Most of what follows takes place during summers in Tiger House in the 1950s and ‘60s. Nick, Hughes, their teenage daughter Daisy, Helena and Ed each tell the story from their perspective, starting from that fateful summer in 1959 when Daisy and Ed find the Portuguese maid of a local family brutally murdered in a remote shed and cracks appear in the carefully constructed upper middle class East coast society. And everyone seems to be hiding a secret...
realises for the first time the effect she has on men – and very nearly embarks on an affair with Hughes’ colleague. Then, just after discovering that she is pregnant with their first child, she opens a letter from London addressed to her husband, and is shocked to the core when she realises that Hughes had a wartime affair with the sender, Eva. Deciding to keep this a secret, Nick destroys the letter and persuades Hughes to move back to Massachusettes where he joins a law firm. Meanwhile, on the West coast, Helena’s new husband Avery turns out to be far from perfect, such is his obsession with an ex-girlfriend, a third-rate movie starlet whom he is determined to immortalise. But there is a far more sinister side to Avery, a side which Helena chooses to ignore as he continues to spend their money on his collection of memorabilia about the starlet and his plans to make a film about her – a plan which
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One of the novel’s greatest strengths lies in its dark undertones, so beautifully contrasted with the picturesque summer setting of the island and the Derringer’s family home, which is steeped in history. Not only is there a strong undercurrent of infidelity and jealousy, highlighted by the brutal murder of the maid, but also a question mark throughout much of the novel as to whether the main suspect really killed her. Tigers In Red Weather is a truly remarkable and mesmerising debut about glamour, deceit, love and betrayal which keeps the reader glued to the very end. Beautifully crafted and skillfully structured, the story, set against the backdrop of post-war East Coast society, it is packed full of believable and complex characters. A very sophisticated and yet entertaining read, consistently absorbing and self assured. It is impossible to find fault with this accomplished first novel by Herman Melville’s great-great-greatgranddaughter.
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M U S I C << RRE EWWI INNDD << Renny Field Singer songwriters aren’t that rare. What is rare, is finding that one man with a guitar who can break your heart like a lost love or make you want to dance on your Monday morning bus to work. Renny Field is that man.
COFI RADIO Is it just me, or would the Cultural Olympiad (all those side shows, street performers and art installations that are gracing this city during the Olympics) look out of place in any other city?
If you’re a fan of Bob Dylan, Paulo Nutini or Jackson Browne you’ll find something you love in Renny’s lyrical wit and reliable rhythms. But comparisons to the legends of the busker-made-good genre is an unfair way to describe his music, Renny is something new and something that is going to endure for a long time. He has an album out this month and if you regret buying it I will personally come to your house and buy you a drink to apologise. http://rennyfield.com/
A friend told me about a show they’d stumbled upon the other day in Covent Garden. They watched it for five minutes or so and it was OK, but it didn’t bring the city alive in a new and Olympicy way. That’s not a bad thing, it’s just that there are shows in Covent Garden every week. We’re incredibly spoilt for things to do, see, watch and listen to and that’s always a good thing. The only time it might not be is once a month when I have to pick a handful of acts from Cofi Radio, the spiritual online home of London’s unsigned musicians, to tell you about. Because then it’s bloody difficult. That said, in the last month we’ve seen a shed load of acts performing on the weekly show, putting out everything from folk to hip hop to hardcore punk. It’s been great to hear it all and I have no doubt that if there was a music event in the Olympics we’d have a pile of medals on our hands. Here are some bands.
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Robin Thomas Martin There are a lot of acts that have surfed the wave of popularity for all things vintage. Robin Thomas Martin would probably fit in with them, the only difference being he’s not putting it on. If you like your music bluesy, your lyrics to paint soaring pictures like something from a Cormac McCarthy novel and your whiskey before midday, then Robin Thomas Martin is for you. http://robinthomasmartin.bandcamp.com/
Thee Faction
Describing Thee Faction is a difficult thing. They’re something like a combination of the Blues Brothers (both musically and comically), Stiff Little Fingers (pretty much just musically) and Karl Marx’s Das Capital (neither musically nor comically but definitely in terms of spirit). Thee Faction’s message-laden lyrics are pointed squarely at economic inequality, the plight of the working classes and the establishment of a people’s revolution. But even if that doesn’t get your right fist twitching, they are easily one of the most fun bands you will ever see live. Their stage presence is like no other and their songs have the kind of catchy, simple choruses that have you singing along even if you’ve never heard them before. http://theefaction.wordpress.com
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Victoria Kane Come to London by way of Spain, France, Violin, Guitar, Jazz and Blues, Victoria Kane makes really eclectic music that spans genres at the same time as redefining them. From one song to the next she sounds like a high energy Nina Nastasia, a bluesy Eva Cassidy or a rockier KT Tunstall, a feat that’s all the more impressive when you discover that, on her recordings, she plays all of the instruments herself. Victoria’s music is what music is supposed to be about: vibrant, eclectic, sensual and a lot of fun. http://www.victoriakane.es/
M a n g o Wa l k When Mango Walk came into the Cofi Radio studio to record a live set, they were two girls with a violin, guitar and a ukulele between them. At other times, they’ve been anything up to a 4 piece band. Pinning them down is not something that’s easy to do. Mango Walk sound old fashioned, but in a good way, their music recalls Vera Lynn, Hungarian folk and Italian Tarantella, all mixed together with a very British kind of humour. http://mangowalk.webstarts.com/
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FEELING GOOD ABOUT FILMS Words by Brian Mills www.facebook.com/pages/movies-by-mills/124445137614043
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After last year’s disastrous festival when cutbacks meant cancelling red carpet premieres and stars not appearing, Edinburgh has seen the error in their madness and employed a new artistic director, Chris Fujiwara, to shake things up and bring it back to its former glory.
