Liveryman Lindsey Riley has written this short piece on her final year student, Louise de Groote's conceptual gloves, created as part of her final collection and which should be of interest to all Glovers.
Talented London College of Fashion, BA Cordwainers Bags and Accessories student Louise de Groote was awarded a First Class honours degree in for her exceptional final year collection entitled ‘Cult of Identity’. Her work explores the intense relationship between individuals, brands and possessions within our fast-fashion world.
A combination of technology and craftsmanship were used to create sculptural pieces emphasising parts of the body, representing our personal identity. Materials used were velum, blown glass and human hair - her own. Louise retuned from the summer holidays with her long blond hair cropped off in anticipation of the project!
Of particular interest to Glovers are the delicate molded velum ‘gloves’ created using casts of her own hands. Another piece appears to float, with velum fingers grasping a molten glass form.
Students on the course target their designs with a particular consumer profile in mind, usually from High Street to luxury level. Louise took a more conceptual route with her bag and glove artifacts intended for an art gallery installation rather than an everyday customer.
Louise has already gained experience honing her leather craft skills on an internship year split between Bill Amberg’s London design studio and Belgian luxury leather brand, Delvaux, This along with a C.V. boasting the LCF Excellence in Technology award and first prize for the prestigious international Craft the Leather competition puts Louise is in a strong position to take the next step in her career as a fully-fledged accessories designer.
To see the full collection visit: http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/Lou
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