Treviso: Modesign - Inauguration Fashion Design at
IUAV University of Venice – Student Exhibitions. In the head office of the
Fashion Design Department of IUAV University of Venice an open day with three
exhibitions, Close-Up, Fashion Ephemera of Antonio Marras and Bag Factor, as
well as, a photo shot, called Strike a Pose were set up.
Above. The Close-Up interactive exhibition, until July
12, is curated by Maria Bonifacic. It glances on the activity of the first and
second year students in Fashion Design. It is an invitation to enter into the world of
the degree courses in fashion at IUAV, through the activities of students and teachers;
the works are presented through an atlas of installations and screenings, in a
convivial atmosphere.
Jackets and coats by Sofia Crema.
Curator of the Close-Up exhibition Maria Bonifacic.
The long table in the entrance hall is set up with miniature
tailor dummies with toiles which the students use to see the proportions of the
garments. Press articles are creatively
displayed on the walls on coat hangers and pegs.
Coffee break is
provided by Manuel Caffe giving the visitor the opportunity to take a break and
leaf through student notebooks, magazine and books.
Designer and professor at IUAV Carlo Contrada and
Maria Luisa Frisa, fashion historian, author and director of the undergraduate program in Fashion Design
Arts and Multimedia at IUAV University of Venice.
Fashion Design – IUAV – Bag Factor exhibition. The Bag Factor exhibition is curated by Elda
Danese. It is the outcome of the workshop on design of the of the bag, in
collaboration with Bottega Veneta, Veneto Productivity Centre, School of Arts
and Crafts in Vicenza, in the context of Master of Science in Fashion Design at
IUAV.
Curator of the Bag Factor
exhibition Elda Danese.
Bag Factor – design by Elena Ianeselli.
Bag Factor – design by Irene
Miele.
Bag Factor – design by Ekaterina Karpenko.
“Backstage”: in the corridors miniature tailor
dummies.
Professor of Architecture at the IUAV University of
Venice, Alberto Ferlenga.
Fashion Design – IUAV – The Fashion
Ephemera of Antonio Marras. Documents for the Study of Fashion installation. In the
Library, The Fashion Ephemera of Antonio Marras. Documents for the Study of Fashion
installation, curated by Mario Lupano. The installation depicts a landscape
built with the invitations to fashion shows by fashion designer Antonio Marras and
designed by art and graphic director Paolo Bazzani. The invitations are
part of a recent donation to the university library and are the base for the
beginning of a journey towards building a specific document collection for
fashion studies.
Curator of The Fashion Ephemera of Antonio Marras. Documents for the Study of Fashion installation,
Mario Lupano.
The Fashion Ephemera of Antonio Marras. Documents for the
Study of Fashion installation – invitations designed by graphic and art
director Paolo Bazzini.
The Fashion Ephemera of Antonio Marras. Documents for the
Study of Fashion installation – invitations designed by graphic and art
director Paolo Bazzini.
Mariavittoria Sargentini professor and designer under
the label Marvielab.
"Backstage": A view from the university onto the roof of the
seminar and the church of San Teonisto.
Fashion Design – IUAV – Strike a Pose. Visitors are asked to Strike a Pose for
photographer Chiara Tiso wearing a garment or an accessory designed by the
students. Using an iPad and the Instagram App Chiara then posts the photos on IUAV’s
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages.
Above: Chiara Tiso and Maria Luisa Frisa.
Strike a Pose – garments and accessories on hand ready to be worn for the
photo session.
Strike a Pose – Architect Renata Giacomini views her Instagram photo on an Apple computer.
Day
Two: La Frisa's bangles…