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SHADOW DANCER
Directed by Gabe Torres. Starring: Brad Dorff. Chyler Leigh.
Directed by James Marsh. Starring: Clive Owen. Andrea Riseborough. A powerful psychological thriller set in Belfast during the 1990s stars Andrea Riseborough as Connie McVeigh, an active member of the IRA who is captured and forced to become an informant for the M15 or otherwise lose all contact with her son, but nobody could predict the disastrous chain of events that would unfold due to her decision. Clive Owen plays the M15 controller who oversees every move that McVeigh makes. The question becomes not only how much is she prepared to risk her life by betraying her family but how far is Mac prepared to push her in order to meet his goals? This is a thriller that is infinitely watchable and at times the tension is almost unbearable to the point that you may want to check your fingernails to see if they are still there. The real strength of the film lies in the incredible performance by Andrea Riseborough who once again proves that she is one of the best young actresses on the screen today. A brilliant film that should not be missed. UK release date : August 24
If you suffer from claustrophobia this thriller will have you running for the exit because the hero Reins (Dorff) is held captive in a Plexiglass contraption inside the trunk of a car. Reins is a secret service agent being used as a pawn in a terrorist plot against the President of the United States. Agonisingly, he watches the clock tick down to an unknown catastrophe and is forced by his captors to listen to the outside world on the brink of collapse, knowing that the only way to save the people he loves is to divulge the secrets that he is sworn to protect but how much mental and physical torture can he take? .Being trapped in any confined space is one of our worst nightmares and watching someone experiencing it plays ping pong with our nervous system. Brad Dorff is the glue that holds the plot together and like Ryan Reynolds trapped in a coffin in BURED, Adrien Brody wedged in a car wreck down a ravine in WRECKED or James Franco beneath a boulder in 127 HOURS, he effortlessly engages our empathy for the gruelling 92 minutes running time. No UK release scheduled at present
POSTCARDS FROM THE ZOO
THE MIRROR NEVER LIES
Directed by Kamila Andini. Starring: Gita Novalista. From Indonesia comes this imaginative tale of Pakis (Novalista) born into the Bajo tribe, a fishing community who come from the Wakatobi Island. Pakis’ father has been missing at sea and everyone is resigned to the fact that he is dead except Pakis who believes that she will be reunited with him again. Around her neck she wears a mirror her father once gave her, hoping that it will one day show her his whereabouts. As the weeks and months of her father’s absence grows longer, the tension between Pakis and her mother increases to an almost unbearable degree. The situation is made worse when a young ecological scientist arrives from Jakarta and adds his own perspective to the situation. This is a beautiful and exquisitely picturesque film depicting a coming of age story regarding the difficulties of a young person fighting against the possibility of loss with undeniable optimism. The juvenile protagonist gives an amazingly convincing and touching performance. For the director, it is a remarkable film debut. No UK release scheduled at present.
Directed by Edwin. Starring: Ladya Cheryl. Adjie Nur Ahmed.
Here is another Indonesian film that totally wins you over if you are ruled by your heart rather than your head. It is simply charming and original and beautifully photographed. Lana was abandoned by her father as a child at a zoo and was raised by animal keepers and trainers. It is the only world she knows and her closest friends are animals and in particular a giraffe. Her fellow employees, the zoo’s visitors and a wealth of factual information about the animals in the zoo have become Lana’s surrogate family. When Lana meets a mysterious magician, she bravely ventures outside of the zoo she has known all her life and her naiveté and innately agreeable nature are severely tested. This is a film that is a rarity because it runs the gamut of emotions as you get caught up in the narrative of the story. It is enticingly imaginative and sparkles like a diamond that you magically stumble upon in the rough. Edwin, the film’s director, respects his audience and harmoniously brings all the penetrating visuals together with a promise that they will not leave you. It will connect you with your inner child who for some film cynics died many years ago and because of the amount of films that they see at film festivals they are often cinematically comatose to recognize a film that aims to be different. My only hope is that this gem gets international distribution, which at the time of this review it does not have except for Holland. No UK release scheduled at present.
