FABRIC FANTASIA NEW YORK EXHIBITION AT ICFF

I have been invited to take part in an exhibition while I am at ICFF in New York, details are below. This is an exciting exhibition to show how the interior and fashion accessories cross over

FABRIC FANTASIA 


British

 INSPIRATION & INNOVATION IN TEXTILES AND FIBRES

A special exhibition showcasing the best of

British talent in surface design

ICFF 2010, NY 15 – 18 May

Curated and organised by the British European Design Group

Supported by UKTI Sector Panel Creative & Media

Co-sponsored by GLMShows, ICFF, White Plains

THE EXHIBITION CONCEPT – CROSSING BOUNDARIES

Karin-Beate Phillips – British European Design Group

Especially in the USA, the concept of using clothing textiles for home furnishings is as old as the first settlers, who made the most incredibly beautiful quilts from the bits and pieces left over from making garments or rags from old clothes.

In recent years the fashion industry has also discovered the added commercial value of using their signature brands and designs not only for their targeted end consumers, i.e. brand and fashion conscious women, but also aiming at interior designers and architects working on residential contracts for lifestyle clients. 

‘Fabric Fantasia’ is reversing this trend by using materials traditionally destined as wall- and floorcoverings and other home furnishings in a cutting-edge fashion context for day and evening wear incorporating decorative accessories.