RESULT OF THE ARISTOCRAZY DESIGN BOOTCAMP III
SPANISH BASKETRY: TRADITION, TECHNIQUES, AND MATERIALS – ADB III
IN COLLABORATION WITH BILBAO INTERNATIONAL ART & FASHION AND THE CRAFTMANSHIP MASTER, CARLOS FONTALES.
UNDERSTANDING JEWELLERY LIKE AN ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE, THE JEWELLERY HOUSE ARISTOCRAZY ORGANIZED THIS PAST FEBRUARY, THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE EDITION OF THE ARISTOCRAZY DESIGN BOOTCAMP. A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT TAKES PLACE WITHIN THE FRAME OF THE MADRID DESIGN FESTIVAL.
IN THIS YEAR’S EDITION FIVE INTERNATIONAL DESIGN SCHOOLS ATTENDED, ALL OF THEM SELECTED BY A COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS LED BY BIAAF – BILBAO INTERNATIONAL ART & FASHION.
– ÉCOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES ARTS DECORATIFS DE PARIS – ENSAD, FRANCE.
– KYOTO SEIKA UNIVERSITY, JAPAN.
– SHENKAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TEL AVIV, ISRAEL.
– FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NEW YORK, USA.
– MAESTRADO UNIVERSITARIO EN DISEÑO Y DIRECCIÓN CREATIVA DE MODA (ESDEMGA)UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO, SPAIN.
ALUMNI AND PROFESSORS PARTICIPATED IN THE ADB III UNDER CARLOS FONTALES’ GUIDANCE, SPANISH WELL-KNOWN CRAFTMANSHIP MASTER, DEDICATED TO TEACHING AND INVESTIGATION THIS CRAFT FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS.
THE WORKSHOP’S OBJECTIVE ALLOWED THE PARTICIPANTS FAMILIARIZE AND EXPERIENCE WITH THREE SOFT BASKETRY: SPIRAL, BRAIDING AND KNUCKLE, USING DIFFERENT MATERIALS SUCH AS ESPARTO GRASS, STRAW AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF REEDS. AS A RESULT, THE CREATION OF CONCEPTUAL PIECES OF JEWELLERY INSPIRED IN TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP TECHNIQUES BUT AVANT-GUARDE AT THE SAME TIME.
DURING THE WEORSHOP, FONTALES GAVE THE STUDENTS BOTH THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL LESSONS AND ON TOP OF THAT, BOTH ALUMNI AND PROFESSORS VISITED FONTALES’ STUDIO IN CABALLAR (SEGOVIA) EHRE HE SHOWED THEM AROUND HIS UNIQUE AND EXCLUSIVE LIFETIME COLLECTION.
AN INTERNATIONAL ENCOUNTER WHERE DESIGN, EDUCATION AND CRAFTMANSHIP MEET TO CREATE A DEEP AND UNIQUE CREATIVE EXPERIENCE.
SPANISH BASKETRY: TRADITION, TECHNIQUES, AND MATERIALS – ADB III–