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Celebrating Success at the FRA Awards 2012 F
or once, Sir Philip Green, Gary Barlow and a host fashion retail business leaders were not centre stage. The 2012 graduation ceremony at the Fashion Retail Academy boasted some outstanding achievement from students swooping awards sponsored by leading retailers such as M&S, NEXT, TESCO, ARCADIA to name a few.
The Academy, based in Gresse Street, London W1, opened 7 years ago offering a vocational education to 16 and over wanting a career in fashion retail. The FRA has gone from strength to strength growing from 50 students in 2006 to 699 today. In September 2012 the target is to enrol 691 FE students and 75 HE students bringing our total of students studying at FRA to 766 next year.
The Fashion Retail Academy was the brainchild of Sir Phillip Green, the CEO of the Arcadia Group. He proposed the idea to Tony Blair, and within two years the academy was up and running. A public and private sector joint initiative, the FRA prepares students for a career in the fashion retail industry, training students in areas such as merchandising, buying, marketing, public relations, branding, customer service, and visual merchandising. It is located in central London, and the new building is filled with state of the art technology. In addition to Arcadia, the academy is supported by other leaders in the fashion retail sector such as Marks and Spencer, Tesco, and Next, as well as Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, and Nine West.
They continue to work with retailers to improve our approach to work experience. We have now developed partnerships with 105 Brands. This year the Academy has secured 704 placements across all our courses.
Tony Blair assisted at the formal opening and said of the academy, “It’s a superb learning centre, with wonderful facilities, right in the heart of the West End which will provide training for hundreds of students with the flair and enthusiasm to work in fashion retail.” The Fashion Retail Academy Awards Ceremony was attended today by Sponsors and retail industry big hitters – Sir Philip Green (Arcadia), Marc Bolland (M&S), Andrew Varley (Next) and Jill Easterbrook and Jason Tarry (Tesco), along with many other business leaders in the fashion retail industry. Special guest was Gary Barlow who presented the Fashion Retail Academy Commitment Award 2012 to Shauna Harding from the Higher Certificate Merchandising course. Other Award winners were: M&S OUTSTANDING STUDENT 2012 Owanate Gad Briggs, Level 3 Diploma NEXT OUTSTANDING STUDENT 2012 Sophie Bolongaro, Higher Certificate Merchandising TESCO OUTSTANDING STUDENT 2012 Leigh Hart, Level 4 Buying & Merchandising ARCADIA OUTSTANDING STUDENT 2012 Briar Rolfe, National Diploma Fashion Clothing COLORSET OUTSTANDING WINDOW AWARD Jack Wright, Level 4 Visual Merchandising FTCT COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AWARD Michael Putz, Higher Certificate Merchandising ACCENTURE FDA RETAIL AWARD Lauren Ramsey, FdA Fashion Retail Management ORACLE MERCHANDISING AWARD Josie Townsend, Level 4 Buying & Merchandising
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ART & DESIGN
Fl’hair and Fantasy Clare Malseed
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lare Malseed’s relationship with art and design is akin to global warming: a melting of the ice caps, a rise in the oceans, and a re-floating of the boat. None of it achieved without sceptical voices questioning the outcome. But for Clare, this is just an adventure, and we admire her courage to be original. It wasn’t copycat infectiousness of fashion, or any obligation to conform – it was simply the power of personality and style.
We stumbled upon your work: The Kitsch Incantation, during the graduate show at Central Saint Martins. The story behind the project was quite fascinating. Please explain. I am a bit of a hoarder to the extent that when I think about how many things I own I get a bit panicky. I buy a lot of junk from charity shops which gives me that 90’s discos feel again. So therefore, I have a large collection of items some may consider kitsch. The final brief I worked on at Central Saint Martins, was a self initiated one. It was close to the final stretch before hand in so I decided to have some fun. I photographed objects I had collected individually and catalogued the collection in the form of a book named ‘Kitchen: The Katalogue’ I used the catalogue to present each item as a unique and individual piece of art. I accompanied each image with a slogan inspired by 70’s advertising copy that sarcastically “sold” the item to the reader. As part of the exhibition, I wrote ‘The Kitsch Incantation’ as an introduction to the catalogue; an oath that the reader took before they continued reading where they solemnly swore their devotion to the kitsch lifestyle, hopefully to evoke a reaction. The poem itself is vulgar and sarcastic. It had a rather religious feel to it; I designed the text alongside an illustration inspired by pulpits and objects that had been featured in ‘Kitschen’. The final artwork was printed grayscale as 4.2m long poster and clamped between two bright pink pieces of acetate that hung from the ceiling. The last half metre trailed onto the floor and was inevitably soaked with beer at the private view. I took it as a positive sign that people singled my work out to get drunk beside.
The Kitsch Incantation; A poem extracted from Kitschen: The Katalogue that I have designed and developed into a 841 x 4200mm poster. Inspired by pink plastic Virgin Mary's and Jesus foam stickers, it is a vulgar, over-exaggerated prayer that reflects the omnipresence of mass production in our culture.
