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60 years of MAGC - Metal Arts Guild of Canada - and the Year of Craft' is a juried national touring exhibition that celebrates both the 60th Anniversary of the Metal Arts Guild and Craft Year 2007.
It showcases new works from MAG members as well as important pieces made in the past.
Starting in March 2007, it was previously exhibited at the: Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, the Haliburton School of The Arts in Haliburton, the Ontario College of Art & Design in Toronto, the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design in Fredericton and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax.
The current exhibition began Oct 26th and continues to Dec 9th at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery in Saskatoon.
It will continue to travel to design galleries and universities until March 2008.
Sixty years of growth and change within the metal arts in Canada has meant an ever-changing landscape of techniques and ideas formed and realized through metal.
The "Year of Craft" is a celebration of the talent and dedication that Canadian craftspeople demonstrate through their art.
This exhibition is not only to showcase new works from MAGC members, but also important pieces made in the past by its members that make up the tapestry that is the sixty years of the existence of MAGC.
The 53 artists featured include: Jackie Anderson, Colleen Baran (Cloud Bracelet as pictured), Charles Lewton-Brain, Sarabeth Carnat, David Ivens, Janis Kerman and Shona Rae.
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Theoretically, all fashion followers should be well versed in the Fall/Winter 2007 trends by now.
The shows were months ago, every fashion publication has had time to write about them, "it pieces" have been photographed for magazine editorials, even the local paper has printed some sort of feature by now.
Yes, theoretically we should all be able to converse in depth about each trend and how they relate to the zeitgeist or at least spot non-fashion elements and comment about how "on-trend" they are.
But how many of us really have more than a vague understanding of each trend?
To shed some light on the subject and perhaps enlighten us with some cutting edge knowledge we turned to one of the most "on trend" outlets possible, Dover Street Market - the self proclaimed antithesis of the slick designer superstore.
It was DSM's creative director Rei Kawakubo, designer of Comme des Garcon that wanted a place "where various creators from various fields gather together and encounter each other in an ongoing atmosphere of beautiful chaos".
It is here that trend seeds are planted. With a reputation of beating trends to the punch, DSM is the place to start our education.
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Melissa Borrell's "Pop-Out Jewelry" designs continue to gain popularity nationwide and now the designer's matchless accessory line has recently gained international attention - with the line hitting the MoMA Design Store in Japan, as well as museum shops and design stores reaching as far as Canada and Australia.
Borrell's Pop-Out pendant and earring line has taken on new designs and colors.
Known for its original tree lace design, the new designs now come in the form of rectangle and circle shapes.
In addition to the original pop out pendant which was created in silver stainless steel and red, three new colors compliment the new designs as well.
These colors include turquoise, black and 18 karat gold-plated.
Borrell has also expanded her line into a collection of "linked" Pop-Out pendants and necklaces that combine all of the designs and colors into completely new wearable creations.
Also new to the series are larger Big Pop-Out pendants, and a Pop-Out ornament designed to add a touch of fashion to the customers' holiday.
The Pop-Out line has gained much attention both inside and outside of the fashion and art world.
Stores around the country and globe have been requesting Borrell's designs, most notably, the MoMa Design stores in New York, San Francisco and Japan.
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Istituto Europeo di Design Madrid announced the winner of its European Fashion Labs award at Russian Fashion Week.
The award consists of a scholarship for a young Russian designer, who will come to IED Madrid to participate in a week-long workshop with Portuguese designers Aforest Design and luxury crystal cut company Swarovski, held in European Fashion Labs during 2008.
The winner of European Fashion Labs award is Cyrille Gassiline, the most upcoming talent in the Russian scene, who has already take part at events like Milano Fashion Week and Russian Fashion Week.
Cyrille Gassiline works with silks and taffeta, pale colours and smooth cuts, with which he gives and ethereal appearance to his models.
As he puts it, his models "should be transparent, as if they were painted with water colors".
The young designer studied historical garments with the well-known Russian fashion historian Aleksandr Vasiliev, who says that "No else today can beat him (Gassiline) when it comes to modernity and style".
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The Dutch bikini label Y'rus Beach Cocktails leaves the commercial arena and continues as an independent design project.
As a first result the collection overview on the Y'rus site is updated with a number of new and special designs that have not yet reached production phase, mainly bikini slips.
Some of these are presented in the "Regular section" of the Y'rus site while also some designs are added to the "Concepts section", accessible for registered user only.
Most of the new bikini styles are unique one-off hand made samples that were developed, based on playful and exciting ideas about "the beauty of hiding".
From the existing collection a number of bikini designs will remain available for retail sale via the Y'rus web site and a number of selected shops.
The Y'rus Beach Cocktails bikini label started out in 1996 when the Dutch designer Rus presented his first collection at the IGEDO Fair in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Ever since new designs remained daring and innovating, pushing the concept of a bikini a bit more to the creative edge.
While keeping the feminine elements the styling focused on strong, sometimes even architectural elements.
The origins go back to what Rus himself once described "constructional bodypaintings".
The designs exemplify typical examples of a playful male fascination with the female body, exploring the border between admiration and longing, while looking for an answer to the question: Does beauty end when excitement starts?"
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