Vicken Derderian / Designer
Vicken Derderian born and raised in Pasadena, CA, graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC) and received his Master of Fine Arts in Fashion from the Academy of Art University, in San Francisco, CA. His approach to design is at the synthesis of fashion and architecture. The union of these two professions has opened the door to exploring the topography and the dynamics of the human body in motion and at rest channeled through the construction of the garment. Further it presents an opportunity for discourse between the garment, the human body, and the space/environment that encapsulates the wearer and the spectator. This exploration allows him to bring items that express the world around us through shape and form.
Kyung Hwa Kim / Designer
Kyung Hwa Kim was born and raised in Seoul Korea. She graduated SookMyung Women’s University in Seoul Korea where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts in Arts and Crafts. She pursed a career in teaching and design and later returned to academia to complete one more Master of Fine Arts in Fashion Design from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her understanding of the garment as a fiber artist blended with fashion designer drives her to constantly refine from the base fiber to the final finishes. She builds the surfaces of the garment into sculptural forms which wrap the human body. Creating a dialogue between living skin and moving textured Knits coupled with woven resulting in sculptural forms.
