Feral Childe
Feral Childe is a bi-coastal design collaboration that consists of Moriah Carlson, based in Brooklyn, New York, and Alice Wu based in Oakland, California.
Study
Tara St James is the owner and designer of New York-based clothing label Study, a conceptual collection produced primarily in New York City, with a percentage sourced from Indian artisans, creating hand-woven textiles. A native of Montreal, Canada, St James has called Brooklyn home since 2004. Formerly Creative Director for Covet, a mainstream eco-friendly sportswear collection for men and women, St James started Study in 2009. The collection has a multi functional aesthetic, with pieces often having multiple ways to button and unbutton them to various effects. Simple clean lines often have sculptural silhouettes with draped details. Working with an eclectic range of materials, including hand-dyed ikat silks, organic fabrics and recycled and end of use fabrications, the collection is inspired by restriction. St James also examines and works with no-waste patternmaking techniques.
The Square Project is a study of shapes in relation to the human form, and starting with the square. The collection originally comprised of nine styles, (a square number, of course), offered in two separate colourways, with each style made from a different number of squares. The Square Project is the first sustainable clothing line from the collective that St James heads under Study New York. While other collective members will also be producing jewelry, graphic design, photography, music, video and fine art, all with the ethos of sustainable production. They aim to use recycled and organic materials as much as possible, while leaving as small a carbon footprint as is possible.
Believing that open source methodology plays a strong role in the development of the sustainable design community, St James started Study Hall in 2010, where interns develop their own sustainable collections under her guidance. Study Hall can now be found at several retailers in New York City and abroad. St James also regularly documents her production and design process.
A strong and driving presence among young sustainable designers, St James also lends her skills to various organizations. She is the fashion director for The Uniform Project, a fundraising platform using sustainable design to raise money for underprivileged children. A mentor at the Awamaki Lab, a program that fosters cross-cultural partnerships between young designers and Peru’s Awamaki indigenous weaver collective, she facilitates discussions about the intersection of sustainability, ethical sourcing and product innovation.
Website: http://study-ny.com