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Bound in velvet with a train of blonde hair protruding from the spine this bespoke Rapunzel fairytale book offers readers a more tactile reading experience. The illustrations are hand drawn and the book itself is entirely handmade.
That Rapunzel Fairytale Book you designed is amazing. What was the creative process behind that?
Do you have certain designers you try and emulate?
Thank you - it’s definitely one of my favourites. I got a college brief where I was asked to question ‘What is a Book?’, and really challenge all the stereotypical notions. I had been looking into the Grimms Brothers Fairytales as a starting point; the originals are so gruesome - which I liked and I loved the aesthetics of old books; the marble papers, thick coated covers and the hand illustrations. I did a project a few years ago where I went round hairdressers and collected hair so I thought I could make some use of it by redesigning the Rapunzel tale and provide more of a tactile reading experience. I suppose it’s a bit gross but so are the Fairytales themselves really.
Not really no; I'd say my greatest influence and strongest motivators that have got me to where I am now are my tutors and my peers. The CSM library had a wealth of material so I would always be looking at the work of many different designers, artists, architects and writers from different eras that in turn would influence my work. Not that much of my work is fashion based but fashion is definitely an influence of mine; pioneering online fashion such as Dazed Digital, AnOther, BOF and SHOWstudio and also beautiful publications such as Acne Paper and TANK.
The constraints of this project lay in the binding process; Velvet hair books are tricky! Thankfully we had a wonderfully talented tutor named Douglas Bevans who was a brilliant bookbinder and who helped me figure out a way to attach the hair to the spine whilst still being able to open the pages of the book itself.
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You may, or may not, have attained this yet, but what would you say is your unique selling point that distinguishes your style from the rest? I am still finding my own niche but during my final year I certainly found myself developing my own style. I would say my style is rather unconventional and to some people is probably distasteful. I studied in an environment with people who had extremely open and brilliant minds so the majority developed a way of working very different to the norm. A lot of my work is loud and I try to create things that will get noticed I love contrast; and working with imageryillustration overlaps quite a lot with my design work. I tend to be rather relaxed about design conventions and break them where appropriate. I do think it is extremely important to understand and be aware of these rules as they exist for a reason I just think it is equally important not to get too hung up on them. Kitschen: The Katalogue
It seems that everyone is always keeping things simple when it comes to design. But, from what I can see on your website, your work is a more adventurous. Is that a fair statement or does it just depends on what you are asked to provide for the brief? Ha-ha itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely a fair statement. I think there were a few projects this year where I managed to make things very difficult for myself; around Christmas time I tried to build a machine to make a cake and pretty much destroyed my kitchen. The briefs we got were very open; if you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t establish your objectives fairly early on you could be quite lost for a long time. They forced you to question everything especially your audience and communication technique. They were designed to allow you to create a portfolio that reflects you and your interests even if they are the Occult, Suburbia and Kitsch. Which company would be your ideal place work and why? There are a lot of places I would absolutely love to work; SHOWstudio is definitely up there! I think the most important thing to me is that I would be working in an environment that is fashion forward, unconventional and crazy busy all the time. The work ethos and way of thinking instilled by my college environment is invaluable; I want to work somewhere exciting that is fully aware of the zeitgeist. What other areas are you looking to improve and explore, in order to integrate into your current skills? I would really love some experience working with film; especially fashion film as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a relatively new genre and therefore has a great deal of scope. Ruth Hogben and Nick Knight have provided a glimpse of what can be done and I hope with the growing online global fashion network this genre will grow and create amazing things and is therefore an area I am extremely keen to explore! Hair collection
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A digital collage inspired by nature, animals and cloud watching
THE JOKER
LAUGHTER TO THE BRAIN IS LIKE EXERCISE TO THE BODY
Illustrated by: Alvaro Arteaga www.alvaroarteaga.com
Thanks for all the jokes you have sent in. You lot clearly love this page! Try to keep them clean though London, some of these are really pushing it. Sorry for any offence caused.
Here’s one about the old native American who wanted a loan for £500. The banker pulled out the loan application, “What are you going to do with the money?” “Take jewellery to city and sell it,” was the response. “What have you got for collateral?” “Don’t know collateral.” “Well that’s something of value that would cover the cost of the loan. Have you got any vehicles?” “Yes, 1949 Chevy pickup.” The banker shook his head, “How about livestock?” “Yes, I have a horse.” “How old is it?” “Don’t know, has no teeth.” Finally the banker decided to make the £500 loan. Several weeks later the old man was back in the bank. He pulled out a roll of bills, “I’m here to pay.” he said. He then handed the banker the money to pay his loan off. “What are you going to do with the rest of that money?” “Put in teepee.” “Why don’t you deposit it in my bank,” he asked. “Don’t know deposit.” “You put the money in our bank and we take care of it for you. When you want to use it you can withdraw it.” The old Indian leaned across the desk, “What you got for collateral?” Hospitals report that the hearts of bankers are in strong demand by transplant patients, because they’ve never been used. Bankers never die... They just lose interest. ‘What’s the difference between a dead cat on the motorway and a dead banker on the motorway? There are skidmarks around the cat.”
