Taisir Gibreelcollectionspring / summer 2015

with a sudanese father and english mother, taisir gibreel spent her childhood in sudan before moving to the uk at 17 years old.

she later moved to scotland to pursue a degree in textile design at duncan of jordanstone college of art and design. she graduated to specialise in print and weave, and embarked on a mission to embrace bold, abstract colours and patterns in her work. taisir’s collections offer a fearless approach to design with distinctive and interesting combinations of colour and print, showcasing her diverse, cultural upbringing.

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taisir gibreel’s collections of luxurious ‘art to wear’ fashion accessories celebrate colour, culture and diversity.

drawing great inspiration from the colours and shapes found in the highlands and the geometric shapes and structures found in the scottish parliament building, her collections are based on original hand drawings of rural and urban scottish landscapes. the designs celebrate colour, culture and diversity, reflecting her own sudanese background and heritage.

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fairground pierpure silk scarfavailable in sizes 90cm x 90cm and 135cm x 135cm

fairground carouselpure silk scarfavailable in sizes 90cm x 90cm and 135cm x 135cm

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fairground sugar rushpure silk scarfavailable in sizes 90cm x 90cm and 135cm x 135cm

fairground candy flosspure silk scarfavailable in sizes 90cm x 90cm and 135cm x 135cm

the designs are based on original hand drawings of rural and urban scottish landscapes, drawing great inspiration from the colour and shapes found in the highlands and the geometric shapes and structures found in the scottish parliament building. the prints are an eclectic mix of subtle and bold patterns and colours.

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distortion zestpure silk scarfavailable in sizes 90cm x 90cm and 135cm x 135cm

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distortion prismpure silk scarfavailable in sizes 90cm x 90cm and 135cm x 135cm

distortion mistpure silk scarfavailable in sizes 90cm x 90cm and 135cm x 135cm

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distortion circuspure silk scarfavailable in sizes 90cm x 90cm and 135cm x 135cm

inspired by ben lawers (hill of the labhair (loud) stream), with its splendid peaks, ridges

and corries the silver dew collection is an elaborate combination of prints creating distinctive designs. the scarves are made

from luxurious silk crepe de chine celebrating british design and craftsmanship.

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silver dew mirrorpure silk scarfavailable in sizes 90cm x 90cm and 135cm x 135cm

silver dew limepure silk scarfavailable in sizes 90cm x 90cm and 135cm x 135cm

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silver dew wavepure silk scarfavailable in sizes 90cm x 90cm and 135cm x 135cm

silver dew circuspure silk scarfavailable in sizes 90cm x 90cm and 135cm x 135cm

pure silk crepe de chine dresses

silver dew wavesilk crepe de chine dress available in xs/s s/m m/l l/xl

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silver dew rainbowsilk crepe de chine dress available in xs/s s/m m/l l/xl

silver dew mirrorsilk crepe de chine dress available in xs/s s/m m/l l/xl

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distortion circussilk crepe de chine dress available in xs/s s/m m/l l/xl

vermillion scotch prismsilk crepe de chine dress available in xs/s s/m m/l l/xl

pure silk narrow scarves

“a splash of colour to brighten up your outfit”

fairground pierpure silk scarfavailable in size 20cm x 170cm

fairground sugar rushpure silk scarfavailable in size 20cm x 170cm

fairground candy flosspure silk scarfavailable in size 20cm x 170cm

distortion circuspure silk scarfavailable in size 20cm x 170cm

distortion prismpure silk scarfavailable in size 20cm x 170cm

distortion zestpure silk scarfavailable in size 20cm x 170cm

silver dew orbpure silk scarfavailable in size 20cm x 170cm

silver dew rainbowpure silk scarfavailable in size 20cm x 170cm

silver dew circuspure silk scarfavailable in size 20cm x 170cm

vermillion scotch chaospure silk scarfavailable in size 20cm x 170cm

vermillion scotch prismpure silk scarfavailable in size 20cm x 170cm

vermillion scotch spherepure silk scarfavailable in size 20cm x 170cm

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