Seven London-based designers agreed to let our camera into their studios prior to the unveiling of their Spring/Summer '04 collections to document the various people and source materials that inspired them. Use these fascinating 'photo-joiners', fashioned in a 360-degree cycle, to peruse the private workspaces photographed. Like Deckard's Esper Machine in Blade Runner, an in-built zoom function allows you to indulge your curiosity by scouring every last detail of each studio's contents. Enlarge fascinating scenarios and snippets, ranging from phone-numbers scribbled on Post-It notes and fabrics laid out on cutting-tables to the revealing book collections of some of London's leading designers.
In accompanying interviews, the designers explain their choice of studio space and consider its influence on the work produced there.
Click to explore Giles Deacon's studio and read
accompanying interview.
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Editorial and Creative Direction: Penny Martin and Paul Hetherington
Photography and Technical Development: Will Gray
Project Design: Paul Bruty
Editorial Assistance: Helen Cooper and Ada Fung
Thanks: Giles Deacon, Karen Maher and all at the Giles Deacon studio
Born in 1969 in County Durham, designer Giles Deacon made a marked impression in debuting his own label 'Giles' with an Autumn/Winter collection for 2004. [More...]