Combining transparent fabrics and leathers with inventive pleating techniques, Textile Artist Deepa Panchamia creates structural installations, sculptures and avant-garde wearable art. The symbiotic relationship between transparency and solidity give her fabric enhanced structural properties allowing it to be moulded, manipulated and transformed - essentially moving textiles away from its traditional two-dimensional form. Her philosophy towards design is to challenge conventional perspectives of textiles. She allows the structures to evolve through a series of stages, making the fabric and form equally expressive. Exhibiting a strong linear wave motion the pieces are detailed yet controlled; energetic yet coherent. Panchamia’s work is solely about reaching this balance – to create intriguing structures that engage notions of aesthetics, rhythm and continuity. Deepa Panchamia exhibits in the UK and abroad - exhibitions include Transparent, Finland (2007); London Design Festival (2006) and The Fashion and Textile Museum, England (2005). She solely creates one-off handmade pieces and undertakes private commissions; has received wide media coverage including the BBC and Channel 4 and was awarded the Individuals Grant from the Arts Council England. Deepa Panchamia is a Visiting Lecturer and has been invited to participate in International Artist Residencies where she continues to push the boundaries of constructed textiles. Price range: £150 - £5000 2007: '100% Design' Earls Court, London, England 2007: ‘Transparent’ The Granary, Fiskars, FINLAND 2006: ‘5 a Day… ’ LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL Lux Building, London, England 2005: ‘Lick Poverty in Style’ ActionAid Fashion show Tantra, London, England 2005: Asian Dreams Fashion & Textile Museum, London, England 2005: Swatch Alternative Fashion Week Old Truman Brewery, London, England 2004: Lustre: Contemporary Craft Makers’ Market Lakeside Art Centre, Nottingham, England 2004: Deepa Panchamia: Textile Pleated Structures Fabrications, London, England 2004: New Designers Business Design Centre, London, England 2004: Decorative Arts Bonington Arts Gallery, Nottingham, England 2006: Structural Wall Art and Window Panels LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL, Installations for VET Ltd, England 2006: Bridesmaids Dresses Commissioned by Tata, London, England 2006: Interior Products Commissioned by Caroline Meek, London, England 2006: Bridesmaids Skirts Commissioned by Laura Robson, London, England 2005: Structural White Skirt Commissioned by Kemal Shahin (Big Brother 6), London, England 2005: Large 10ft Window Panel Commissioned by Tracey Bendrien, London, England 2005: Outfit worn to the Cannes Film Festival, France Loaned to Actress Farzana Begum, London, England 2007: Artist Residency (Oct-Nov 2007) Awarded by Fiskars Co-operative, FINLAND 2007: Beneficiary of 2005-2007 Programme Awarded by the Learning and Skills Council, England 2006: Arts Council England Individuals Grant Awarded by the Arts Council England, London 2007: Desi DNA: London Design Festival (Featured Designer and Interview) Filmed by BBC, air date January 2007 2006: ‘5 a day’ (Exhibition Coverage) The London Design Festival Guide 2006: ‘Wedding Wonderland’ (Feature Article) Coats Crafts Magazine, July 2006 2006: Curtain Call (Dress Feature) Pimp Magazine, Vol 5 2005: ‘What Happened Next…’ (Featured Designer and Featured Outfits) Filmed by Channel 4, air date 26th December 2006 2005: ‘Deepa Panchamia’s Textile Structures’ (Feature Article) Jain Spirit, Issue 23, June-August 2005 2005: ‘New Designers: Ready to Make Their Mark.’ (Feature Interview) Asiana, Summer 2005, Issue No. 6 2005: ‘Layers of Meaning – An Interview with Deepa Panchamia’ My Fashion Life, May 2005 2005: ‘Layers of Meaning: Deepa Panchamia’s Textile Structures’ Embroidery Magazine, Embroiderers’ Guild, Vol 56 For more information, commissions and images contact directly Phone: 07786 244 943 Email: info@deepapanchamia.com
Combining transparent fabrics and leathers with inventive pleating techniques, Textile Artist Deepa Panchamia creates structural installations, sculptures and avant-garde wearable art. The symbiotic relationship between transparency and solidity give her fabric enhanced structural properties allowing it to be moulded, manipulated and transformed - essentially moving textiles away from its traditional two-dimensional form. Her philosophy towards design is to challenge conventional perspectives of textiles. She allows the structures to evolve through a series of stages, making the fabric and form equally expressive. Exhibiting a strong linear wave motion the pieces are detailed yet controlled; energetic yet coherent. Panchamia’s work is solely about reaching this balance – to create intriguing structures that engage notions of aesthetics, rhythm and continuity. Deepa Panchamia exhibits in the UK and abroad - exhibitions include Transparent, Finland (2007); London Design Festival (2006) and The Fashion and Textile Museum, England (2005). She solely creates one-off handmade pieces and undertakes private commissions; has received wide media coverage including the BBC and Channel 4 and was awarded the Individuals Grant from the Arts Council England. Deepa Panchamia is a Visiting Lecturer and has been invited to participate in International Artist Residencies where she continues to push the boundaries of constructed textiles. Price range: £150 - £5000 |
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