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!!
Revision - for GCSE candidates
(and other BBC sites):
BBC Bitesized: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/
BBC Blast: www.bbc.co.uk/blast
My favourite design site is TheCoolHunter.co.uk - complete and utter design inspiration, now matter which DT you take!
Vivienne Westwood sites:
also see the Vivienne Westwood page on this site for video clips
www.viviennewestwood.com
www.instyle.com
www.bbc.co.uk/britishstylegenius/content/21844.shtml
www.designmuseum.org/design/vivienne-westwood
John Galliano sites:
also see the John Galliano page on this site for video clips
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: http://www.regatta.com/product-clothing-fabrics.asp
O’neill: 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. http://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/
http://www.design-technology.info/
(and other BBC sites):
BBC Bitesized: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/
BBC Blast: www.bbc.co.uk/blast
My favourite design site is TheCoolHunter.co.uk - complete and utter design inspiration, now matter which DT you take!
Vivienne Westwood sites:
also see the Vivienne Westwood page on this site for video clips
www.viviennewestwood.com
www.instyle.com
www.bbc.co.uk/britishstylegenius/content/21844.shtml
www.designmuseum.org/design/vivienne-westwood
John Galliano sites:
also see the John Galliano page on this site for video clips
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: http://www.regatta.com/product-clothing-fabrics.asp
O’neill: 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. http://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/
http://www.design-technology.info/
