How are you feeling? What are you thinking? What’s happening? Bored, stressed, inspired, uninspired, calm, restless, frustrated, anxious? There’s no “right” way to cope with a pandemic. Reading through these submissions, despite the practical differences of each situation, we felt a reassuring sense of familiarity and gratitude. Maybe you can too.
Quarantine Dispatch #6: Connection and interaction as a resource
BFA design student, Petra Fagerstrom, has realised, whilst isolating in Paris, it is not the lack of physical resources that are limiting her
Petra Fagerstrom, BFA fashion design student, Parsons Paris
I’ve been in Paris under full lockdown since March 17th. I’ve turned my small room into a fashion studio and I’ve been using my bedsheets and old clothes for fabric. What I’ve realized now is that what is limiting me about this situation isn’t simply the lack of resources, but the stagnant energy and lack of interaction. I feel as if I can’t create anything valuable that just stays in this room or on a screen, my inspiration disappears. The lack of resources has made me become more creative, I realized how much you can do with scraps that are already there. I will take this sustainable approach with me when this is over. However, I now feel so much gratitude towards my school and the people who are usually there encouraging me, or sometimes, the opposite. Because nothing is worse than this lonely stagnant energy. It turns out, the biggest resource my school offers me is connection and interaction.
Arnar Már Jónsson: “Our aim is to add a human touch to performance wear”
The innovative brand is determined to prove that a well-designed piece can increase in value over time
What is happening with fashion design work placements during the pandemic?
8 Central Saint Martins’ Fashion Design students on the challenges of interning during a global pandemic, the disparity between small brands and big houses, and the futility of fashion
Vintage aficionado, Jiyong Kim, uses nature as a design device
What does it look like when nature becomes your greatest collaborator?
Fashion Schools in Lockdown: AALTO, Finland
The staff and students at AALTO, Helsinki, have hopes for a more sustainable industry
How was CSM’s White Show produced this year?
Meet the Fashion Communication students behind the first digital White Show
Fashion Schools in Lockdown: Berlin University of the Arts
“Although we mostly work on our own individual projects, we also work as a team.” UdK staff and students respond to the crisis together
This is how studying fashion design really looks for the class of 2021
9 Central Saint Martins’ final year fashion design students share how the classes are run, how “blended learning” works, and how much they miss being stressed together..
