creative common occupation press kit
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Glenn Yungnickel, Designer.CCO at D&M
If you are interested in design, fashion, and local business— you should be paying close at-tention to Creative Common Occupation (CCO). The sparkly new collective of New Zealand
based designers are sharing their passion for “making” in an exciting series of showrooms, ex-hibitions and retail outlets. With ‘occupations’ coming up in various spaces around Auckland in August, September, November and January, CCO offer a wide range of design expertise
and practices.
“MAKING OUR CRAFT OUR OCCUPATION”
“What draws us together is a physical connection to the
complete process of making”.
IIt is difficult to get the terminology right with these sorts of events, ‘exhibition’ seemed a little inaccessible but
“shop” certainly didn’t t… We want people to come and experience what good design and quality artisanal making is in the form of objects, that yes, you can buy. But we go to great lengths to design a full experience and ‘shopping’ is only one small part of that… The nature of our shows has been thhas been that we occupy and transform spaces around Auckland for a few days at time, and so we settled on
“Occupation”.
The last showroom at D&M in Ponsonby exhibited and retailed 8+ designers working in Mens and Womens
fashion, from the playful and exaggerated streetwear of Keva Rands to the more experimental work of Steven
Parks’ label 6X4. There were also a spectrum of designers making handcrafted leather goods, jewelry, and home-ware. What draws us together is a physical connection to the complete process of making.
April Haszard Pattern cutting.
EVERYDAY NEEDS & MYDEERFOXCreative Common Occupation at 4 Cross St
Allpress GalleryOccupation #3
CCO’s Occupation #3 will be occurring in August, running parallel to New Zealand Fashion Week. It will be interesting to provide a place where the making process is as celebrated as the complete garments themselves, especially at a time when the public are so engaged in the
local fashion industry.
““this participation could operate like a person cooking for them-selves at home: they browse the fridge and search through the pantry, picking up bits of this and handfuls of that, making it up
as they go along”
To this end we will be occupying the Allpress Gallery, the show will be conceptually driven by interior designers Alex Guthrie and Billie Popovic: “A concept we came up with as a starting point for thinking about this exhibition is “Gourmet Design”. We say this with humour - we
have noted the gallery’s relationship with the café space next door. We also noted the group’s interest in the possibility of fostering audience/visitor participation. We imagine that this par-ticipation could operate like a person cooking for themselves at home: they browse the fridge and search through the pantry, picking up bits of this and handfuls of that, making it up as
they go alonthey go along.”
“We say this with humour”
“There is a good-food revolution going strong in Auckland, and we expect to see its rapid ex-pansion taking more and more of the market. Why not fashion and design? We can see its al-
ready happening at CCO.
ROGUE SOCIETY GIN & STEVEN JUNIL PARK
Creative Common Occupation at D&M
Video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xX8_Q-KEgg
1. LISA LI MYDEERFOX Lisa Li graduated from AUT in 2010. Her graduating project included a range of laser cut leather jackets that were pieced together by an interlocking technique, marking the beginning of the journey to establishing MYDEERFOX in 2012. MYDEERFOX is an accessories design project based in Auckland. The project proposes a playful and minimalistic construction alternative to the conventional leather accessories production, where each design is buildable from a DIY assembly kit. The process translates into curious forms and re-‐interpretation of classic shapes, seeking to define a kind of simple luxury that is different from step one. 2. TOM PRESS TOM PRESS Tom Press wants to make clothes that push the boundaries of existing fashion, but is quick to acknowledge the commercial realities of product design. After recently completing a bachelor of design majoring in fashion, producing a collection of Menswear, he acknowledges that the simplicity of his garments does give them some mass appeal. Yet his aesthetic comes from his own interest in minimalism, from an attempt to minimise excess, to cut back to the essentials of what one truly needs. Tom says the attraction to fashion design partly comes from the challenge of making New Zealand men interested in further developing the existing social norms of clothing and the excitement of being part of what is still an underdeveloped, but burgeoning, industry. 3. GLENN YUNGNICKEL YUNGNICKEL After working in the New Zealand fashion industry and fashion education since 2008, Glenn Yungnickel graduated with his MA&D with Honours from AUT University in 2013. Glenn’s work responds to the effects of mass production and mass-‐consumerism on design systems and specifically on the participatory function of the designer; a function that has shifted from the artisan, closely and physically connected to his or her work, to a more impersonal, industrialised model. His work is grounded on designer-‐maker ideals which is supported by his observations and interpretation of ‘slow fashion’ as a direct response to the mass market. 4. JYOTI KALYANJI EVERYDAY NEEDS Jyoti Kalyanji creates knitted textile designs with a focus on homewares and soft furnishings. In recent years she has built her practice on electronic, seamless knit
technology, developing programming skills to open up access to the technology's unique potential for 3-‐dimensional textile fabrication. In combining this technical knowledge with design experience she developed a small range of seamlessly knitted homeware and soft furniture products for her Master of Art and Design. She is currently studying towards a PhD at AUT University, taking these personal explorations further through collaborative product developments. Jyoti is particularly interested in innovative applications of the technology’s 3-‐dimensionality, translation of 2D programmes into 3D knitted forms, and aesthetic expression through interplay of colour, pattern and texture. 5. FRANCES HASZARD FRANCES HASZARD Frances Haszard is a self taught illustrator and designer. She works in a range of mediums including hand-‐drawn animation, ceramics, and dyes. Across mediums she exaggerates flaws and diminishes the status and end use of her pieces to convey the poetry of handmade, everyday material things. 6. STEVEN JUNIL PARK 6x4 Steven Junil Park’s label 6x4 is a conceptual design label. Using artisanal practices it produces objects with inherent utility and purpose: clothing, furniture, shoes, accessories, homewares, etc. 6x4 clothing is divided into two lines: “6x4 (remodelled)”, and “6x4”. The “6x4 (remodelled)” line consists of one-‐off pieces which have been re-‐made from pre-‐existing garments, while the “6x4” line consists of one-‐off garments which have not. In the production of new clothing in the “6x4” line both new and used materials are utilised. Many are found, donated, decaying, had a previous function or were not originally intended for use in clothing. 6x4 clothing consciously aims to maintain a simplicity and truth to material; both in the production of the garments and in their use. The nature of the materials used and the processes of production are equally as important as their design. The materials’ potential to communicate social/economic meaning is acknowledged and responded to. Clothing conventions between genders, cultures and social groups are examined and pulled apart. 6x4 clothing aims to inspect, and interact with the cultural meaning involved in traditional modes of garment production. By placing materials within broader contexts it aims to expand the borders of clothing convention. 7. KEVA RANDS KEVA RANDS Keva’s work focuses on colour and exaggerated shape, which introduces an element of playfulness into street wearable clothing.
