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Central St Martins Graduate presents in LA: Samuel Gui Yang

 

 

 London-based designer/creative Samuel Gui Yang grew up in Shenzhen, China and received a MA in Fashion from Central Saint Martins in 2015. Yang is guided by an interest in the human form, which developed from a background in the fine arts. His interest in fashion specifically is in how it allows contact or proximity to the living body that isn't as obvious in other artistic media. 

 

Forgoing the traditional fashion system and expectation, Yang has decided to introduce his first collection through a series of site-specific installations and project spaces around the world. These spaces function both as way to introduce Yang’s works and interests, but also as exploratory exercises and a catalyst to open dialogues, which inform future creations and developments of both his collection and design studio.

 

The first space is in Los Angeles:  Untitled (Ephemeral Study 1). The exhibition will display time-based works referencing Yang’s garments. Pieces from his collection will be encased in solid blocks of ice, which will be allowed to melt over the course of four days. There will also be series of commissioned conceptual images by HART+LESHKINA www.hartleshkina.com, multi-channel immersive sound pieces, and a commissioned performance by choreographer/performance artist Milka Djordjevich.

 

Yang says, "The supple feel of rubber, it stays taut, when it is pulled around the body, until the body temperature is rising. It begins to produce sweat and moisture on top. When the rubber returns to the original state, the space leaves only the wet body, but the rubber is like nothing happened to it ever. Los Angeles and its people are very conscious about their body. Stretching the body to the extreme, like a rubber string, compact and retractable."

 

Los Angeles-based choreographer Milka Djordjevich creates a performance exploring the softness, tension and restrictive forces of designer Samuel Yang’s rubber pieces. Three women tug, stumble and wrestle in connection to rubber and one another. The work is an extension of her trans-disciplinary dance-making process with artists like Yang, challenging notions of what a dance can and cannot do. Performed by dancers Dorothy Dubrule, Jennie Liu and Devika Wickremesinghe, with sound by composer Chris Peck.

 

Samuel Gui Yang’s Untitled (Ephemeral Study 1) is on view September 3-5 2015

Samuel Gui Yang grew up in Shenzhen, China before moving to the UK in 2006. He started studying at Central Saint Martins in 2009 and received a MA in Fashion in April of 2015. Yang has created a multi-disciplinary design studio based in London. Through this house he explores, expresses, and proposes ideas through the various media of garments, objects, and printed matter. www.samuelguiyang.com

 

Milka Djordjevich is a dance artist motivated by a desire to blur the distinction between ‘dance’ and ‘non-dance’ by attempting to un-choreograph choreography and choreograph spontaneity. Her work has been shown at several venues including REDCAT, Pieter, Machine Project and HomeLA (Los Angeles); the Kitchen, the 2010 Whitney Biennal, the Chocolate Factory Theater, Danspace Project and AUNTS (New York); Counterpulse and The Garage (San Francisco); Uferstudios (Berlin); Bitef (Belgrade); Artdanthe (Paris); WUK (Vienna); Fabrik (Potsdam); Solo in Azione Festival (Milan); Toihaus Theatre (Salzburg); Gateshead International Festival of Theatre (UK). She has received funding from NYLA’s Suitcase Fund; a commission from the Danspace Project 2010-11 Commissioning Initiative, with support from the Jerome Foundation; and residencies at Fabrik Potsdam, PACT-Zollverein, Workspace Brussels, UCLA Hothouse, LMCC Swingspace, among others. Djordjevich was a 2006-2007 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence and a 2008/2010 danceWEB Europe Scholar. Her other projects include co-curating the Movement Research Spring Festival 2008: Somewhere Out There and serving as guest editor for Critical Correspondence. She has co-authored works with composer Chris Peck and choreographer Dragana Bulut and has performed for Heather Kravas, Jennifer Monson, Elizabeth Ward, Sam Kim, Sasa Asentic and Ana Vujanovic, among others. Djordjevich received a B.A. from UCLA and an M.F.A. from Sarah Lawrence College. www.thisismilka.com

MFW SS16 NY: Day 1

                                                               By Deborah Ferguson

 The RTW Menswear calendar has officially shifted to include NYC, an exciting break through for the menswear designers who have previously had to either show at NYFW during the womenswear shows or invested in showing in Milan or Paris menswear week. I do predict the US based buyers and press will appreciate this moment to focus on local talent without distraction.

Notable menswear trend thus far for SS16: shorts,sportswear inspired layers,double breasted suits and brighter palettes with a nostalgic reference.

