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28/05/2017 China / Clay Models / Design Process / Garment / Multicultiralism / Tradition / Uncategorized

What has been happening?

It has been a while since the last time I posted something about this project. Apart from being busy with work and my own education, my approach to this project has been to take it one step at a time

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03/04/2016 China / Garment / Kissing / Knowledge / Multicultiralism / Tradition

Liv. From the country with too much history.

Working on the ‘Chinese Kissing couple’ has been a journey that is making me learn many aspects of this country and Chinese people. What I find most relevant are the small things that during different conversations have slapped my assumptions

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27/02/2016 China / Design Process / Garment / Inspiration / Textiles / Tradition

“Decorated with Gold and Silver” exhibition leads me to learn more about the Chinese culture.

I went to visit the new Exhibition at Textile Research Center -Leiden “Decorated with Gold and Silver”. I recommend to visit it and to dive into the fascinating world of Silver and Gold embroidery and garment accessories. Here you can

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15/10/2015 China / Design Process / Garment / Textiles / Tradition

Qipao or Cheongsam- Chinese female traditional garment.

As I mentioned in a previous post, visiting TRC-Leiden has been like finding the Holy Grail. Thanks to Dr. Gillian Vogelsand- Eastwood I met with Christopher Ng, who is a collector of Chinese and South East Asian textiles and garments.

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05/06/2015 First steps / Garment / Inspiration / Tradition / Treasures

Three inspiring visits

Many things inspire me for this project. From what I see around me, to books, phrases, exhibitions and  my students. I will be sharing some of these inspiration sources with you. Today I’d like to start with these three: The

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