EYESORE

So looking forward to the opening of EYESORE tomorrow night, a much anticipated solo exhibition by the super rad and talented Erin Forsyth. I'll be helping out, you know, walking around pretending to be busy with a clipboard in hand....so do come and say hi! Doors open at 6:30pm and the sensational band The Raw Nerves will play a live set at 7.30pm followed by a special selection of audio delights by DJ The Fang.

EYESORE
Metal Artspace, 8 Upper Queen St
Friday the 8th until Saturday the 16th of June
Open daily 12pm - 5pm 

Areez Katki

The next artist/fashion designer I wanted to share with you all is Areez Katki. He is definitely a young designer worth paying attention to coming out of New Zealand at the moment. You can find his clothing at Children of Vision in St Kevins Arcade and Miss Crab along Ponsonby Road, each garment a unique piece of art in it's own right. A spark was definitely flamed the other night when I saw Areez hand knitting the start of a garment at Flagship...I dream to own one of his pieces! The colour choices, the fabric, the hand touch of Areez himself....just beautiful! Like I mentioned earlier this week, this Saturday is Flagship's first ever Market Day and Areez is one of the stall holders...so one more reason to come :)

Twenty Seven Names

 Photographs by Guy Coombes

Starting to think about NZ Fashion Week 2012, I've been reminiscing about 2011's Fashion Week. Last year I was lucky enough to join the NZ Fashion Week team and started up their Tubmlr page. So much fun! There were a handful of stand out runway shows but what I was really inspired by was how Twenty Seven Names brought in more of an artistic element, by showcasing a series of blown up photographs of their Winter 2012 collection.