EXPERTS TELL US WHAT THEY’D LIKE TO SEE IN NEW MUSEUM
38 Sunday Mail
Founder of the Scottish Style Awards Exhibit The genius of the late, great Bill Gibb from Aberdeenshire would be a fitting homage in the museum.
An often overlooked icon of style, his designs were worn by the world’s most glamorous women of the era, including Elizabeth Taylor, Bianca Jagger, Twiggy and Joan Collins.
Britain’s equivalent of Yves Saint Laurent, Gibb’s creations helped make London the global fashion capital in the 70s.
His designs were exotic, romantic and delicate, drawing on nature as inspiration.
His legacy is acknowledged by fashion’s biggest image makers – and designers including John Galliano, Christopher Bailey and Giles Deacon all cite the beauty of Gibb’s collections as an inspiration. Textile designer and businesswoman Exhibit Sculptor and creator of The Kelpies
Exhibit The Finnieston Crane in Glasgow signifies the long-gone industrial might of my home town and is a striking legacy of the city’s former glory.
It is gradually being crowded out by sleek modern structures and a few architectural eyesores but it still stands proud over the Clyde.
If it’s possible for a steel construction to have character, I think it has attitude and swagger to match any sculpture.
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I’ve been inspired by the Teacake wrapper since I started my business 10 years ago. I have been making bags and accessories using the wrapper as inspiration – and I’m not the only one. Generations of schoolkids, students and artists have made art and objects out of the Teacake wrappers that we all know and love. Tunnock’s have been making them at their factory in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, since the 1950s and the shiny wee red and silver foil wrapper is a design classic. A result of the graphic directness of that era, and with an unintentional nod to revolutionary art, the design is simple and bold. the end of the crane jib overlooking my city. I could see my whole life from up there – Springburn, where I was born, the southside, where I was brought up, the city centre, where I studied, and the west end, where I then lived.
The crane has been a constant presence and it was an amazing experience to stand atop its huge structure and reflect on its presence and its role in the city’s history.
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