Day 1

David Hart:

Carlos Campos:

 

CWST

Plac:

 

NY Design week : Opening event at PROPERTY-TriBeca

By Deborah Ferguson
 

PROPERTY showroom has moved to Tribeca from their SOHO location, launching NY Design week with a private event to promote their new collections and gorgeous new location in TriBeca.

   I'm a mid century furniture and interior design fan, so the opportunity to see the expanded collection by current and antique collection was a must do. As I was aware this particular showroom was the first to have exclusivity with number of top furniture, lighting and object designers in NYC, yes before ABC Carpet and other interior deign stores.  This includes an old friend from London; Tom Dixon who's meteoric career has expanded from furniture design to consulting at The Conran company in the UK and into objects, lighting, and candles, .

   The event was a select crowd who were either designers, publishers of prestigious interior design magazines and or infamous art collectors. Hosts: Peter Davis and Colin Cowie added a warm vibe to the event as did the Roca Patron and watermelon signature cocktails. 

 'Property: Featuring new collections from Pulpo, Brokis, Haymann Editions, and Lambert & Fils, the chic, European-American mother and daughter team of Sabrina Schilcher and Ondine Harris curated these new collections in collaboration with Kim Klein, as a focal point of dialogue that embraces Property's philosophy.

PROPERTY has moved to Tribeca - 57 Walker Street

- an airy, two level, 4000 sq. ft. loft in a cast iron building, with 15’5” ceiling featuring a rare 19th century, raw skylight of hexagon cast glass. Schilcher and Harris chose the space because “it was perfect to showcase our carefully selected exclusive lines from around the globe including limited editions, vintage furniture, object d’art and high-design jewelry”.

They are committed to representing extraordinary talent in an elevated, exclusive environment, respecting the integrity of their designs. The first dealer in the US to distribute Tom Dixon for 8 years exclusively, PROPERTY still carries the complete, fast growing line including its eclectic accessories. The roster of other contemporary talent includes: Lee Broom, Ferrucio Laviani, Giam Fratesi,Sebastian Herkner, Lucie Koldova, Luca Nicchetto, Paola Navone, Nendo, Chris Rucker, Scholten Baijings,Sebastian Wrong, Jesse Visser, Jaime Hayon, Schilsan, Patricia Urquiola and Rick Tegelaar, as well as designicons Franco Albini, Gio Ponti, Alvar Aalto, Renzo Mongiardino, Charles Pollock, Verner Panton, GiovanniTravesa and Josef Hoffman, amongst others.

 Founded in 1999, PROPERTY is a destination in the architecture and design community thathas become a lifestyle brand. PROPERTY has been the long time resource to architects and designers sourcing from itscomprehensive range of collections for their residential, commercial and hotel projects, as well as prop stylists for film and editorial productions, and retail customers.

Proprietors Sabrina Schilcher and Ondine Harris have collaborated with prominent architects and interior designers on high-end residential projects, hotel and store renovations such as the Morgans Hotel Group,Starwood Luxury Collection, Kimpton Hotel Group, Trump World Tower, and W Hotels, as well as projects for 20th Century, Apple, MTV, Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman, Equinox, Estee Lauder, Neiman Marcus, Nike, Saks Fifth Avenue, Swarovski,Harvard and Yale Universities, Vera Wang, W magazine, and more.

Some of PROPERTY’s clients include Uma Thurman,David Letterman, Yvonne Force Villareal, Collin Cowie, Erin Lauder, Gwyneth Paltrow, Claire Danes, Stanley Tucci .

 

Colin Cowie with the Proprietors Sabrina Schilcher and Ondine Harris

Ursula L'hoste, Patrick L'hoste,Sebastian Herkner

H&M x Balmain November 5, 2015

                                                             

                                                                 By Deborah Ferguson

     Balmain's creative director made his formal announcement of his collaboration with H&M last night at the Billboard awards. He will join the list of some of the most coveted RTW designers: Alexander Wang, Isabel Marant, Stella McCartney,and Versace.

   He chose to announce with two of his favorite models: Jordan Dunn and Kendall Jenner. Kylie Jenner joined her sister wearing Balmain on stage to announce an award. Is the Jenner surname about to become a larger moniker than Kardashian? 

Olivier Rousteing of Balmain

"I want to talk to my generation − this is my main aim as a designer," Rousteing said this morning. "H&M allows me the unique possibility of bringing everyone into the world of Balmain, getting a piece of the dream and creating a global #HMBalmaination: a movement of togetherness, fuelled on a hashtag. The collaboration felt extremely natural to me as H&M is a brand that everybody connects to. It calls for unity, and I am all for it."

  

Rihanna x Dior

 

   Dior's new addition to their ad campaign series: Rihanna is part of the "Secret Garden" ads.

Filmed and photographed by Steven Klein:

Trailer / sneak peak: