Friday, July 31, 2009
The Kianh Foundation
More articles about the project have been posted on The Kianh Foundation website and facebook page. The charity does some amazing work with the children at Hoi An Orphanage so hopefully we can raise lots of money for them!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The Exhibition
If you want to pick yourself up one of these unique one-off bags, they will be auctioned off using a silent auction method in an exhibition at the London College of Communication. The exhibition will take place during the week of the London Design Festival from the 22nd until the 26th September 2009 with the private view on the 22nd September 7.00-9.00pm. Everyone is welcome!
If you aren't able to make the exhibition in London, you still have a chance to buy a bag. Images of the bags will be displayed here when the designers have finished working their magic. Please do get in touch if you see something you like and we will place your bid on your behalf!
The Designers
The canvas was divided into 10 pieces, each piece allocated to a different designer. We have been lucky enough to get some fantastic designers involved in the project all keen to make a one off bag out of the canvas.
We are really excited to have London based designer Tamara Fogle on board. She works from her picturesque studio at the end of her garden, near Portobello, where she will be crafting a bag for the project.
Heidi Sturgess Design is another London based design company who have got their hands on a piece of the canvas. The work that they do ranges from illustration to accessory design so we are thrilled to have such a versatile design company working their magic on the canvas. They have also included an article about the project on their website which can be viewed by clicking here.
Emma Cohen is a budding bag designer based in London having recently completed an FdA in Fashion Design she is now keen to use her skills to craft a bag for the project.
Gemma Johnson graduated from the Cordwainers course at the London College of Fashion. Her latest collection has been created using leather moulding construction techniques to create individual pieces with unique shapes, structures and detail resulting in some striking pieces.
Alexandra Hamilton offers a high level of specialism in Product Design & Development highly relevant for today's global Fashion Industry.
Susan Prout specializes in designing and hand making leather bags and belts. We are excited to see her transfer these skills to the brightly coloured canvas we have given her.
Creative and inventive accessories designer and recent Cordwainers graduate Flora Hely Hutchinson is excited about creating something unique and playful inspired by the colourful canvas. Flora recently designed and made a bag that was selected to be sold online as part of the ASOS.com Limited 100 Competition/Collaboration with LCF, the bag sold out in a couple of minutes of the collection launching! See the design by clicking here.
The Modern Fold is an accessories label founded initially as a place to play by Charlotte Law. A graduate of LCF's prestigious Cordwainers college, and one time regular on Brick Lane, Charlotte is now exploring new creative projects in Paris.
Handbag designer Harriet Sanders recently graduated from London College of Fashion. Some of her achievements include three bags being chosen to be sold online as part of the ASOS.com Limited 100 Competition with one bag selling in seconds! Harriet’s work has been noted in Look Magazine and her Rococo shoulder bag labelled as a ‘top buy’ by Grazia Daily online. Soon to launch her own company designing and producing designer handbags, Harriet is excited to get creative with the canvas.
We are really excited to have London based designer Tamara Fogle on board. She works from her picturesque studio at the end of her garden, near Portobello, where she will be crafting a bag for the project.
Heidi Sturgess Design is another London based design company who have got their hands on a piece of the canvas. The work that they do ranges from illustration to accessory design so we are thrilled to have such a versatile design company working their magic on the canvas. They have also included an article about the project on their website which can be viewed by clicking here.
Emma Cohen is a budding bag designer based in London having recently completed an FdA in Fashion Design she is now keen to use her skills to craft a bag for the project.
Gemma Johnson graduated from the Cordwainers course at the London College of Fashion. Her latest collection has been created using leather moulding construction techniques to create individual pieces with unique shapes, structures and detail resulting in some striking pieces.
Alexandra Hamilton offers a high level of specialism in Product Design & Development highly relevant for today's global Fashion Industry.
Susan Prout specializes in designing and hand making leather bags and belts. We are excited to see her transfer these skills to the brightly coloured canvas we have given her.
Creative and inventive accessories designer and recent Cordwainers graduate Flora Hely Hutchinson is excited about creating something unique and playful inspired by the colourful canvas. Flora recently designed and made a bag that was selected to be sold online as part of the ASOS.com Limited 100 Competition/Collaboration with LCF, the bag sold out in a couple of minutes of the collection launching! See the design by clicking here.
The Modern Fold is an accessories label founded initially as a place to play by Charlotte Law. A graduate of LCF's prestigious Cordwainers college, and one time regular on Brick Lane, Charlotte is now exploring new creative projects in Paris.
Handbag designer Harriet Sanders recently graduated from London College of Fashion. Some of her achievements include three bags being chosen to be sold online as part of the ASOS.com Limited 100 Competition with one bag selling in seconds! Harriet’s work has been noted in Look Magazine and her Rococo shoulder bag labelled as a ‘top buy’ by Grazia Daily online. Soon to launch her own company designing and producing designer handbags, Harriet is excited to get creative with the canvas.
London Design Festival
GREAT NEWS. . . The Hoi An Orphanage Project is now part of the London Design Festival. The profile of the project can be seen on their website here.
The designers fantastic bags will be auctioned off in an exhibition at the London College of Communication during the London Design Festival, confirmed dates of the exhibition and private view will be posted here soon.
The designers fantastic bags will be auctioned off in an exhibition at the London College of Communication during the London Design Festival, confirmed dates of the exhibition and private view will be posted here soon.
Little artists at work...
Paul Cooke and Jemma Mackle have been working on a self initiated project for The Kianh Foundation. A few months ago they embarked on a trip to the Orphanage in central Vietnam to do an art project with the children.
Bringing along a huge canvas, fabric paints and pens, they had a great day with the kids painting, drawing and writing on the canvas. 'It was such a humbling experience spending time and having fun at the orphanage, the children and teachers alike got stuck in to creating a master piece!' Jemma Mackle
On returning to London, the project has been publicised to some high-end and also upcoming designers. Everyone has been really keen to get involved resulting in ten fantastic designers making an original one off bag out of the canvas. The material should be arriving with the designers any day now; we will have some updates soon as to how they are getting on.
The Kianh Foundation
The Kianh Foundation is a small UK charity helping disabled and disadvantaged children at Hoi An Orphanage in Hoi An, Central Vietnam. It has had a permanent presence at Hoi An Orphanage since 2002 and is the only organisation working full-time there to improve the lives of the children.
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