MEDIA KIT - Queensland Art Gallery
MEDIA KIT - Queensland Art Gallery
MEDIA KIT - Queensland Art Gallery
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EXHIBITION DESIGN AND LAYOUT<br />
Images: Installation views of ‘Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones’ at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. © V&A Images<br />
Design<br />
The V&A’s sumptuous presentation of ‘Hats’ was conceived by production designer Michael Howells, whose<br />
credits include numerous films, performances, exhibitions and fashion sets, and the design of the <strong>Queensland</strong><br />
<strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> exhibition is directly inspired by this beautiful display. It evokes a garden at dusk, resplendent in<br />
deep purple, with the hats presented as inviting bouquets.<br />
Themes<br />
The exhibition explores the world of hats and millinery through four themed sections, following the life of a hat<br />
through various stages, from inspiration and creation, to the salon and finally to the client who gives the hat its<br />
ultimate purpose and flourish.<br />
Inspiration<br />
A hat begins life as an idea in the mind of the milliner. The sources of inspiration are unending, and<br />
often surprising. Historic hats redolent of romance and adventure are a constant source of inspiration<br />
for many milliners. Simple folded shapes such as the tricorne and bicorne can be reimagined, evoking<br />
the drama of a bygone age.<br />
Architecture and geometry, travel and exoticism can all spark the maker’s imagination. The natural<br />
world, too — flowers, feathers, the sea, animals and vegetation — offers inspiring forms and styles<br />
that can be endlessly updated for new creations. Hats are unconstrained by the need for fastenings or<br />
neck holes, sleeves or soles, opening a door of fashion possibilities.
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