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18/04
New website for Outsider

Outsider have a new website and it is a great way to see all styles and garments in the online shop.

Outsider philosophy: "Outsider was launched in 2009 with a mission statement that set the scene “Ethical fashion should just look like fashion”.   

Outsider garments can be worn and loved season after season. Good clothes do not go out of fashion. We are inspired by the items that have been in our wardrobes for years - because true style is timeless, not transient and throwaway. Our versatile day-to-evening pieces are made to the highest quality, designed to last and be loved."

 

 

 

 

Posted in: Design, Fashion, General, Shop
18/04
Congratulations Sgt Smith!

Sgt Smith found this photo and commented:

"our original little dinosaur taken back in 2006. The model is our son, the t-shirts were designed in our shed, printed in our front room and packed at our kitchen table! We've moved on a bit since then, you don't always realise how far until you stop and think..."

I first met Sgt Smith back in the shed days. So much hard work to get to they are today.

Congratulations!

Posted in: Fashion, General, Shop, Textiles
17/04
Tina Lilienthal at Marcell von Berlin

Marcell von Berlin celebrates the launch of Tina Lilienthal jewellery in his Berlin concept store.

Marcel and Tina have also collaborated on a new line of patterened t-shirts, more on these soon!

 

 

Posted in: Fashion, General, Jewellery, Shop
14/04
Zoe and Morgan Primrose Hill boutique

Text from Professional Jeweller article April 9th 2013:

London-based jewellery brand Zoe & Morgan is set to open its first UK jewellery boutique next month, located in Primrose Hill.

The brand will open the store on Chalcot Road in London on May 1. Primrose Hill is an area of London known for its boutique stores and celebrity residents, and has been home to the brand's founders for several years.

Zoe & Morgan launched in 2006, founded by New Zealander siblings Ruth, Zoe and Morgan Sibbald. It has since won stockists including Matches, Silverado, HP France, Bon Marche and ASOS. 

Ruth Sibbald, co-founder of Zoe & Morgan, said: "[My sister] Zoe was living in Primrose Hill before moving back to New Zealand and I've lived there for six years. When we started she used to make all the jewellery on her kitchen table and then invite friends around for viewing and sales, so when a shop became available if felt like the natural place to be."

Sibbald said the shop is likely to have an ever-changing theme, but will launch with a design based on mixing old with new, with cloud-patterned wallpaper inspired by Fornasetti's art and Art Deco glass display cabinets.

She added: "The shop will be a reflection of our style which is inspired by the old and brought forward to the now. We have lots of hand carved snake and skull which will sit amongst the crystals and antiques."

 

Posted in: Design, Fashion, General, Jewellery, Shop
14/04
Save your stamps for RNIB

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) can sell used stamps to raise vital funds for the 2 million people that are blind or partially sighted.

100 people become blind every day.

Send stamps to:

RNIB Stamp Appeal
PO Box 6198
Leighton Buzzard
Beds LU7 9XT

Stamps should remain on the envelope and simply be cut with a border around the perforations, and if possible separate foreign stamps as they are of higher value.
 

 

 

Images from www.stampsofvictoria.com

Posted in: General
12/02
Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Belfast 22nd March 2013

Save the date. On 22nd March 2013 there will be a celebration of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland Creative Industries Innovation Fund in Belfast.

Breakout session with Rachel Smart on strategy for delegates from any creative industry sector.

Details coming soon.

 

Posted in: Business planning, Design, Designer-makers, General, Professional practice
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