tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879757841234705262009-10-13T13:47:10.660+01:00Urban Textiles www.melissafrench.co.ukMelissa Flockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304616709165313055melissadaisyfrench@gmail.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587975784123470526.post-86385620910283927232009-03-11T16:19:00.003Z2009-03-11T16:22:47.834Z

Hello Everyone.I am now posting on the Puff and Flock Blog. Please also take a look at our website, www.puffandflock.com and my own website, www.melissafrench.co.uk. I will post occasionally here for my own research so please pop back!

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image by Elizabeth BeucherThe Puff and Flock launch at Interiors Birmingham is just a few weeks away. In the mean time catch up by reading the new posts on our blog.

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Check out Jen's new post on the soon to launch, textile collective, Puff and Flock blog.

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There are 52 blocks of Lego for every person in the world!!!Because we love it.

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Space Hijackers have managed again to pull off another great party in a well known part of London. I am gutted I missed it as the video shows it was rocking. Check out their website for the report on the night and many other worthwhile interventions.

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I haven't posted in a while, so I though I would put up some photos I found on my phone.

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I saw this short film at a Future Shorts event last summer. Its dark but good! There is also a link to an interview of the director Run Wrake.http://www.atomfilms.com/film/rabbit.jsphttp://www.chiefmag.com/issues/6/features/Run-Wrake/?PHPSESSID=c88b27f666dda5bc6fc65df5caa06431

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After many weeks of blood sweat and tears, we finally came to the end of our Habitat project in collaboration with Philips Design. Here are the photos for the preparation of the show and the visit from Clive and Jack. For more images and information check out the MA textile Futures website on http://textilefutures.co.uk/.

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Really good animation by Sylvain Chomet about a starving Gendarme and fat pigeons!http://www.pistolwimp.com/media/62198/

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A fantastic cartoon from the early 60's, directed by Chuck Norris.http://www.pistolwimp.com/media/61978/

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Wallace and Gromit in a A Grand Day out by Aardman Studios partly inspired my Philips Habitat project concept which is to design fabrics for space habitation! Take a look at the film for yourself.http://www.pistolwimp.com/media/61879/

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Having trouble going green? Confused by all the different peices of advice and mountains of conflicting information? Well I have just discovered treehugger.com's post on the basics of how to live a more environmentally conscience life with top 10 tips and loads of eco friendly companies.http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/how-to-go-green-back-to-basics.php

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A friend from the MAID course spotted these guys Knitta in Italian Vogue and kindly passed their details on to me.

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Ever wanted to design a textile? Well now you can with the V&A's textile generator. Basic but fun!

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This is life at the moment....

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This week was my last session weaving on this beast...the TC1 Jacquard loom.

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Biscuits are an important tool in the upholstery process.

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Banksy Sprays Tunnel.

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Link to video

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I went yesterday....for a full set of photos have a look at my flickr.

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So the end is near and the show is upon us in a couple of days, Fri 13th June - Thurs 19th June 2008, Southampton Row, Holborn.Here are a few exhibition in progress pictures.

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On a recent trip to Paris, I discovered a couple of Space Invaders. I would love to go see the invasion in Kathmandu. See the pictures on the Invaders website, http://www.space-invaders.com/kat.html.

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