Achitecturally Inspired

Leeds Corn Exchange Ceiling

I chose to do about the Architecture brief; where we had to focus on different architectural buildings in & around Leeds or our home towns & using the influence us to design either shirts or blouses.

At first I chose to focus on the historical aspect of architecture to influence me but I began being influenced by certain pieces of modern architecture that I found in Leeds, for example; the Weatherspoons building opposite Leeds City Museum, so in the end I decided to have a contrasting brief, designing from both contemporary & historical that way it allows me to draw the best qualities from both & combine them.

          To link the architecture in with a garment I decided to transform the designs in to simple geometric shapes where i could then gain focus on both the line & tone of the design, which definitely helped me move on with the brief.

For my final geometrical design was focused on the Corn Exchange’s ceiling in Leeds as i loved the crossing over; i was then influenced to project this imagery  in to a textile technique such as pin tucking.

My Inspiration Board by Jade Gallagher

As the brief progressed on in to the pattern cutting & making stage I began to be really influenced by a modern architect; Toyo Ito as the garment I chose to make was influenced on line & shape of buildings from both historical & contemporary eras. Toyo’s work is very geometrically influenced as were my designs, so i began swapping around different shapes & styles of shirts while still keeping the main features of the garment.

Referencing:

(2011) at http://www.toyo-ito.co.jp/WWW/index/index_en.html (Accessed 3rd May 2011)
(2011) http://www.flickr.com/photos/52096016@N03/5499984137/ (Accessed 3rd May 2011)