A young banker decided to get his first tailor-made suit. As he tried it on, he reached down to put his hands in the pockets and to his surprise he found none. He mentioned this to the tailor who asked him, “You’re a banker, right?” The young man answered, “Yes, I am.” “Well, whoever heard of a banker with his hands in his own pockets?”
Just got my dream job, starts next Monday...... Window cleaner in Amsterdam
Why don’t sharks attack bankers? Professional courtesy.
Apparently it doesn’t work with goal posts made from jumpers.
If bankers can count, how come they have eight windows and only four tellers? Q. Did you hear about the banker who’s a great lover? A. He knows firsthand the penalty for early withdrawal. The other day, my friends and I went to this “Strip Club.” One of my buddies wanted to impress us, so he pulled out a £10 bill. The “dancer” came over to us, and my friend licked the £10 and stuck it on her butt. Not to be outdone, my other friend pulls out a £50 bill. He calls the girl back over, licks the £50, and puts it on her other cheek. Now the attention is focused on me. What could I do to top that? I got out my wallet, thought for a minute..... then the banker in me took over. I got out my ATM card, swiped it down her crack, grabbed the £60, and went home. And finally: What’s the problem with banker jokes? Bankers don’t think they’re funny, normal people don’t think they’re jokes. I went to a seafood disco last week... and pulled a mussel. I only go to the movies to watch the trailers, so I know what films I should download. I thought I’d get in the Olympic spirit this week, so I’ve gone around my neighbours houses and charged them all £500.... For a party they’re not invited to.
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The makers of Goal-Ref and Hawk-Eye goal-line technology have told Rangers they can’t use the system next season.
Watching Gordon Ramsey Behind Bars - he wants the prisoners to show they have the ability to give something back to society. My TV and Playstation would be a nice fucking start. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, Doctor, doctor, I can’t feel my legs!” The doctor replied, “I know you can’t - I’ve cut off your arms!” Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, “I’ll serve you, but don’t start anything.” I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn’t find any. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: “Does this taste funny to you?” What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh. Two fish swam into a concrete wall. Then one turns to the other and says “Dam!”. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent.
HUMOUR-SCOPES
Artist: Yoanna Pietrzyk in collaboration with Facehunter. www.yoannapietrzyk.carbonmade.com / www.joannapietrzyk.carbonmade.com
When pesky little Mercury turns retrograde, trouble often follows. Facts get fuzzy, messages muddled, and technology often turns balky during its thrice-annual 3-week retrograde periods. As usual, a disclaimer is needed as these are only the premonitions of our grumpy star gazer and not the views of Laissez Faire!
Aries
Taurus
You will narrowly avoid a collision on the sidewalk today, as a small giggling person runs past you, being hotly pursued by a weeping incoherent person waving a ham sandwich. Aside from that, a pretty typical day.
Danger in the form of stripes, spots or just muscular animals who like to maul, chew or pound on you with their feet and noses, are well starred this month. The planets are difficult to read; this could mean that the planets are protecting you from the animals who don’t want to do you any harm, or it could mean that the kill will be quick and painless.
Libra
This month your destiny is waiting for a bus.
A phone call will answer a question you have pondered upon since the 16th of last month. The answer may be a disappointment unless you understand complex mathematical formulas explained to you over the phone. This month your flanges are in need of a service.
Sagittarius Scorpio
Humming mysteriously and at length may be your only hope in fighting off some kind of unexpected attack while out shopping or while watching television in the early peak 8-9 hour.
Gemini
Blaming others for your misfortune is well starred this month, especially in any career or motoring decisions offered you by elders in the past. This month your destiny shows courage under fire.
‘A stitch in time saves nine’ is your phrase of the month, whatever that means. A quick stitch now means you don’t have to do 9 stitches later? We don’t think so, sounds like it’s pants around your ankles time later if you equate a quick stitch with 9 stitches, we’re just saying. And why does it save 9 stitches later, why not eight or ten? Did the writer of this saying only choose 9 because it rhymed with time? This is just proof that you shouldn’t listen to proverbs - they aren’t anywhere near as accurate as horoscopes.
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Explaining things without using your hands is a test you might like to practice for some reason or other. What have the planets got in store for you? Handcuffs look highly starred.
Running, jumping, but not flying through the air head first, are all well starred.
Drunk speed dating is positively starred as long as you check out the talent before the drinking starts and not during or after.
Pets and smallish wild animals will provide moments of whimsy and pure horror in equal doses.
Climbing trees is well starred, especially the low ones and especially when a lion isn’t trying to eat you from below, otherwise they are badly starred with a falling from great heights advisory throughout.
This month your destiny is being strange.
This month your destiny shares a foot long ham salad Subway on wheatmeal bread, low fat mayo, double tomatoes, with Death’s estranged brother.
