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Global – Fashion designer Samuel Yang is shunning the runway and taking his designs on the road.

The Central Saint Martins MA graduate decided to ditch the anticipated London runway show
Yang will present his latest collection in Los Angeles, where, in the spirit of Playing Patience, his designs will be encased in ice blocks

Spring/summer 2016 collection by Samuel Yang. Exhibition in collaboration with Milka Djordjevich, LA

For the launch of his spring/summer 2016 collection, which explores rubber as a material expression of the body, London-based Yang is setting up shop in Los Angeles, teaming up with choreographer and performance artist Milka Djordjevich.

‘Since I graduated I went straight on to develop a series of site-specific projects. I would like to go to a city, stay for a week and a half, find a location and realise a collaborative project with local creatives,’ says Yang.

This dynamic approach, for which Yang is becoming well known, was a decision born from the designer’s interest in meeting and learning from other artists around the world, and in expanding his visual language from these experiences.

The Big Picture: Yang’s approach to his work reflects a growing number of New Bricolage consumers, cultural grazers who are constantly on the move. Find out more by booking your place at Beyond Borders, our Autumn/Winter 2015 Trend Briefing.