AS A SCULPTURAL ARTIST AND DESIGNER, ISABELLA SMITH’S WORK DECONSTRUCTS THE CONCEPT OF GLAMOUR, EXPLORING ITS TRANSFORMATIVE QUALITIES IN ALTERING HOW WE VIEW OURSELVES AND ARE SEEN BY OTHERS.
EXPLORING THE TRANSFORMATIVE QUALITIES OF GARMENTS AND SURFACES IN SHAPING IDENTITY AND PERCEPTION, HER PRACTICE BRIDGES FASHION, SCULPTURE, AND EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN, TO CREATE A WORLD THAT CELEBRATES GLAMOUR, DESTRUCTION AND IDENTITY, AND INITIATE MOMENTS OF CONNECTION.
ORIGINALLY TRAINED IN FASHION DESIGN AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS, ISABELLA FURTHER DEVELOPED HER SKILLS WORKING AT GIVENCHY AND MAISON MARGIELA IN BOTH PRÊT-À-PORTER AND HAUTE COUTURE BEFORE EXPANDING HER PRACTICE INTO SCULPTURE AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORK ALONGSIDE FASHION.