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Naoko Iizuka

MA work

MA work

Weaving makes my creativity blossom, because it has so many possibilities and its own originality. My final woven collection is created with fashion in mind, in a variety of versatile techniques, colour and texture. Double-layered fabrics are worked on and cut in different arrangements to create three dimensional fabrics and new patterns, which play on transparency and opacity. Inspiration comes from natural forms in everyday life; the shadows of monumental architecture such as churches and castles, as well as the sky, flowers, walking in the park, laughter with friends...

Info

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  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Design

    Programme

    MA Textiles, 2009

    Specialism

    Woven Textiles

  • Weaving makes my creativity blossom, because it has so many possibilities and its own originality. My final woven collection is created with fashion in mind, in a variety of versatile techniques, colour and texture. Double-layered fabrics are worked on and cut in different arrangements to create three dimensional fabrics and new patterns, which play on transparency and opacity. Inspiration comes from natural forms in everyday life; the shadows of monumental architecture such as churches and castles, as well as the sky, flowers, walking in the park, laughter with friends...

  • Degrees

  • BA (Hons) Textile Design, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, 2007
  • Experience

  • Internship, Simultane, Brighton, 2005; Sales Assistant, agnès b., London, 2004
  • Exhibitions

  • Work-in-progress Show, Royal College of Art, 2009
  • Awards

  • First prize, Weaving, Gainsborough Silk Weaving Company Prize, 2005