This week we were delighted to open our doors to a group of students under the leadership of Elisa Palomino of Central St. Martin’s and Malene Kristiansen from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Textile & Fashion. First the group was shown our factory in which all of our many wonderful products get made. […]
Last Saturday we were delighted to attend the New Designers show at the Business Design Centre in London, where and astonishing 3,000 graduates were displaying their wares. The event has been running for 30 years and, among other noble pursuits, has a strong focus on textiles and materials. We were hugely impressed with the talent […]
Today I’m going to show you a brilliant way to up-cycle your old clothes using heat transfer paper, otherwise known as sublimation printing paper. Usually, designers or factories will use a heat press. This morning I was lucky enough to use one and I’ll show you what we did with it. I got my heat […]
We would like to congratulate Lucy Smith for winning The Bags of Love Digital Print Prize at the Manchester School of Art, awarded to her by textile designer Rianna Phillips. Incorporating illustrative, photographic and digital techniques to produce designer fashion pieces, Miss Smith’s project sweeps us away into the weird and wonderful world of collections. […]
Last week was the Down’s Syndrome Association ‘My Perspective’ annual photography competition. Bags of Love attended the event and donated 25 canvas prints of the shortlisted entries for display in the gallery at Kew Gardens where the awards ceremony was held. The quality of the final selection was second to none, a wide range of […]
It is time to announce the Winners of Best Towel Design… Hold your breath and read on! So many fantastic entries it sure was difficult to choose the best but in the end we really designs from Lilly, Elisabeth, and Tina! We’d also like to congratulate all those who participated, including the Top runners-up and Most Voted towel design […]
As some of you may know, last week was Graduate Fashion Week where the world’s best and brightest designing talents emerge from the labyrinth corridors of higher education with dazzling effect across a 4 day premiere fashion show. Naturally, being one of the UK’s leading suppliers of custom printed fabrics, Bags of Love is always […]
This weekend we visited the Graduate Fashion Week, a major annual event which showcases emerging talent from universities across the world. On the runway and across the exhibit we saw incredible cutting-edge conceptual designs come to life during four days of non-stop fashion mayhem. It was thrilling to see many of the designs printed right […]
This week Contrado was invited to speak at Central St. Martin’s University of Arts in London. The event was presided over by special guest speaker Grayson Perry, who gave an inspirational in-depth lecture. Recounting his own career, Mr. Perry presented some of his most famous pieces and explained in detail the motivations and stories behind […]
Welcome to the Bags of Love tutorial for designing your very own Ladies T-Shirt. Get ready for summer and stay comfortable with a unique look that can razzle and dazzle. This design has been based on my original artwork and named “Ace of Waves” with a lovely jelly fish surfing the waves of deep ocean. […]