Whether you are in year 7,8,9,10,11,12 or 13 have a look at the links below; if they help you with your homework great, if they inspire you, introduce you to new artists, galleries or techniques even better... And if you can't find what you're looking for, you can Google it here:
Revision - for GCSE candidates
(and other BBC sites):
BBC Bitesized: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/
BBC Blast: www.bbc.co.uk/blast
Vivienne Westwood sites:
www.viviennewestwood.com
www.instyle.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/britishstylegenius/content/21844.shtml
http://www.designmuseum.org/design/vivienne-westwood
John Galliano sites:
www.johngalliano.com
www.designmuseum.org/design/john-galliano
www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2009RTW-JNGALLNO
CORE knowledge:
BBC Bitesize has good info on Natural Fibres and Synthetic Fibres. It has also got information about Woven Fabrics, Knitted Fabrics and Non-Woven Fabrics.
SMART materials:
Gore-Tex: www.gore-tex.com
Regatta: www.regatta.com/fabricshome.asp
O’neill: http://h2.oneilleurope.com/h2series.html and www.oneilleurope.com/h3
Eleksen: www.eleksen.com
Elektex: www.elektex.com
British & Industrial Standards:
Use these link to research kite marks, CE marks etc. www.bsi-global.com/en/sectorsandservices/
www.bsieducation.org/Education/default.php
The 3R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Howies: www.howies.co.uk
Worn Again: www.wornagain.co.uk
Junky Styling: www.junkystyling.co.uk
Red Mutha: www.redmutha.com
TRAID: www.traid.org.uk
Terraplana: www.terraplana.com
Textiles Online: www.e4s.org.uk/textilesonline/index.htm
Oxfam: www.oxfam.org.uk
Artists (these are all my favourites, but if you see any that you think should be added, let me know):
Alice Kettle: www.alicekettle.com
Quilt Art (links to many different artists): www.quiltart.org.uk
Lotta Jansdotter: http://jansdotter.com
Poppy Treffry: www.poppytreffry.co.uk
Tom Judd: www.tomjudd.co.uk
Getty Images: www.gettyimages.com
Artchive (find inspiration from all artists, classic - contemporary): www.artchive.com
Art In Context: www.artincontext.org/default.aspx
‘Modernism’- details of a 20th Century design movements: www.artsmia.org/modernism/index.cfm
E-zines:
Crafts Council: www.craftscouncil.org.uk
Embroidery: http://embroidery.embroiderersguild.com
Vogue: www.vogue.co.uk
Another Magazine: www.anothermag.com
Selvedge: www.selvedge.org
Style: www.style.com
The Guardian: www.guardian.co.uk
Galleries/Museums:
Victoria & Albert (V&A): www.vam.ac.uk
Design Museum: www.designmuseum.org
Contemporary Applied Arts: www.caa.org.uk
Tate: www.tate.org.uk
Fiberscence: www.fiberscene.com
Arts Council: www.artscouncil.org.uk
Fashion Eras: www.fashion-era.com/index.htm
Other cool stuff:
Better Living Through Design: www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com
Inhabitat (eco-design): www.inhabitat.com
Burda Style - download loads of different patterns & take part in comps: www.burdastyle.com
Homework (not actual homework but cool textiles stuff): http://kneek.wordpress.com/tag/felt/
Angelina Fibres: www.fibrecrafts.com/resource/projects/angelina_cup/angelina_cup.asp
http://www.design-technology.info/
Revision - for GCSE candidates
(and other BBC sites):
BBC Bitesized: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/
BBC Blast: www.bbc.co.uk/blast
Vivienne Westwood sites:
www.viviennewestwood.com
www.instyle.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/britishstylegenius/content/21844.shtml
http://www.designmuseum.org/design/vivienne-westwood
John Galliano sites:
www.johngalliano.com
www.designmuseum.org/design/john-galliano
www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2009RTW-JNGALLNO
CORE knowledge:
BBC Bitesize has good info on Natural Fibres and Synthetic Fibres. It has also got information about Woven Fabrics, Knitted Fabrics and Non-Woven Fabrics.
SMART materials:
Gore-Tex: www.gore-tex.com
Regatta: www.regatta.com/fabricshome.asp
O’neill: http://h2.oneilleurope.com/h2series.html and www.oneilleurope.com/h3
Eleksen: www.eleksen.com
Elektex: www.elektex.com
British & Industrial Standards:
Use these link to research kite marks, CE marks etc. www.bsi-global.com/en/sectorsandservices/
www.bsieducation.org/Education/default.php
The 3R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Howies: www.howies.co.uk
Worn Again: www.wornagain.co.uk
Junky Styling: www.junkystyling.co.uk
Red Mutha: www.redmutha.com
TRAID: www.traid.org.uk
Terraplana: www.terraplana.com
Textiles Online: www.e4s.org.uk/textilesonline/index.htm
Oxfam: www.oxfam.org.uk
Artists (these are all my favourites, but if you see any that you think should be added, let me know):
Alice Kettle: www.alicekettle.com
Quilt Art (links to many different artists): www.quiltart.org.uk
Lotta Jansdotter: http://jansdotter.com
Poppy Treffry: www.poppytreffry.co.uk
Tom Judd: www.tomjudd.co.uk
Getty Images: www.gettyimages.com
Artchive (find inspiration from all artists, classic - contemporary): www.artchive.com
Art In Context: www.artincontext.org/default.aspx
‘Modernism’- details of a 20th Century design movements: www.artsmia.org/modernism/index.cfm
E-zines:
Crafts Council: www.craftscouncil.org.uk
Embroidery: http://embroidery.embroiderersguild.com
Vogue: www.vogue.co.uk
Another Magazine: www.anothermag.com
Selvedge: www.selvedge.org
Style: www.style.com
The Guardian: www.guardian.co.uk
Galleries/Museums:
Victoria & Albert (V&A): www.vam.ac.uk
Design Museum: www.designmuseum.org
Contemporary Applied Arts: www.caa.org.uk
Tate: www.tate.org.uk
Fiberscence: www.fiberscene.com
Arts Council: www.artscouncil.org.uk
Fashion Eras: www.fashion-era.com/index.htm
Other cool stuff:
Better Living Through Design: www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com
Inhabitat (eco-design): www.inhabitat.com
Burda Style - download loads of different patterns & take part in comps: www.burdastyle.com
Homework (not actual homework but cool textiles stuff): http://kneek.wordpress.com/tag/felt/
Angelina Fibres: www.fibrecrafts.com/resource/projects/angelina_cup/angelina_cup.asp
http://www.design-technology.info/