The Next Generation at Central Saint Martins
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View ArticleMaison Lesage: Keeping traditional craftsmanship alive in a fast-fashion...
“Each designer has their own style, and it is our job to make their dream come true. We work in the shadows.” A sea of iridescent beads is spread across a table in the MA studio, shimmering in the...
View ArticleHow do the art students at Central Saint Martins define the word ‘art’?
“There is no such thing as art – only artists.” — Ernst Gombrich, Art Historian What is the meaning of ‘art’ in the art world today; a time where an artist can legitimately claim that anything is art,...
View ArticleHow To Work Together? CSM Fine Art students find out
Producing a piece of work in under two weeks that successfully occupies the vast space of CSM’s Street is a daunting set of conditions for any artist. Striving towards this goal as cross-pathway,...
View ArticleThe Changing Face of Luxury
‘Luxury’, what exactly does that word mean? Students at Central Saint Martins are often trained to go into the luxury market, but the word has different meanings depending on who you talk with. Is it...
View ArticleMission: research an entire fashion design project, without the Internet
Research is and will always be a vital part of a designer’s creative development. In this project, the second year Womenswear students were thus to dig further into what actually constitutes a research...
View Article1 GRANARY’S BEST OF 2015
2015 has been a moving and inspiring year at 1 Granary. For one, it is because we started featuring Parsons, Antwerp Fashion Department and Royal College of Art students and graduates, as we wanted to...
View ArticleDesign and Make: From conception to creation
The Design and Make show of the second year textiles students brought together an eclectic mix of fabric designs, from knitted garments to woven rugs. This year, the exhibition featured pieces by all...
View ArticleInside the minds of Fashion and Textiles Foundation students at Central Saint...
Foundation students at Central Saint Martins open up about their backgrounds and sources of inspiration. They explain to us what they think is important to develop within a Fashion Portfolio and what...
View ArticleThe Central Saint Martins White Show 2015
One of the most fun parts of watching the White Show, is trying to figure out what on earth the references are. What makes the designers tick? We have seen a model with three faces, loose bikini tops...
View ArticleThe Central Saint Martins White Show Archives
The White Show: Central Saint Martins’ most anticipated production of the first term, staged by 1st year BA Fashion Communication and Promotion, featuring the designs of 1st year BA Fashion Design...
View ArticleDaily Routines of Central Saint Martins Fashion Design students
With end-of-term deadlines looming, how do students at Central Saint Martins cope with the stress? Do they have any daily routines they follow in order to get work done? What is the ultimate...
View ArticleArtists in the making: 3D and XD Open Studios
It’s a Friday night and Central Saint Martins is live. Whilst performance often struggles to find its place within a gallery space, it certainly has its place in tonight’s event. The Fine Art studios...
View ArticleRumoured: CSM students don’t want to work for big luxury houses anymore.
London is cold now, there is no doubt about it. You can see your breath when exhaling and Tesco is offering meal deals on mince pies. For students in their final year, the thought of the oncoming...
View ArticleWho Will Make The Cut? Exploring a CSM Womenswear project.
After three weeks of intense pattern making, draping and sewing, the Cutting Project came to an end and it was time for the crit. From researching 20th century designers, focusing on silhouettes and...
View ArticleInside the Central Saint Martins Fashion Textiles Studios
There is one area of the fashion studios that is slightly shrouded in an air of secrecy: the fashion textiles studios. Tucked away in the back of Central Saint Martins, it is the birthplace of...
View ArticleCraig Barnes, the man who owns a spaceship house
The Futuro House is perhaps one of the most poignant incarnations of the utopian spirit of the 60’s and 70’s and its downfalls. Conceived as a ski cabin, it embodies a time where technological...
View ArticleFashion Week through the eyes of Central Saint Martins students
We dislike show reviews. We don’t need somebody to tell us that a blue jacket is blue and that it’s made of leather. We are not blind, in fact, we’re pretty well-educated when it comes down to fashion...
View ArticleJan Bigg-Wither: sculpting artisanal mannequins
Jan Bigg-Wither has been the guardian angel of many Fashion Design students at Central Saint Martins for the past decade, most notably thanks to her wide understanding of different students’ design...
View ArticleDashing Tweeds x Central Saint Martins: a textiles match made in…
For their ‘live’ project — designing for the industry — second year BA Textile Design students from the weave pathway were given a menswear project to design tweed, taking inspiration from the...
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