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Ying Gao

Background:

Ying Gao was born in Switzerland in 1976. She is a fashion designer but also a professor at a University in Montreal, Canada. Gao has a master degree in media design. It is incredible because it's rare that fashion. designers or artist pursue a higher education. Gao has many accomplishments such as having six solo exhibition as well as coming out in Vogue a popular magazine. She has been featured in many magazines such as her designs. Her artwork can be seen through her social media or instagram at livingpod.

Style of design:

Ying Gao's style when it comes to her designs are experimental and slow. She usually calls them "design fiction" or "speculative design." Her design usually look fake since the garments she uses are intangible and light. Most of her designs have different shapes. The type of garments that Gao's uses are elements such as computational systems, motors, and embedded electronics. Her artwork is influenced by literature, cinema, and documentary films. Gao hopes to encourage people to take importance of innovation in fashion and the evolution of contemporary fashion that relates to urban environment.

Accomplishments:

Ying Gao has had many accomplishments through out her career. She has had 50 exhibitions in Canada and Switzerland. She also had six solo exhibitions in France. Gao has been praised in over 300 magazines which includes Vogue magazine and TIME magazine. Gao is the only fashion designer that has been mentioned in British magazine. Her artwork and designs has been displayed in museums and galleries.



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