Compressed Space
Compressed Space | Melissa Lockwood, IQTEST
October 12 - October 31, 2016
266 W 37th Street
New York, NY
(between 7th and 8th ave.)
Nearest Trains: A, C, E, 1, 2, 3.
On view 24/7, through storefront window.
Open Hours:
Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm*
Saturday, 10am - 4pm*
* During the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of the Garment District Arts Festival (October 20 - 22nd), Open Hours will shift to 10am - 5pm.
Fashion Show & Reception : Saturday, October 22, 1-4pm
Join Melissa Lockwood for a fashion show presenting garments made with Garment District off-cuts, during her time sewing at 266
Compressed Space is an exhibit/installation/performance presenting Garment Industry off-cuts, fabrics that are usually sent to the landfills. In addition to displaying garments made from salvaged fabrics, for the last three weeks of October, Melissa Lockwood will transform the space into her sewing studio. Drop by during Open Hours, to experience her process.
“My collections are intended to inspire other designers to view and use their off-cut fabrics as a resource rather than as garbage to send to the landfills. My work speaks on many aspects of the waste that is incurred though the mass disposal of fashion industry fabrics. You will be amazed by what can be made with what designers throw away!”—Melissa Lockwood, Designer of IQTEST
About the Artist
Melissa Lockwood is a NY based conceptual artist and self-taught fashion designer. She studied at the University of Iowa, receiving an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts. Frustrated with the detrimental effects of fashion industry's mass-production of clothing, a process which sends leftover cuttings to landfills, Lockwood is taking an environmental and socially aware stand--raising awareness about the environmental impact of the waste and toxic pollution caused by the mass disposal of textiles. Her work utilizes what is commonly seen as waste, turning it into stylish,of-the-moment fashion pieces.
As a part of NY Fashion Week, Melissa Lockwood is having a fashion show at Studio 450 Penthouse:
"Touched with Water," September 14, 2016, doors at 6pm, runway show begins at 6:30pm—450 W 31st Street New York, NY
Produced by Midwest Fashion Week
For more info or to set-up an appointment, contact: melissalockwood27@hotmail.com
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