Materials are the heart of the product and are usually the starting point of many of my designs. Some of my products are by-products of the creative exploration of a new material. Materials are the bread and butter of any designer and significantly influence the products style and ethos. Wool Felt and Felted Synthetic Materials Felt in its many forms can be your best solution for product design challenges. Wool felt is one of the world’s oldest man-made fabrics because it does not require weaving
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cherished beaver. The beaver’s fur was well thought out to be more treasured than that of other animals due largely to its two coatings. It comprises of a course external layer as well as a smooth‚ diminutive interior. The interior was chiefly pursued for its use in felting. The short smooth hairs were the ideal surface for producing coats and hats‚ which stood as prominent fashions in Europe at the time. The excellence of felted hats was mediated centered up on the proportion of beaver fur used.
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Elizabeth’s favorite pass time was to play in the forest; they loved acting and playing as magicians attempting to do magic tricks. One early evening right before dusk‚ they were playing in the forest dressed as magicians with their black gowns and top hats using tree branches for magic wands‚ and as they waved their wands they saw a very strange shadow. This shadow was also surrounded by very bright light. Suddenly a voice began to speak; Elisa and Elizabeth were shocked and a little scared too. The
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”(260-263) Beside the clergy‚ I find that some of the middle class dress delicately and gorgeously. The bourgeoisie‚ earning fortune or educated well‚ enjoy the rising class status. For example‚ the Merchant‚ “[dressed] in a motley‚” wears a “Flemish beaver hat…and boots most elegantly wrought.” (273-275) On the other hand‚ the costumes of those who are educated are plainer and simpler. For example‚ the Sergeant of the law “wore a simple multicolored coat/ Girt by a striped silk belt.” Also‚ the Physician
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her lover‚ the racehorse enthusiast Étienne Balsan. Ladies flock to 160 boulevard Malesherbes for her chic hats. In 1910‚ backed by her new beau‚ Arthur “Boy” Capel‚ Coco establishes Chanel Modes‚ a millinery salon at 21 rue Cambon. In coming years‚ the house will expand to take over numbers 27‚ 29 and 31. Gabrielle Chanel is licensed as a modiste‚ or designer of women’s fashions. Her hats are featured in the Parisian illustrated magazines‚ and photographed on leading stage actresses. At the Longchamp
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connections. The Algonkians and the Montagnais were uneasy about the prospect of Champlain forging links with the mighty Huron nation. Trading with natives Champlain forth between Canada and France to look for money and trading ventures. Hats made from beaver fur were becoming the rage in Europe‚ and North America seemed to be a place where money could be made. In 1613‚ Champlain became a partner in a trading company with a monopoly in Canada. Champlain began sending out young man‚ called coureurs
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who colonized what was the Aboriginal people’s home. It also talks about how capitalism and capitalist interests disrupted the normal way of life for the Native Americans and lead to things like a drastic decrease in the beaver population‚ whose pelts were sent to Europe to make hats with. Someone who would not agree with this perspective would be a European. They might say their capitalist interests are “human nature” or refuse to take responsibility for what they did to the First Nations Peoples and
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Jamestown‚ An Ecological Change What do you think of when you hear the name‚ “Pocahontas”? For me‚ the Disney movie‚ “Pocahontas”‚ pops up in my head. The movie where animals followed Pocahontas while she was singing gracefully about love and freedom. To be honest‚ as a kid‚ I absolutely did not understand the plot of the movie. The storyline was not simple as a poor girl who magically obtained a dress and fall in love with a prince in the movie‚ “Cinderella”. But as I became older‚ I began to
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wood it to make clothes and blankets. Hats made of cedar root were worn when it rained and were also used for sun protection. Fur robes or blankets were worn in cold weather. Jewelry was made out of bear claws‚ beaver teeth‚ sea lion whiskers and clam shells and was mainly worn by the wealthy or a
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participants had fled on foot. The actor was described as a black male wearing a black shirt‚ black pants and a black hat. The male was said to have fled in to the parking lot toward Walnut St. It was also advised that the other actor involved described as a white male wearing a red shirt walked toward Beaver St. I was able locate the other party involved‚ David Gunter‚ outside of Roma on Beaver St standing on the sidewalk. Officer Cross located the other male‚ Ewari Ellis‚ in the parking lot and ordered
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