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+ 16 powerline winter 05 From the Signature Prints range based on Florence Broadhurst wallpaper designs. The Powerhouse Shop is open 10.00 am – 5.00 pm, 7 days a week. Gift selection service, free gift wrapping and deliveries available. For more information call (02) 9217 0331 or email shops@phm.gov.au Clutch & purse $149.95 & $44.95 Sleeveless ‘T’ $84.95 Notebook and doorstop $49.95 & $59.95 Photos by Sotha Bourn. POWERHOUSE SHOP Too good to miss! Powerhouse Members receive 10% off selected merchandise. THE POWERHOUSE MUSEUM KICKED OFF ITS NEW SERIES OF QUARTERLY DESIGN TALKS WITH GUEST SPEAKER WANDA JELMINI OF MISSONI HOME. talking design Internationally recognised for their pioneering use of colour, zig-zag patterned knits and lavish stripes, the Missoni label has transcended the vagaries of fashion and stood the test of time. In 1997 the company established Missoni Home, a homewares label which opened up a whole new area for exploring colour. In June the Museum was privileged to have the director of the company, Wanda Jelmini, give the inaugural quarterly design talk, the first in a series featuring design luminaries from both Australia and overseas. Wanda spoke about the history of the company which her aunt and uncle Rosita and Ottavio Missoni founded in the basement of their home in the early 1950s. Combining the yarn used for embroidery with the qualities of knitwear, they quickly became recognised as the masters of colour on the Italian prêt à porter scene. When Rosita ‘retired’ from the fashion industry in the late ’90s she went on to establish the Missoni Home collection, continuing the family tradition with a homewares and interior furnishings range which is both bold and technically brilliant. Using a combination of traditional and contemporary textile technologies, Missoni Home has been able to produce textiles for a range of uses including curtains, carpets, table linen and bath robes. In a world often awash with white, the collection provides a refreshing splash of colour. Wanda talked about the challenges of producing textiles suitable for such a wide range of applications and the importance of finding appropriately skilled technicians and craftspeople. It is often not the cheapest or easiest option and production might take place in Italy, India or Central Europe, depending on where the required skills can be found. In the course of production, Wanda works closely with the technicians to ensure the complexity and richness of her designs are realised. Wanda went on to describe her sense of colour as instinctive and spoke about how her inspiration came from the world around her, often from simply looking at the miracle of colour within nature. She said she often works from her home in a forest region outside Milan and confessed she was a passionate A SELECTION OF HOMEWARES FROM MISSONI HOME. PHOTO COURTESY MISSONI HOME. collector of found objects such as shells, sand, leaves and flowers. She concluded by saying that she looked forward to travelling while in Australia and in particular going to Uluru to experience the magical and unique colours of the Australian desert. The Museum’s inaugural design talk was made all the more special by the warmth and generosity of our speaker, Wanda Jelmini. A charming and confident presenter, she spoke and answered the audience’s many questions with characteristic Italian grace and style. Guest speaker at our next design talk on 19 October will be the world-acclaimed designer and self-described ‘cultural provocateur’ Karim Rashid, who will give his unique perspective on design. For details look out for our new Design quarter booklet or visit powerhousemuseum.com. The Wanda Jelmini talk was presented by the Powerhouse Museum and Spence and Lyda as part of the Sydney Italian Festival. It was supported by the Italian Trade Commission, the Italian Chamber of Commerce, Porters Paints and Vogue Living. Lily Katakouzinos, Education Officer, Design & Decorative Arts
IN A DRAMATIC FASHION SHOW FOR TOKYO RECYCLE PROJECT #4, MASS PRODUCED GARMENTS WERE TRANSFORMED INTO THIS SPECTACULAR RED DRESS. DESIGNED BY MASAHIRO NAKAGAWA, 2001. PHOTO BY AI IWANE. recycling fashion Five years ago popular Japanese fashion designer Masahiro Nakagawa presented a collection that challenged the fashion industry itself. Selecting clothes belonging to fashion journalists and art professionals, he and his team interviewed the owners about the memories associated with them and then set about taking apart and reassembling the garments. The recyled clothes were then given back to their owners. To complement the project, Masahiro created a number of manga (comic book) characters that provided a story telling role. The designer says that the project grew out of his personal response to Tokyo’s overwhelming consumer culture. His project critiques fashion and consumerism but he is also seeking to resuscitate some meaning between people and their possessions which he finds lacking in contemporary life. The success of the first recycle project has led to many more, with Tokyo Recycle Project #15 scheduled to take place at the Powerhouse from Saturday 24 September – Sunday 9 October. Visitors will have the chance to submit outfits to be transformed by Masahiro and his team and watch the entire process from initial consultation to final display. The team will be designing, producing and transforming clothes daily between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm. There will also be an opportunity to talk to the designers at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm daily. For more information about Tokyo Recycle Project #15 and how to submit clothing to be recycled and transformed, phone (02) 9217 0322 or email tokyorecycle@phm.gov.au. The Tokyo Recycle team will be reassembling fashion at the Powerhouse from 24 September – 9 October.
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