MARK FAST

Interpreting the rose: sculpture as you’ve never seen it before – at the point where, art, fashion, and beauty intersect.

Photo: Patrick Bently

Mark Fast

From the age of 12, Canadian-born Mark Fast dreamed of being a fashion designer. Today, he is one of the world’s most distinctive creators of knitwear – a term hardly sufficient to describe the sensual and strikingly sculptural products of his art.

Using stitching techniques of his own devising, Fast exploits the potential of various blends of Lycra with wool, angora, or viscose to create areas of tension and volume as he hand forms his garments to the curves of a woman’s body. It is a deeply personal process, one he has described as “very organic . . . a very abstract expressionist way of working.” Now this remarkable designer further transcends the boundary between art, fashion, and beauty by creating an installation exclusively for Luminato. Descending from its surroundings, a knit sculpture evokes the symbol of eternal femininity – the rose.

Be sure to experience this extraordinary undertaking by one of the fashion world’s boldest innovators.

“Fast (is) at the forefront of a group of talented knitwear designers intent on pushing fashion's boundaries.”

- The Sunday Times

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