Kate Vartan
Black Sheep
Location
london / United Kingdom
University
central saint martins
Kate Vartan graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2017 having gained a First in BA (Hons) Fashion Design with Marketing. Kate was the recipient of the prestigious 2017 Samsung Fashion and Design Award and presented her graduate collection in May 2017 at the Central Saint Martins press show. Kate’s industry placement year, 2015/2016 was spent working for Marc Jacobs Intl. in New York and Christian Dior Couture in Paris. In an effort to preserve this legacy, Kate looked through her grandmothers belongings and selected some items that represented her life. This inspired Kate to develop a technique using striped and checked fabrics and casting them in a non-toxic resin. This technique gives both structure and strength to colour and texture.