February 04, 2010

march in melbourne = machine knitting feast

(check out the exhibitors line up - wow!!)

International Guest Dai Fujiwara Public Lecture

Wednesday 17 March 6 – 8 pm RMIT Storey Hall Dai Fujiwara, Creative Director ISSEY MIYAKE, will speak about A-POC, ISSEY MIYAKE Brand, including his recent works.

Construction Pattern Workshop with knitwear designer Nikki Gabriel

Friday 12 February 2 – 4 pm RMIT Gallery

The Endless Garment Artist Talk

Friday 12 February 12 –1 pm
Nikki Gabriel – featured knitwear designer. FREE

The Endless Garment Curators’ Talk

Thursday 25 February 3.30 – 4.30 pm A detailed tour of the exhibition with Robyn Healy and Ricarda Bigolin.

3 Jumpers Unveiled

Thursday 4 March 12 –1 pm
Interaction between fashion designer and technician Ricarda Bigolin and Dean Jones of The Knit Studio, WHOLE GARMENT technician.

Knit your building

Wednesday 10 March 12 –1 pm A transdiscipline approach: Architecture, design and fashion. Public talk by RMIT’s Schools of Architecture and Design, Fashion and Textiles.

SHIMA SEIKI Lab: From computer to knitting

Friday 12 March 12 –1 pm and Saturday 20 March 1.30 – 2.30 pm*
Behind the scenes look at the WHOLE GARMENT machine in action, with the RMIT School of Fashion and Textiles.

See program here.

See Nikki Gabriel's fascinating post on the process post here.