The following people are set to be speaking at the International Conference:
- ALASTAIR MACLEOD
- FRANCOIS LESAGE
- ANGUS CUNDEY
- SIR TOM BAKER
- JAMES SHERWOOD
- CARNE GRIFFITHS
- RAYMOND HONEYMAN
- EMMA MCCLINTOK
- SANA UDDIN
- ANTHEA GODFREY
Alastair Rudin Macleod is the Chairman of Hand & Lock
Alastair comes from a tailoring background as did his father and grandfathers before him on both sides of the family.
In 1998 he acquired M. Hand & Co Limited, the military embroiderers, and fell in love with embroidery. A merger took place with S. Lock in 2001 forming the international brand Hand & Lock. He began the prestigious, international 'Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery' (formerly the 'M. Hand Prize for Embroidery') in 2000 with the aim of promoting the use of hand embroidered surface embellishment within the fashion and textile industry. The aim is that contemporary design and fresh approaches can be matched up with the high quality and expertise expected in the 21st. Century.
The Prize has grown in stature over the years and in 2005 Alastair commenced a world tour to colleges and universities lecturing on:
1. The origins of embroidery, and its development.
2. Gold and silver wire and military embroidery, and how military lace and cords are made.
3. An outline of different techniques in hand embroidery, and the Irish and Cornely machines.
4. A presentation of seminal embroideries eg. The Bayeux Tapestry.
5. A brief history of Hand & Lock est. 1767
6. Aims and details of the 'Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery'.
7. Contemporary embroidery and its future.
He represents Hand & Lock as an associate member of Savile Row Bespoke Limited the confederation of Savile Row Tailors.
Francois Lesage 'master embroiderer' of Lesage Paris.
Heir to a long artistic tradition in the service of luxury and of clothing distinction. His work has been hugely influential in the changing face of fashion during the 20th century. His name is associated with the most striking designers in high fashion: Madeleine Vionnet's purity; the surrealist extravagance of Elsa Schiaparelli; the perfection of Balenciaga; and now the sophistication of Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel.
His creativity and inventiveness are legendary as he experiments with new materials to keep on developing his techniques and inventing new ways to adapt to modern textiles, as well as infusing a new youth to the most classic materials by treating them in a original way. Through this invention he has excited the couture designers for many years. His customers are world famous; we count among them Lanvin, Givenchy, Dior, the late Yves Saint Laurent, as well as Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Thierry Mugler and Jean-Paul Gaultier. He also undertakes those very rare and special orders for the Church, such as the robes and mitre of Pope Jean-Paul II.
His work is the object of several exhibitions, notably in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.
Sana Uddin Hand & Lock Studio Manager
Coming soon
Angus Howard Cundey MD of Henry Poole & Co (1806), the oldest company on Savile Row.
He was born in 1937 and was educated at Framlingham College, Suffolk and did an apprenticeship at Maison Lanvin, Paris. He also attended the famous Tailor and Cutter Academy on Gerrard Street. Angus has held many prestigious positions in the Tailoring world: Past President of the Federation of Merchant Tailors; Chairman World Congress of Master Tailors 1973; President Master Tailors Benevolent Association; President Tailors Benevolent Institute, Livery.Merchant Taylors Company. Director Savile Row Bespoke Association, Director British Clothing Industries Association.
1806, Pooles had set up as a military tailor. In 1846, a palatial showroom with a new entrance opening onto the adjoining street of Savile Row, started the long tradition of the Savile Row suit. By making a short smoking jacket for the Prince of Wales in 1860, the now famous Tuxedo was created.
Tom Baker is an accomplished tailor sartorially trained at Hardy Amies. Producing bespoke suits for over 10 years, from his Soho based workshop, Tom has now launched his own ready-to-wear collection, SIR TOM BAKER, within his very own shop of the same name at 4 D’Arblay Street, W1.
James Sherwood Journalist/Writer/Lecturer
Coming soon
Raymond's background was originally in textile design, and it was his love of pattern, repeat and rich color which drew him towards tapestry. Raymond Honeyman's needlepoint designs are painstakingly meticulous. He paints every stitch separately so that it's easy to print and stitch the canvas. It's very time consuming but he says he "absolutely loves doing it". "I have all the yarns used in Ehrman kits in my house and I get them out and choose my colors first. I know the atmosphere and mood I want to create with them, and I love playing with them and sorting them out."
