Graduation Project
Rites of Passage
The Ibans were previously headhunters ruling the rivers of Borneo's rainforest. They live in a world of mystical deities, spirits, legendary heroes, dreams, bird augury, taboos, customs and rituals.
Rites of Passage is a collection inspired by their spirit world and rites of passage. The rites are key to surviving as they serve to appease the spirits.
For this collection I have experimented with mixing various textile techniques such as knits, prints, colour grading, draping and latch hooking. Throughout the collection a transformation is illustrated – and the individual pieces each visualize a development process.
In addition to an aesthetic experience, my goal is to convey to spectators a notion of the moods and feelings which I, through analyses and interpretation, associate with the Iban's spirit world and pivotal rites of passage.
Fields of Interest
Print Design
Fashion design focussing on textile techniques
Development of ideas and concepts
Contact
Yasamin Zafar
Noerrebrogade 228, 4th Floor, tv.
2200 Copenhagen N
T: + 45 2521 1052
E: yasamin.zafar@gmail.com
CV
Education
2008 - 2010 Masters Programme,The Danish Design School, Textile Design
2005 - 2008 BA, The Danish Design School, Textile Design
2004 - 2005 Creative Studies, Frederiksberg Tekniske Skole, Copenhagen
2003 - 2004 School for Arts and Design, Århus, Denmark
1999 - 2002 Graduate from Århus Statsgymnasium
1998 - 1999 Exchange student, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Competences
Designing and draping textiles
Screen-printing
Digital prints
Patterns
Serigraphy
Colour coordination
Knits
Latch hooking
Weaving
Knowledge about materials and their qualities/properties
Development of concepts and ideas
Intuition and analysis
Computer programmes
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Bridge
Canvas
MS Office
Internships
2009: Bruuns Bazaar, Copenhagen (3 months)
2009: H&M, HQ in Stockholm, Print Designer (3 months)
Exhibitions et al.
2009: Included in the women's 'who is who' (DK) based on BA-project: 'Modern
Veiling'
2009: Exhibition at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, wallpaper collection
2008: Decoration of ‘The Nameless Cocktail Pub’, Wall painting, Copenhagen V
2008: The newspaper 'Information' brings full-page article about BA project
2008: Exhibition at the Textile Fair; HEIMTEX, Frankfurt
Work Experience
2005 - 2008 Dresser at Copenhagen Fashion Week, Summer and Winter
2008 Logo design for the corporate social responsibility consultancy; Global CSR
2005 Assistant, Style Counsel, Copenhagen
2004 - 2005 Waitress, Restaurant Nimb, Copehagen
2001 - 2004 Waitress, SAS Radisson, Århus, Denmark
Languages Speaking Writing Reading
Danish Fluent Fluent Fluent
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
Persian Mother tongue Basic
French Tourist level Basic