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
A hearty walk, a hearty meal but not Braveheart are well starred, unless you are in the mood for painting the Scottish flag on your face and donning a kilt, or a skirt if you get the wrong kind of fabric again.
Sport is about to give you an option of either a panicky sprint across a field, or a clinging on for dear life buttock clenching back of the boat ski pull. Choose wisely and have an extreme underwear misfortune disposal plan to hand.
Tapas has a 25% chance of choking Pisces this month, which is the best it’s been since the summer of 1997, enjoy.
This month your destiny is trapped like a fly in a spiders web... Cue optional eeeeeekkkk here if you are listening to this in a text to speech synthesiser.
This month your destiny has a plan that just might work.
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Interior Design – Module One
17/09/2012
03/12/2012
Monday
10:00 - 17:00
12 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Interior Design – Module One
22/09/2012
08/12/2012
Saturday
09:30 - 16:30
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Interior Design – Module Two
21/09/2012
07/12/2012
Friday
10:00 - 17:00
12 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Interior Design – Module Two
22/09/2012
08/12/2012
Saturday
09:30 - 16:30
12 weeks
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Interior Design – Module Three
22/09/2012
06/12/2012
Thursday
10:00 - 17:00
12 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Interior Design – Module Three
11/01/2013
05/04/2013
Friday
10:00 - 17:00
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Interior Decoration
19/09/2012
05/12/2012
Wednesday
10:00 - 17:00
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Interior Decoration in Practice
18/09/2012
04/12/2012
Tuesday
10:00 - 17:00
12 weeks
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Introduction to Interior Decoration and Design
03/10/2012
05/12/2012
Wednesday
18:00 - 20:30
10 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Interior Decoration – Bite Sized
20/08/2012
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Monday
10:00 - 13:00
3 hours
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Interior Design - Bite Sized
05/11/2012
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Monday
17:30 - 20:30
180 mins
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Lighting for Residential Interiors
28/08/2012
30/08/2012
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10:00 - 16:00
3 days
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Colour for Interior Design
02/10/2012
06/11/2012
Tuesday
18:00 - 20:30
6 weeks
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Kitchen and Bathroom Planning and Design
22/08/2012
24/08/2012
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10:00 - 16:00
3 days
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Doing up Your Home
28/08/2012
29/08/2012
Tues - Wed
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2 days
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Wallpaper Print and Design
03/09/2012
06/09/2012
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4 days
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Technical Drawing for Interior Design
01/10/2012
19/11/2012
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8 weeks
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Architectural Drawing for Designers
02/10/2012
06/11/2012
Tuesday
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6 weeks
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Freehand Perspective Drawing for Designers
03/09/2012
05/09/2012
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Vectorworks
20/08/2012
23/08/2012
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4 days
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2D Vectorworks for Interior Design
16/08/2012
17/08/2012
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2 days
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3DS Max - 3D Modeling
10/09/2012
14/09/2012
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5 days
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Getting The Most From Your Digital Camera
30/08/2012
31/08/2012
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2 days
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Portrait Photography
10/11/2012
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Photoshop - Basic Essentials
10/10/2012
12/10/2012
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Photoshop for Web Design
25/10/2012
26/10/2012
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2 days
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Fashion and Textiles Portfolio
06/10/2012
27/10/2012
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Digital Pattern Design and Print
10/09/2012
14/09/2012
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5 days
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Introduction to Textile Print Design
01/10/2012
19/11/2012
Monday
18:00 - 20:30
8 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Textile Design and Print Workshop
10/09/2012
13/09/2012
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Wallpaper Print and Design
03/09/2012
06/09/2012
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Knitting, Crochet and Macramé
06/10/2012
27/10/2012
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10:00 - 16:00
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Silver Jewellery
06/10/2012
27/10/2012
Saturday
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5 days