Carne Griffiths Director and Design Director Hand & Lock
Having trained in illustration and animation at KIAD Maidstone, and after working for the trimmings company Emerson Nelmes in East London, Carne undertook a two year apprenticeship to train in traditional embroidery techniques and preparings under the exacting eye of Ken Miles, draughtsman for over 50 years at M Hand & Company, suppliers of military accoutrements and embroidery.
His innate talent and passion for drawing accompanied by the type of training that can only really be given through an apprenticeship has provided a solid platform for embroidery design. On the merger of S Lock with M Hand, Hand & Lock was to give Carne a Directorship of the company, and an opening into the couture and bespoke fashion world. His designs for fashion pushes the boundaries and the expectations of what gold wire embroidery is, whilst borrowing heavily from techniques which are long forgotten by many but are readily accessible through the much loved Hand & Lock archive. Among his many interests Carne has a passion for Outsider art, Animation, Music, and Cycling.
Emma McClintok Member of the We Like Soup
About We Like Soup: We are textile designers/artists/makers with backgrounds in print, embroidery and constructed textiles and with a shared love of combining traditional textile techniques with the latest digital technologies such as digital print, laser-cutting and digital stitch.
We offer bespoke design services and workshops using a variety of techniques.
Anthea Godfrey Principal Lecturer. Postgraduate portfolio-London College of Fashion. U.A.L and Embroiderers Guild Present Chairman - Emeritus Member, ExVice Chairman,5 years; Ex Chairman-6 years. F.R.S.A - Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts . Member-Textile Society - B.A. Hons - Textiles. London University. Goldsmiths College A.T.D - Textiles. London University. Goldsmiths College
As an active and well known embroidery lecturer and examiner, Anthea Godfrey has a detailed and passionate understanding of the embroidery world from academia to couture. Her research includes:
" Couture Embroidery- 'Couture Embroidery '……. Worth onwards'
" Life and work of Margaret Nicholson-Or Nue, beading and metal threadwork
" The effects of mirage on camouflage in Kenya---print, bead fringing and or nue.
Teaching Experience
Course Director - A.B.C Diploma in Foundation Studies Art and Design
Mentor - 'Breakaway
Mentor/Director - '4x4'-Professional Textile Group
Mentor - 'E.A.S.T'-East Anglian Stitched Textiile Group
Mentor - Embroiderers Guild Lincold Group
Mentor - Letchworth Settlement Centre- Textiles Group-2007-
Curator - DIDACTEX-Professional H.ETextile Tutors Exhibiting Group
Tutor - Embroiderers Guild -New Zealand
Work in progress - Writing M.A in Surface Pattern course, for validation. U.A.L start date Oct 2007
Professional/Industrial Experience
City and Guild - External Verifier-U.K. N.Z. U.S.A
A.B.C - External Examiner F.A.D
University of East Anglia - BA Hons External Examiner
BUAC - B.A.Hons External Examiner
Consultant - Knitting and Stitching Show
Lecturer - Embroiderers Guild; Craft University-Denmark; University of Art and Design Finland
Textile Society - Te Papa Museum Wellington New Zealand
Judge - Pfaff Emb Competition-1996; EEC Textile Competition-1996; Hand and Lock International Competition Judge-ongoing; Fashion Awareness Direct Fashion Competition judge-2005; Nairobi Fashion Competition -International Judge-2005/6Academic experience
Secondary- 13 years- asst art teacher and pastoral head
LCF - B.Tec Diploma in Fashion Embroidery; B.Tec Diploma in Fashion; B.Tec H.N.C Embroidery
City and Guild Embroidery Part 1 and 2
A.B.C. Diploma in Foundation Studies art and Design
Examiner AEB; Chief Examiner-AEB; City and Guild External verifier; 'O' and 'A' level Embroidery;
Part 1 and 2---- Embroidery. Costume, Patchwork and Quilting, Decorative Effects, Machine Embroidery, Miniatures, Fashion, Sewing Techniques, Tailoring, Lingerie
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