Talk… WEARABLE FUTURES 10th and 11th December 2013 London hosted by and at Ravensbourne I am part of the Wearable Expressions panel December 11th 2:30-3:30 Exploring the future of wearables, from smart materials to new technologies, a place for designers, innovators, and all creative minds. A series of talks and discussion panels from thinkers and doers in…
Exhibit… 3D Printshow, Paris and London times over November 2013 at each location Liz Ciokajlo is a London-based designer with a background in product & furniture design, and fashion accessories. Her work focuses on the objectifying of the shoe. Her latest project, ‘Natural Selection’ started with the examination of how 3D printing could alter footwear…
Exhibit… Four of the shoes from Natural Selection were shown at Slems Watch Our Steps 2 Watch our Steps 2 celebrates creativity in footwear showcasing the best graduation footwear work for across the world. The exhibit ran at SLEM for the week of October 11th and then to Dutch Design Week in Einhoven. SLEM curates…
Finalist and exhibit… INTERNATIONAL TALENT SUPPORT Trieste, Italy 12th-13th July One of 10 accessory designers chosen to showcase innovation and creativity. Thousands apply and 30 are chosen, 10 for each area Fashion, Accessories or Jewellery. International Talent Support or ITS mission is stated in the name: to give visibility, support and a voice to young talent from…
Exhibit… VISITORS AND NATIVES: THE SHOES AND TALENTS OF TOMORROW International Footwear Museum Vigevano September 14th to December 10th 2013 Organized by the Footwear Museum of the Council of Vigevano, backed by Assocalzaturifici and the Province of Pavia, “Visitors and Natives” shows footwear by fifty talented young designers divided between “natives”, Italians of various experience and…
TALK… MATERIALS INNOVATION: A TRANS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH On Tuesday 17th September as part of The Arts Foundation’s Materials Innovation talk, Liz spoke about the materiality of The Natural Selection footwear project discussing how materials inform footwear structures and how practice based research can focus material research. Later spoke with Rhian Solomon about a future collaborator sKINship…
Exhibit… ALIVE: NEW DESIGN FRONTIERS BioCouture ‘Grown Shoe’ Espace Foundation EDF, Paris, 26 april – 1 september 2013 A collaborative project under the BioCouture Fashion research consultancy directed by founder Suzanne Lee. Building on the innovative work of Suzanne we collaborated to research, explore and produce a ‘grown shoe’ from bacteria cellulose. The project was supported…
Exhibit… Homegrown Heroes – a tale of indigenous materials SCIN Materials Gallery, London, May 22- August 2013 Homegrown Heros profiles indigenous materials and extraordinary processes within the British Isles. SCIN, the mavericks of Clerkenwell, have turned their backs on commercial interior and instead focused on the simple side of life, reaping inspiration from quintessentially British…
3D ATELIER Ground3d Mode Biennale Arnhem In collaboration with 3Dprintcafe and Fablab Arnhem, Ground3d, the Dutch platform for 3D printing at: Mode Biennale in Arnhem, the Netherlands, June 6th – July 27th
LAYER BY LAYER, Fashion Space Gallery, LCF, London, April 10th – 28th May 2013
