Previous Speakers Bios June 18, 2009 Event
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CHRISTOPHER JABLONSKI / ARTEFACTURE / Progressive Design Concept
Artefacture creates progressive graphic tees and aesthetic intrigue. Artefacture got started with the release of “I Will Pay For Good Design” and “Design Will Save the World” which instantly got noticed in the blogosphere and among design-centric retailers and museum shops.
Inspired by iconic graphic works of the past, other design-themed tees followed and established Artefacture as a choice brand for designers and creatives alike.
Artefacture is a part of a culture that cele- brates human potential and creativity as expressed by art, design, music and fashion. Artefacture continues to explore its graphic design heritage and works to reach out to progressive individuals with an appreciation for aesthetic originality and good design.
Artefacture is run by brothers Andreu Osika and Christopher Jablonski. Andreu concepts and designs all of Artefacture’s output. Additionally, he runs a Boston based graphic and digital design studio. Christopher engages in marketing, promo- tions and sales initiatives. He is based in San Francisco - Artefacture’s spiritual home.
JASMIN ZORLU / Hat Designer / Headwear for Earthlings
Jasmin Zorlu Millinery aims to create exciting headwear which will achieve heirloom status and still look fresh 100 years from now. In patterned fabric hats, new silhouettes are created by taking existing headwear styles and hybridizing them, creating fresh takes on old styles which are easily recognizable. In June of 2004, she returned to the Bay area from New York City to settle down in her favorite city on Earth, San Francisco. In Fall 2007 and 2008, we saw the launch of special signature collections of hybrid hats for the higher end line, ‘Cassel Goorin’, for Goorin Brothers, a San Francisco hat company. Most recently, she designed two seasons of bags for Goorin Brothers. And four of her cocktail hats in horsehair were featured in the Hatwalk 2009 calendar, with one gracing the cover! Next….a men’s line for Fall 2009.
JENNIFER LYNNE, Lingerie Designer / Publisher
Jennifer Lynne studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC and graduated in 1999 with a specialization in intimate apparel. Lynne now teaches at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco. Lynne’s newest venture in education has led her to found the East Bay Fashion Resource and finished her first book on building a successful fashion business. Lynne is also directly involved on the Advisory Board of San Francisco’s Innovative Fashion Council.
SCATHA G. ALLISON, Fashion Designer / Author of DIY Book “JEAN THERAPY”
Miss Velvet Cream is the neo-archaic, pieces that embody silhouettes of the past with dreams of the future, all bridged by the conscious present. Miss Velvet Cream is guided by aesthetics of construction and design that are individualized, craft-intensive and on the whole, defy mainstream commodification. In this culture, creating quality, hand-crafted garments is a statement against mass-production and big corporations. I feel it is more important now than ever for designers to make something unique, something precious that cannot be copied. I would like to see conscious consumption in our society. I would like to see artisans recognized and respected for their essential contribution to culture. i am committed to local economies, global communities and respect for the individual.
YETUNDE SCHUHMANN, Executive Director
Innovative Fashion Council of San Francisco
San Francisco has a new, self-appointed fashion czarina - and she has big plans for seedy Sixth Street.
She sees beyond the graffiti, beyond the alleyway aromas, beyond the pawnshops and the transient hotels. As the first president of the San Francisco Innovative Design Council, Yetunde Schuhmann has visions of finally putting the Bay Area on the fashion map - with a wide-ranging plan that incorporates incentives for local manufacturing, expanding existing runway events and securing affordable studio and retail space on Sixth Street that would serve as fashion central for local designers. “I want San Francisco to be an epic fashion Center,” says Schuhmann, a 34-year-old single mother who is the marketing manager for the French-American Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco.
