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Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture
24 April – 10 August, Embankment Galleries at Somerset House
Habitat is proud to partner with Skin + Bones showcasing 50 of the world’s greatest fashion designers and architects.
This is the first major international exhibition devoted to the complex relationship between fashion and architecture. Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture will open in the new Embankment Galleries at Somerset House, in an installation designed by architect Eva Jiricna, and run from 24 April to 10 August 2008.
Taking the early 1980s as its starting point, Skin + Bones examines the many visual and conceptual ideas that unite the two disciplines. The exhibition is organised by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), and features the work of internationally renowned names such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Comme des Garcons, Yohji Yamamoto, Future Systems, Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid. After huge success in Los Angeles and Tokyo, the exhibition opens in London with specially selected new pieces including work by Boudicca, Eley Kishimoto, Thomas Heatherwick and Hussein Chalayan.
Exhibition talksThursday 24 April, 18.30 – 20.0 Brooke Hodge Opening night talk with the Curator of Architecture and Design, MOCA Los Angeles discusses key themes and pieces from the exhibition.
Thursday 15 May 2008,18.30 – 20.00 Mark Eley of Eley Kishimoto, Tom Emerson of 6a Architects and Elias Redstone of the Architecture Foundation discuss the Hairywood tower collaboration. Chaired by Masoud Golsorkhi, editor of Tank magazine.
Tickets £8, concessions £6 Under 12s free
Combined exhibition and talk tickets £10 (includes entry to the exhibition and a glass of wine)Talk tickets only £5 (includes a glass of wine)
Tickets available from the Embankment Galleries or Ticketmaster 0844 847 2427 www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Open daily 10.00 – 18.00 (last admission 17.30) Late opening Thursday until 21.00 (last admission 20.30)
Discover bright new talent
New Designers 2008
3-13 July
Habitat is very proud to sponsor New Designers 2008 held at the London Design Business Centre in Islington this July. Open to all UK universities this inspiring exhibition provides an opportunity for talented design graduates to showcase their work to the industry, public and media.
Habitat is thrilled to offer support and encouragement to talented graduates from all design disciplines. New Designers will provide a chance for the emerging young designers to get their work seen and the opportunity for them to gain valuable advice from the experts. Habitat will sponsor the Furniture Zone (showcased in part 2), and have created two awards, one for each part of the exhibition. The Habitat Innovation Award will look across all design disciplines from textiles to furniture, awarding each winner with a 3 month placement experience with the Habitat design team. In addition, Habitat will look at the possibility of turning the 2 winning designs into manufacturable and marketable products. The judging panel will include Habitat’s Head of Design, Theo Williams as well as other key designers within the Habitat design team. Habitat will be looking for products that show innovation, originality and creativity. Theo Williams said: “I am thrilled to be able to offer the winners a placement within the design team, enabling them to gain strong overall experience focusing on what it takes to bring a design to fruition. New designers are providing a great opportunity for young designers to showcase their work. At Habitat our passion for innovative design makes us absolutely committed to supporting emerging talent. Through New Designers we have discovered some of the key members of our design team, including Bethan Gray and James Harrison, who will be a part of the judging panel this year. It’s an inspiring and exciting event that we are proud to be supporting.” Bethan Gray was discovered by Habitat in 1998 and has been a permanent member of the Habitat in-house design team since 2001, accumulating many awards and acknowledgements over the years. In 2005, it was Bethan that noticed James Harrison’s “Rocker” chair. The chair was taken on by Habitat to produce and launched with the Autumn-Winter 2007 collection. James Harrison was also offered a position within the Habitat in-house design team and in 2007 won the Elle Decoration Young Designer Award.New Designers: Part 1: 3-6th July/Awards Preview 2nd July
New Designers: Part 2: 10th-13th July/ Awards Preview 3rd July
Standard day tickets - £13.00
Standard advance tickets - £9.00
For more information about New Designers and to book tickets please visit: www.newdesigners.com