8. WYNN HAMLYN WYNN HAMLYN After studying fashion at both AUT University and Dunedin Polytechnic he has gone on and launched his eponymous label WYNN HAMLYN. 9. APRIL HASZARD APRIL HASZARD April Haszard is a fashion designer working in Auckland, New Zealand. Her final collection at AUT focused on the idea of morphing traditional menswear shapes and toying with the awkward. After working in the fashion industry for 4 years, she has begun to develop a new womenswear collection. Her thoughtfully constructed designs are guided by the aesthetic ideal that form should follow function, developing honest clothing, which translates to the everyday, while avoiding the pedestrian. 10. ELISABETH KWAN ELISABETH KWAN As a designer, Elisabeth takes pleasure in experimentation with her approach to pattern cutting, fabrication and textures. The results of these processes are playful yet thorough and executed with precision at every step. The ideas and inspirations for Elisabeth's designs begin as a form of communication for her. This communication stems from her own experiences and expressions of her emotions. Through this expression, Elisabeth aspires to design products that are intrinsically original with an intention of timelessness and longevity. Elisabeth enjoys using leather, cotton, silk, linen and vintage lace for comfort and ecological reasons. All products are handmade in New Zealand. At present Elisabeth is working as a one-‐woman operation, handcrafting all products in-‐studio herself. She is currently focusing on leather accessories and later hopes to fulfill her vision of working with sleepwear, loungewear and ready-‐to-‐wear. 11. SARA ANDREWS ANDREWS Sara Andrews believes in a strong connection between design and making. “I approach the making or cutting of a garment with the same attitude in which I use to design, in my process they cannot be separated”. This attitude employs ideas related to Punk ideologies and a DIY attitude. She is heavily influenced by music, art and popular culture even if it is in opposition. Her passions are experimenting with cutting techniques, and developing texture whether through cut, or fabrication. Sara completed a BDes (Hons) at AUT University and has worked in several sectors of the New Zealand Fashion Industry.
12. JEBBE UNTHANK JEBBE UNTHANK Form and Function. Both cannot work in isolation. Interested in exploring the design of menswear that sacrifices neither form nor function. Simplicity and comfort are fundamental elements in his design, without forgoing significant levels of development and exploration. Designing with consideration that goes beyond just individual garments and considers the importance of outfits and inter-‐relationships within those outfits. Jebbe created a 3rd year collection from AUT’s Bachelor of Fashion Design that he approached through this angle. Designing strict outfits that had very specific and thought out combinations, created a somewhat uncommercial collection of heavily simplified garments that were strong as outfits alone. He has a heavy curiosity in subtle colour work, creating fascinating combinations that are fresh yet understated. Jebbe is optimistic about the potential for a developing menswear market within New Zealand and hopes to be a part of the development of this market. 13. CLAIRE HANSELL & JARED FAASALELE GOOD WINTER GOOD WINTER handcrafts leather goods using both classic and modern techniques. An enduring philosophy to combine the timeless, relevant and the elegant. 14. LINDA JONES & GLENN YUNGNICKEL RAINCOAT RAINCOAT is an Auckland based which focuses on developing rainwear for an urban environment. 15. APRIL HASZARD & FRANCES HASZARD BACKWATER BACKWATER is hand printed and designed in a collaboration between two sisters. We create limited run prints and embroidery on comfy casual shapes. Frances Haszard creates the drawings while April Haszard makes the shapes.
Contact Information
:We are of course of facebook:
www.facebook.com/creativecommonoccupation
For any further information about what we do, media requests and en-quiries please contact Jebbe:
Jebbe Unthank0212355289
Our website is coming soon, it will provide information about CCO, documentation of past events and big plans for future events. It will also have links to the designers individual websites dedicated to their
own label and online shops.
