Master Lecture Series - Subtraction Cutting
Master Lecture Series - Subtraction Cutting
Speaker: Prof. Julian Roberts
Prof. Julian Roberts is a British fashion designer and academic, currently tenured as MA Textiles Tutor at the Royal College of Art in London UK. Between 1996-2008 Julian Roberts worked as a practicing fashion designer showing 13 collections under his own labels at London and Paris Fashion Weeks. He has shown his professional fashion and video work in 12 countries, and received the coveted ‘New Generation Award’ from the British Fashion Council 5 times.
Over the past 15 years Julian Roberts has developed his own internationally recognised method of garment construction called ‘Subtraction Cutting’. His cutting techniques have been tested across the world including: Canada, Mexico, Australia, USA, Russia, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, China, Nigeria, Chile, Colombia, Argentina and France. This will be his first masterclass in Hong Kong at HKDI.
'Subtraction Cutting' is a method of hollow construction that is taught in a manner that encourages lateral thinking, experimentation and risk taking, with end results that can be used variously to make men’s and women’s fashion garments, accessories, and interior/exterior design products.
For enquiries, please contact Ms. Bobo Chan at 3928 2900/ bobochan@vtc.edu.hk
Date: 14 January 2016
Time: 2:30-4:30 pm
Venue: A001
Language: English (simultaneous interpretation not provided)