Electronic Fashion

Abstract

Hussein graduated in 1993 from London’s Central St Martins School of Art and Design and launched his own label in 1994. He uses film, installations and sculptural forms to explore perception and the realities of modern life, with particular interest in cultural identity, migration, anthropology, technology, nature and genetics. His work is presented at his shows and in art galleries, while his clothing is available in boutiques worldwide. Hussein has directed several short films. Sponsored by Turquality, he represented Turkey in the 2005 Venice Biennale with Absent Presence, featuring Tilda Swinton. In 2005 the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands hosted a ten-year retrospective of his work. In 2006 Hussein Chalayan was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s list. Soon after he was also awarded Design Star Honoree by The Fashion Group International in New York.