Yesterday we started working on feathers in the Couture craftmanship class, an artisan work that has almost been forgotten. In the beginning of the 20th century there was around 800 plumasseries (feather ateliers) in Paris but now only a handful remains. The house of Chanel has since the 90s embarked on a journey of saving […]
Etikett: Couture craftmanship
Haute couture iphone
This morning we had a midterm critique for our Couture Craftmanship class project “Sensations” which will be sent in to the lace contest La fédération de la Dentelle et de la Broderie arranges next year. I had two ideas and one of them was a haute couture iphone cover and I wanted to show it […]
Paris College of Art – Couture craftsmanship
I wanted to show you what’s going on in my class called Couture Craftmanship here at PCA. It’s one of my favorite classes and very experimental. Today we are bringing in our research file and inspiration for the contest we are doing together with the French federation of Lace and Embroidery. Lace is a very […]