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Samantha Jane Mills

I am a designer maker of wearables also art direction within body adornment. My work conveys a personal interpretation on fashion accessories for people’s identities and outfits, where personality hobbies and interests are a constant source of inspiration. Through the application of metal and textile techniques, I have focused on the creation of fashion adornment. I choose the materials and techniques to fit with the concept of the item; the idea always comes first that is why my work has personality of the buyer/ wearer in mind, also to seek out new techniques for exhibit pieces. My designs are usually one off pieces or small batch production for a niche market.

Marcel Duchamps Dada theories have inspired the creative process throughout my design, with found objects also the lace concept of which has been a provocative media to work with the body adornment and art direction within jewellery for femme fatal images of which Man Ray’s photography uses lace to work with the female form