Michael Kidner Launch

After the Michael Kidner launch, I felt totally inspired by the enthusiasm that the kidner family had for his work but also for the prospect of what type of work the students could come up with.

The statement that totally grabbed my attention was; “Structure comes first to the colour.”

 I feel that the Kidner live brief could work well as it relates to my ongoing practice which is currently focussing on pleating and fabric manipulation.

Kidner’s “wave” collection really made me think about pleating and giving me the idea of creating a more three dimensional effect with the pleats. And the different context of the shift from fashion to gallery is something i find quite inspiring in terms of where my work fits and it audience

Kidner's work in the gallery

Michael kidner wave collection

For the next week I plan to experiment with different types of materials to see how they react to the pleats for example; Wool, Paper nylon. I want to see how the qualities for example the stiffness and weight of the material impact on the pleats and also to see how natural and synthetic materials react.