The Plight of the Bumblebee
Collection:UAL Art Collection
Date: 2019
Artist: Tanay Designs (British)
Dimensions:
TBC
Medium: Porcelain and mixed textiles
Object number: UAC 980
DescriptionTanay Designs founder Ollie Akdeniz studied BA Ceramic Design at Central saint Martins. He says:
'The detrimental effects of the fast fashion industry are a huge global problem. The microfibres in our clothes polluting the waterways and oceans; the excessive use of water which is needed to produce cotton; the polluting dyes used for the clothing industry; the pesticides used to maximise cotton crop production; and the factories generating CO2 and contributing to global warming.
I have used the language of fashion, juxtaposing porcelain and textiles, to highlight how over-consumption of fashion is destroying one of the most vital species to humankind – the bee.'
'The detrimental effects of the fast fashion industry are a huge global problem. The microfibres in our clothes polluting the waterways and oceans; the excessive use of water which is needed to produce cotton; the polluting dyes used for the clothing industry; the pesticides used to maximise cotton crop production; and the factories generating CO2 and contributing to global warming.
I have used the language of fashion, juxtaposing porcelain and textiles, to highlight how over-consumption of fashion is destroying one of the most vital species to humankind – the bee.'