Nigel Guérin-Garnett
MPhil work
MPhil work
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back bodice piece, Nigel Guérin-Garnett 2018
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multiplie artefacts, Nigel Guérin-Garnett 2018
leather, elastic
Material Interfaces : Algorithms to Movement
My work tends to sit within interactive design and performance. Classical ballet, Graham technique and improvisation are the basis of the existing movement languages I employ, as these have been part of my formal training. I also work with worn accessories embedded with different forms of technology in my practice, and this research supports the material investigations.
Info
Info
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MPhil
School
School of Design
Programme
Fashion, 2017–2020
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Contact
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Interests include:
- material interfaces
- the relationships between humans and the space around us
- sequential and non-pedestrian movement
- modern dance and contemporary ballet techniques
- wearables / worn accessories
- soft robotics
- eliciting choreography through algorithms
- translating the intangible into the tangible
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Degrees
- BA Dance Performance, Ryerson Theatre School, Ryerson University, 2001; BEP Couture, Lycée Paul Poiret, Académie de Paris, 2005; AAS Fashion Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, incomplete (2015); MA Fashion, Kingston School of Art, 2016
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Experience
- Head of Development: Design, Luxury & Fashion, DK&A, London, 2017 - present; Creative Consultant, self-employed, New York and London, 2015 - present; Director: Brand & Design, Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, 2012 - 2015
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Exhibitions
- LIVE, On|Off London, The Vinyl Factory, London, 2016
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Awards
- Kingston DARE Award, 2016; Bronze, WorldPay Creative Insight Award, 2017