Experts from across the globe are gathering at The
Glasgow School of Art today for a two-day symposium, Crafting The Look, which will explore styling as a creative process.
Organised by Robyne Calvert, lecturer in the History of
Architecture and Urban Studies at the Mackintosh School of Architecture
and Art Historian Rachel Grew, the conference aims to achieve a more nuanced
and interdisciplinary understanding of styling,
Glasgow School of Art today for a two-day symposium, Crafting The Look, which will explore styling as a creative process.
Organised by Robyne Calvert, lecturer in the History of
Architecture and Urban Studies at the Mackintosh School of Architecture
and Art Historian Rachel Grew, the conference aims to achieve a more nuanced
and interdisciplinary understanding of styling,
- · Keynote
speakers include Juliet Kinchin from MOMA, New York and Paolo Volonté from Politecnico di Milano - · Featured
Artist: Jade Starmore, Creative Director of Virtual Yarns Ltd and founder of photographic company, TowzieTyke - · Follow
the event on Twitter: @GSASTYLING #CTL2014
Images:
Jade Starmore, Weightless collection
Topics to be discussed include:
·
Shifting attitudes to the Fashion stylist
Shifting attitudes to the Fashion stylist
·
The influence of styling on the perception and
use of hearing aids
The influence of styling on the perception and
use of hearing aids
·
Styling female working-class identities
Styling female working-class identities
·
Redefining tradition in India: Styling the image
and identity
Redefining tradition in India: Styling the image
and identity
·
A Fop! A Fribble! Style as caricature in
eighteenth-century England
A Fop! A Fribble! Style as caricature in
eighteenth-century England
·
Styling Austen, Austen style; Pride and
Prejudice on the Catwalk
Styling Austen, Austen style; Pride and
Prejudice on the Catwalk
·
Styling interior displays
Styling interior displays
“Crafting the Look is an
opportunity to unpack the notion of styling and challenge preconceptions,” says Professor Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow
School of Art. “This conference cuts
across disciplinary boundaries, which is always a useful way to find new perspectives.
The rich programme of speakers offers a real opportunity to craft new insights
into the work of designers and creatives in general.”
opportunity to unpack the notion of styling and challenge preconceptions,” says Professor Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow
School of Art. “This conference cuts
across disciplinary boundaries, which is always a useful way to find new perspectives.
The rich programme of speakers offers a real opportunity to craft new insights
into the work of designers and creatives in general.”
“Our
international panel of speakers specialise in a wide range of different design
disciplines and cover topics ranging from the figure of the stylist and their
evolving position, to subversive acts of styling that challenge the status quo,
to styling ideologies and identities across dress, spaces, and objects.”
adds Robyne Calvert. “We hope that
through the papers they present and the ensuing discussions new,
interdisciplinary ways of thinking about styling, both as an activity and as a
concept, will emerge.”
international panel of speakers specialise in a wide range of different design
disciplines and cover topics ranging from the figure of the stylist and their
evolving position, to subversive acts of styling that challenge the status quo,
to styling ideologies and identities across dress, spaces, and objects.”
adds Robyne Calvert. “We hope that
through the papers they present and the ensuing discussions new,
interdisciplinary ways of thinking about styling, both as an activity and as a
concept, will emerge.”
The event sees
a welcome return to Glasgow for Juliet
Kinchin. Currently Curator, department of
Architecture and Design The Museum of Modern
Art, New York, Juliet Kinchin spent many years in Scotland and is an
internationally recognized specialist in the history of modern design including
Art Nouveau and Glasgow Style. She was formerly a Senior Lecturer in the Department
of the History of Art at the University of Glasgow and was founding director of
its graduate programme in Decorative Arts and Design History. She also held a
faculty position in the History of Art and Design at The Glasgow School of Art.
Juliet Kinchin has worked widely as a curator including for Glasgow Museums and
Art Galleries and London’s Victoria & Albert Museum
a welcome return to Glasgow for Juliet
Kinchin. Currently Curator, department of
Architecture and Design The Museum of Modern
Art, New York, Juliet Kinchin spent many years in Scotland and is an
internationally recognized specialist in the history of modern design including
Art Nouveau and Glasgow Style. She was formerly a Senior Lecturer in the Department
of the History of Art at the University of Glasgow and was founding director of
its graduate programme in Decorative Arts and Design History. She also held a
faculty position in the History of Art and Design at The Glasgow School of Art.
