BA (Hons) Cordwainers Footwear: Product Design & Development
My name is Ozge Barut, I am soon going to be graduating from the Cordwainers BA (Hons) in Footwear: Product Design and Development at London College of Fashion. I am from Istanbul and based in London. This has allowed me to develop a perspective focusing on the adaptability of multi cultural aspects on contemporary design. This also gives me easy access to the footwear manufacturing industry and relevant suppliers in Turkey. I design to achieve authenticity in a multi-cultural but global village. I believe in expressing this in the very details of my design. The tools I use to convey my message are colours, textures and materials. In this project I tried to express the cross-cultural detail through an inspiration born from the accessories used in old ottoman 'hamams" (turkish baths). These accessories mainly included traditional clogs, textural materials and cloths. I transformed a local, traditional and cultural element, into a modern fashionable and contemporary product where it can be used as a tool to express ones individuality through authentic details. Photo shoot photographer: Kevin C Moore Contact details: email: ozgebarut@gmail.com