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Introduction To Digital Design
03/09/2012
07/09/2012
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InDesign – Basic Essentials
28/08/2012
30/08/2012
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Dreamweaver Web Design
13/08/2012
14/08/2012
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WordPress - Websites Made Easy
06/10/2012
13/10/2012
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2 weeks
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Building Websites With CSS & HTML
25/09/2012
28/09/2012
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Introduction to SketchUp
01/10/2012
10/10/2012
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2 weeks
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Graphic Design Module One - Introduction To Graphic Design
02/10/2012
04/12/2012
Tuesday
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10 weeks
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Graphic Design in Practice
13/08/2012
16/08/2012
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Designing and Making Books
10/11/2012
24/11/2012
Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
3 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Typography and Authorship
10/11/2012
24/11/2012
Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
3 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Introduction to Illustration
20/08/2012
23/08/2012
Mon - Thur
10:00 - 16:00
4 days
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Comic Book Art
10/11/2012
08/12/2012
Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
5 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Book Illustration
13/08/2012
17/08/2012
Mon - Fri
10:00 - 17:00
5 days
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Animation Drawing
03/10/2012
07/11/2012
Wednesday
18:00 - 20:30
6 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Introduction to Sculpture
10/11/2012
01/12/2012
Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
4 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
3D Workshop Design and Make
02/10/2012
20/11/2012
Tuesday
18:00 - 20:30
8 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Stone Carving Sculpture
10/12/2012
12/12/2012
Mon - Wed
10:00 - 16:00
3 days
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Studio Ceramics
02/10/2012
20/11/2012
Tuesday
18:00 - 20:30
8 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Sculpture - Bite Sized
02/11/2012
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Friday
10:00 - 13:00
180 mins
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Introduction to Business Management for Interior Designers
10/11/2012
17/11/2012
Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
2 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Lighting for Residential Interiors - Professional Development
28/08/2012
30/08/2012
Tues - Thurs
10:00 - 16:00
3 days
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Colour for Interior Design - Professional Development
02/10/2012
06/11/2012
Tuesday
18:00 - 20:30
6 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Model Making for Designers - Professional Development
10/12/2012
14/12/2012
Mon - Fri
10:00 - 16:00
5 days
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Designing Bespoke Fitted Furniture
08/04/2013
12/04/2013
Mon - Fri
10:00 - 16:30
5 days
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Kitchen and Bathroom Planning and Design - Professional Dev
22/08/2012
24/08/2012
Wed - Fri
10:00 - 16:00
3 days
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Introduction to Landscape Architecture
04/10/2012
08/11/2012
Thurs & Sat
18:00 - 20:30
6 weeks
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Interiors with Style - Art History
10/12/2012
13/12/2012
Mon - Thurs
10:00 - 16:00
4 days
Chelsea College of Art & Design
History of Architecture and Interior Design
10/11/2012
08/12/2012
Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
5 days
Chelsea College of Art & Design
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ART & ARCHITECTURE SHORT COURSES 2012/2013 ENTRY SUBJECT
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CODE
TIME
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VENUE
Arabic Calligraphy: Practising Naskh Script
24/09/2012
FFWO034H4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
11 meetings
British Museum
Architecture and Society in Eighteenth-Century England
24/09/2012
ARVC030S4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
22 meetings
Central London
Architecture, Landscape and Modernity, 1890-1940
20/05/2013
ARVC136H4ACB
10:30 - 16:30
5 meetings
Central London
Art and Architecture in Sixteenth-Century Rome and Venice
26/09/2012
ARVC028S4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
22 meetings
Central London
Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece and Rome
25/09/2012
ARVC023S4ACB
14:00 - 16:00
22 meetings
Central London
Art and Society in the Age of Alexander the Great
25/04/2013
ARVC126H4ACB
18:00 - 22:00
11 meetings
Central London
Art in Rome 1590-1650
25/04/2013
ARVC083H4ACB
18:00 - 22:00
11 meetings
Central London
Art in the Shadow of War: Britain 1918-1939
08/01/2013
ARVC084H4ACB
14:00 - 16:00
11 meetings
Central London
Art Nouveau: Art and Design in Eastern Europe
25/09/2012
ARVC127H4ACB
14:00 - 16:00
11 meetings
Central London
Beauty and Magnificence: The Imperial Arts of the Ottoman Court
25/09/2012
FFWO116H4ACB
11:00 - 13:00
11 meetings
Central London
British Design
25/09/2012
ARVC135H4ACB
18:00 - 22:00
11 meetings
Central London
But is it Art? Art and the Masses from Courbet to Tate Modern
