III III NISHII III III: TEXTILE

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17.9.14

Recent fabric samples & installation mockets

All works and photos by Honami Nishii

12.9.14

Helping Dora Burns for her IN:SITE Project

IN:SITE Festival

Work by Dora Burns

Photo by Honami Nishii

I've been to Birmingham this week for the first time!

It was for helping my friend Dora Burns to make her site specific work at Birmingham Cathedral.

About the work please have a look at IN:SITE Festival.

Since this August I've been living in her place in London and Sussex, Dora and me are now family and co-workers in her garage. I was very happy to be involved to her project as an assistant.

I thought I was always an independent worker, not keen to team-work. But this time I'm learning a lot from her, liking team-work and our improvised uniform!

Honami and Dora in their uniform at the printing Stand

Dora checking resist print on fabric before indigo dyeing

We ombre-d our aprons in the end.

2.7.14

My degree work now on website

Finally...finished editing. I have put more images of my degree work.
Please check them if you missed the degree show!
www.honaminishii.com

19.4.14

OLD WORKS FROM YOUNG ME

All works and layout by Honami Nishii

When I was organising files on my Macbook last summer, I found some old photos of my work from art foundation course so when I was 19!

アートファンデーションコース（学部に入るための準備コース）で作ったものの写真。

２００９年だからもう５年前か〜。

20.9.13

4.7.13

Because I am specialising in printed textiles, which is the farthest from thread and yarn compared to other pathways like stitch, knit and weave in my course, I mainly use inks and fabrics for my project. But this summer I feel like exploring something else..!

This is the first attempt I have done in my studio. Hopefully I'll keep recording and posting the my studio works during the summer.

5.6.13

Better Pockets 2 _ FLEX Project

From the top to bottom,

'Pregnancy', 'Private & Confidential', 'Dual access', 'Flexible capacity'.

Design and photograph - Honami Nishii

Model - Aya Hino

Better Pockets

The idea of using pockets instead of bags.

- From the 17th century to the late 19th century, most women had at least one pair of pockets,

which served a similar purpose as a handbag does today. ('a history of pocket' available on V&A website.)

You wouldn't carry a bag or wallet without putting something in, would you?

But why do we often leave our pockets empty? Do you think pocket has become no longer functional, but just a decoration on your clothes? I have started my research with the idea of 'disused function' from conventional pockets, and eventually tried to re-deign pocket with FLEX(ibility) so that they have better use values.

2.6.13

Better Pockets_ FLEX Project

Better Pockets from Honami Nishii on Vimeo.

for FLEX project

'Better Pockets' by Honami Nishii

7.3.13

Indigo Project - Digital Samples

Fashion textile project for a trade show 'Premiere Vision' in Paris.

Three digital fabrics below are a half part of my works which I've brought to the show in Paris.

Digital Textiles on Cotton Silk

Assessment day in college after Paris.

4.3.13

Joy City R.I.P.

Works by Honami Nishii

31.12.12

COLOUR PROJECT DETAILS

Works by Honami Nishii

Last post in 2012!

24.11.12

COLOUR PROJECT, HOME AND AWAY EXHIBITION

Photograph taken by Mai Takashima

Having done the assessment and the show of colour project, I'm now trying to calm myself down but I feel like still being in excitement. This was absolutely a great experience and I had a lot of comments by my tutors, fellow students and visitors about my work in only two days. No matter what was good or bad, all the reactions I have heard by people were very encouraging for my further study. I do appreciate all.

Also, a friend of mine called Mai has come visit me at Chelsea.

It was very lovely to see her again in London because we met in Hungary last year when I had a gap year from uni, and she has been travelling around the world and we finally could meet again!

There were also many people talked to me in the exhibition and I even saw some tutors from my foundation course which I had graduated two years ago. I couldn't believe they still remember me, how nice!

I have some pictures of my exhibited works, will upload later.