Fashion & Textile Museum - Get ready for Orla Kiely with a LFWF sneak preview!

Get ready for Orla Kiely with a LFWF sneak preview!

Orla Kiely: A Life in Pattern
Exhibition opens 25 May 2018 Featuring over 150 patterns and products, as well as collaborations with photographers, film directors and architects, Orla Kiely: A Life in Patternemphasises the role of ornament and colour in our everyday lives. Highlights include the original paper sketches for the trademark ‘Stem’ graphic, created in the 1990s, which has evolved to feature on everything from mugs and dresses to notebooks and even cars, plus prototypes for her early signature bags and the evolution of the iconic ‘Pear’ and ‘Flower’ designs. With unique access to the company archives, the exhibition offers a privileged insight into the designer’s world – how she works, what has inspired her, and why her facility with pattern has produced designs that have resonated around the world. more

Fashion and Textile Museum X London Fashion Week FestivalOrla Kiely in Conversation
Dates: 22–25 February 2018It’s the fashion event of the season and you’re invited: introducing London Fashion Week Festival.Tap into a springtime state of mind and head to The Store Studios, 180 The Strandwhere you can shop a curated edit of designer collections at insider prices, take your front row seat at catwalk shows by your favourite London Fashion Week designers, get a head start on the key trends of the new season and listen to industry experts share their secrets on making it to the top – all under one roof.	This year London Fashion Festival host Orla Kiely and Fashion and Textile Museum Curator Dennis Nothdruft, as they discuss Orla’s work and the up-coming exhibition. VENUE The Store Studios, 180 Strand, WC2R Save 20% on Festival Entry and Silver tickets when you book using code: FTM20 (offer valid until 21 February, excludes Saturday tickets)BOOK NOW

What’s Happening Elsewhere?
Yto Barrada: Agadir at Barbican Curve 7 Feb - 20 May 2018 For her Curve commission, Yto Barrada takes as her starting point a surreal text about the devastating earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, in 1960, exploring how a city and its people might address the process of reinvention following disaster. Find out more