Juliet Kinchin has worked widely as a curator including for Glasgow Museums and
Art Galleries and London’s Victoria & Albert Museum
Full programme:
Thursday 24 April 2014
KEYNOTE :
Paolo Volonté: Imagery makers: Fashion styling practices in
Milan
Milan
SESSION ONE: Where are we now?: Situating styling as
professional creative practice
professional creative practice
·
Styling
and stigma: Shifting attitudes to the role of the fashion stylist
Styling
and stigma: Shifting attitudes to the role of the fashion stylist
Philip Clarke,
Programme Leader Fashion Communicationand Styling, Middlesex University
Programme Leader Fashion Communicationand Styling, Middlesex University
·
Viktor
& Rolf: Styling as performance
Viktor
& Rolf: Styling as performance
Michal Lynn Shumate,
M.A. Candidate, Visual and Critical Studies,School of the Art Institute of
Chicago
M.A. Candidate, Visual and Critical Studies,School of the Art Institute of
Chicago
·
Loud
and clear: The influence of styling on the perception and use of hearing aids
Loud
and clear: The influence of styling on the perception and use of hearing aids
Tom Stables,
Research Associate, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art
Research Associate, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art
SESSION TWO: Rebel, Rebel: Styling Nonconformity
·
From
catwalk to ‘Slutwalk’: Meadham Kirchhoff, styling and parodic femininity
From
catwalk to ‘Slutwalk’: Meadham Kirchhoff, styling and parodic femininity
Morna Laing,
Ph.D. Candidate and Associate Lecturer in Cultural and Historical studies,
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London
Ph.D. Candidate and Associate Lecturer in Cultural and Historical studies,
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London
Styling, sub cultures
and fashion iconography: The romantic rebels of Hedi Slimane
and fashion iconography: The romantic rebels of Hedi Slimane
Rachel Newsome,
Lecturer in Fashion Styling & Image Making, The University Of Salford
Lecturer in Fashion Styling & Image Making, The University Of Salford
·
A
mess of eyeliner and spraypaint: Identity through styling in Manic Street
Preachers fandom
A
mess of eyeliner and spraypaint: Identity through styling in Manic Street
Preachers fandom
Claire Biddles,
Independent Artist
Independent Artist
SESSION THREE: Changes: Styling Mutable Identities
·
Styling
female working-class identities in Bolton and Oldham, Lancashire 1939 to 1945
Styling
female working-class identities in Bolton and Oldham, Lancashire 1939 to 1945
Alison Slater,
Lecturer in Design History, Manchester Metropolitan University
Lecturer in Design History, Manchester Metropolitan University
·
Turbans
to Tam-o’-shanters: The evolving style identity of a fashion editor turned
Laird’s wife
Turbans
to Tam-o’-shanters: The evolving style identity of a fashion editor turned
Laird’s wife
·
Georgina
Ripley, Curator, Modern and Contemporary
Fashion and Textiles, National Museums Scotland
Georgina
Ripley, Curator, Modern and Contemporary
Fashion and Textiles, National Museums Scotland
·
Redefining
tradition in India: Styling the image and identity
Redefining
tradition in India: Styling the image and identity
·
Banhi
Jha, Professor, National Institute of
FashionTechnology, New Delhi, India
Banhi
Jha, Professor, National Institute of
FashionTechnology, New Delhi, India
Friday 25 April 2014
KEYNOTE
Juliet Kinchin Caught
in a force field of looks: The interior, the city and the collection
in a force field of looks: The interior, the city and the collection
SESSION FOUR: Oh, You Pretty Things: Styling Aesthetics
and Historical Narratives
and Historical Narratives
·
A
Fop! A Fribble! Style as caricature in eighteenth-century England
A
Fop! A Fribble! Style as caricature in eighteenth-century England
Jade Halbert,
Independent Dress Historian and Stylist
Independent Dress Historian and Stylist
·
Styling
Austen, Austen style; Pride and Prejudice on the catwalk
Styling
Austen, Austen style; Pride and Prejudice on the catwalk
Lindsey Holmes,
Costume Designer, Costumier-Saurus
Costume Designer, Costumier-Saurus
·
‘Life
seen from the furnishing point of view’: George Eliot and Owen Jones
‘Life
seen from the furnishing point of view’: George Eliot and Owen Jones
Ailsa Boyd,
Literature, Art and Design Historian, University of Glasgow
Literature, Art and Design Historian, University of Glasgow
SESSION FIVE: Golden Years: Styling Luxury and Commerce
in the Early-to-mid 20th century
in the Early-to-mid 20th century
·
“An
object lesson in decoration”: Interior display at Wanamaker’s department store
“An
object lesson in decoration”: Interior display at Wanamaker’s department store
Emily Orr,
Ph.D. Candidate, Royal College of Art/Victoria & Albert Museum
Ph.D. Candidate, Royal College of Art/Victoria & Albert Museum
·
More
than window dressing: The reinvention of fashionable London 1945-51
More
than window dressing: The reinvention of fashionable London 1945-51
Bethan Bide,
Ph.D. Student, Royal Holloway, University of London
Ph.D. Student, Royal Holloway, University of London
·
(Re)styling the West End: Interiors, gender and luxury in the Regent
Palace Hotel, 1915-35
(Re)styling the West End: Interiors, gender and luxury in the Regent
Palace Hotel, 1915-35
Lyanne Holcombe,
Lecturer, Critical Studies in Fashion and Textiles at Winchester School of Art,
University of Southampton
Lecturer, Critical Studies in Fashion and Textiles at Winchester School of Art,
University of Southampton
SESSION SIX: Modern Love: Styling Modern and Postmodern
Architecture
Architecture
·
Ad/dress.
Singularity, simultaneity, and the construction of aesthetic continuity
Ad/dress.
Singularity, simultaneity, and the construction of aesthetic continuity
Matina Kousidi,
Postdoctoral Scholar, Humboldt University of Berlin–Dessau Institute of
Architecture
Postdoctoral Scholar, Humboldt University of Berlin–Dessau Institute of
Architecture
·
Arthur
Bliss: Stylist in space and sound
Arthur
Bliss: Stylist in space and sound
Sam Ellis,
Senior Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University
Senior Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University
·
Ship
shapes: The styling and naval architectural design of ferries and cruise ships
by Knud E. Hansen A/S 1960-1975
Ship
shapes: The styling and naval architectural design of ferries and cruise ships
by Knud E. Hansen A/S 1960-1975
Bruce Peter,
Lecturer in Design History, the GSA
Lecturer in Design History, the GSA
Further details
on the conference can be found at http://gsastyling.wordpress.com
on the conference can be found at http://gsastyling.wordpress.com
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Further information
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