24/09/2012
ARVC130H4ACB
18:00 - 22:00
11 meetings
Central London
Chinese Brush Painting for Beginners
27/09/2012
FFWO123H4ACB
11:00 - 13:00
11 meetings
Asia House
Chinese Calligraphy
27/09/2012
FFWO129H4ACB
18:00 - 22:00
11 meetings
British Museum
Collectors and Collections in London
10/06/2013
ARVC140H4ACB
11:00 - 17:00
5 meetings
Central London
Discovering Galleries and Museums
27/09/2012
FFAH011N0ACS
11:00 - 13:00
10 meetings
Central London
Discovering Galleries and Museums: The Modern Period
24/04/2013
FFAH018N0ACS
11:00 - 13:00
10 meetings
Central London
Exhibiting Now: Art in and Beyond the Museum
18/05/2013
FFAH241H4ACB
10:30 - 16:30
4 meetings
Bishopsgate Institute
Exploring London’s Past: Archives, Architecture and Oral History
08/10/2012
SSHC031H4ACB
18:30 - 20:30
10 meetings
Central London
Foundation in History of Architecture and Landscapes
24/09/2012
FFAH004S4ACB
14:00 - 16:00
22 meetings
Central London
Foundation in History of Architecture and Landscapes
25/09/2012
FFAH004S4BCB
18:00 - 22:00
22 meetings
Central London
Foundation in History of Art
24/09/2012
FFAH002S4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
22 meetings
Central London
Foundation in History of Art
25/09/2012
FFAH002S4BCB
11:00 - 13:00
22 meetings
Central London
Foundation in History of Art
26/09/2012
FFAH002S4CCB
18:00 - 20:00
22 meetings
Central London
Foundation in History of Art
27/09/2012
FFAH002S4DCB
18:00 - 20:00
22 meetings
Central London
Foundation in History of Art
09/01/2013
FFAH002S4ECB
14:00 - 16:00
22 meetings
Central London
From Hogarth to Reynolds: English Art of the Eighteenth Century
10/01/2013
ARVC129H4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
11 meetings
Central London
Gods and Saints: Introducing the Arts of India
22/04/2013
ARVC139H4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
11 meetings
British Museum
Hidden Pleasures, Public Lives: Introduction to Japanese Prints
24/09/2012
ARVC125H4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
11 meetings
British Museum
History, Memory and Post-War Art
27/09/2012
ARVC132H4ACB
11:00 - 13:00
11 meetings
Central London
Improve Your Research Skills in World Arts and Artefacts
06/10/2012
ARVC068N0ACS
10:00 - 16:00
1 meeting
Central London
Improve Your Research Skills in World Arts and Artefacts
19/01/2013
ARVC068N0BCS
10:00 - 16:00
1 meeting
Central London
Improve Your Research Skills in World Arts and Artefacts
04/05/2013
ARVC068N0CCS
18:30 - 21:00
1 meeting
Central London
Interpreting the Tower
02/02/2013
FFHI199H4ACB
10:30 - 16:30
5 meetings
Tower of London
Introductions: Learning to Look (Visual Arts and Media)
02/10/2012
FFHE024S41CC
10:00 - 13:00
15 meetings
Rosetta Art Centre
Introduction to European Art before 1800
10/10/2012
AHVM058S4AAA
18:00 - 19:30
20 meetings
Central London
Introduction to Modern Art
08/10/2012
AHVM034S4AAA
18:00 - 19:30
20 meetings
Central London
Introduction to the Visual Arts: Forms and History
05/02/2013
ARVC105H4ALB
10:00 - 13:00
8 meetings
Rosetta Art Centre
Introduction to World Arts and Artefacts: Africa
10/01/2013
ARVC008H4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
11 meetings
British Museum
Introduction to World Arts and Artefacts: The Americas
27/09/2012
ARVC011H4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
11 meetings
British Museum
Introduction to World Arts and Artefacts: West Asia
07/01/2013
ARVC009H4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
11 meetings
British Museum
Investigating the Archive: Photographic Collections of London
12/01/2013
FFWO099H4ACB
10:30 -
11 meetings
The Photographers’ Gallery
Iznik Tiles: Floral Motifs in Dynamic Arrangements
10/01/2013
FFWO115H4ACB
11:00 - 13:00
11 meetings
Asia House
Key Concepts in Cultural Analysis: The Production of the Human
10/10/2012
ENHU008S4AAA
18:00 - 19:30
22 meetings
Central London
Media Genres: Reporting the Arts
25/04/2013
FFME043H4ACB
19:00 - 21:00
11 meetings
TBA
Museums and the Collecting of World Arts
25/04/2013
ARVC012H4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
11 meetings
British Museum
New Light on Seventeenth-Century Dutch Painting
24/09/2012
ARVC123S4ACB
11:00 - 13:00
22 meetings
Central London
Psychoanalysis and Art
10/10/2012
FFPA018H4ACB
10:30 - 13:00
9 meetings
Birkbeck, Central London
Psychoanalysis and Art
01/05/2013
FFPA018H4BCB
10:30 - 13:00
9 meetings
Birkbeck, Central London
Redefining Renaissance Art: Italy and the Netherlands
24/09/2012
ARVC141S4ACB
11:00 - 13:00
22 meetings
Central London
Study Skills for Art History Students
27/10/2012
FFAH001N0ACS
10:30 - 16:30
1 meetings
Central London
Study Trip to Moscow
20/05/2012
ARVC137H4ACB
-
7 meetings
TBA
Study Trip: Vienna 1900 and Beyond
15/04/2012
FFAH272H4ACB
-
7 meetings
TBA
The Alternative Tradition: Realism in Twentieth-Century Art
24/09/2012
ARVC106H4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
11 meetings
Central London
The Art of Islamic Pattern I: An Introduction
25/04/2013
FFWO041H4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
11 meetings
British Museum
The British Empire in Art and Architecture
25/09/2012
ARVC138H4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
11 meetings
Central London
The English Town
11/05/2013
ARVC080H4ACB
10:30 - 16:30
5 meetings
Central London
The Russian Experiment in Art
09/01/2013
ARVC134H4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
11 meetings
Central London
The Victorian Garden
26/09/2012
ARVC092S4ACB
18:00 - 20:00
22 meetings
Central London
What’s the Point of an Art Museum?
23/04/2013
ARVC104H4ALB
10:00 - 13:00
8 meetings
Rosetta Art Centre
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