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Carlo Brandelli is an English artist. He was named Menswear Designer of the Year by the British Fashion Council in 2005.[1]

Menswear career

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Brandelli's first project was Squire, launched in 1991. It merged art, architecture, and design by introducing one of the first "creative director" roles in the fashion industry. Brandelli also worked as a freelance menswear designer for Burberry and Valentino in Japan during this period.

After five years at Squire, Kilgour approached Brandelli in 2003 to become creative director. Brandelli was tasked with creating a modern, hybrid menswear brand that combined the craftsmanship and heritage of Savile Row with contemporary design. Brandelli conceived the brand's concept, controlled designs, and created the flagship spaces and campaigns. Brandelli received awards, including Most Stylish Man[2] by British GQ, and was named Menswear Designer of the Year by the British Fashion Council in 2005. In 2008, Kilgour changed hands shortly before Brandelli's 2009 Paris catwalk debut. Brandelli promptly resigned, leaving Kilgour, the brand he had founded. In 2013, Kilgour changed hands again, and the new owners approached Brandelli to resume his role as freelance creative director, with a mission to reposition Kilgour as an "International Contemporary Bespoke Brand and Tailor".

Artist Career

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In 2009, Brandelli founded his studio, where he works with private clients as a design consultant and creative director. The studio also focuses on artistic works. His first solo sculpture exhibition "Permanence 2010 - Travertine, Marble, Stone and Gold"[3] opened on June 25, 2010, at the RCM Galerie in Paris. In October 2010, some of Permanence's works were also shown at the Art Elysees Contemporary Art Fair in Paris together with RCM, a crossover gallery specializing in art/design.

For 2013, several glass works were produced in Murano as part of a 'floating series,' and all pieces were acquired from a private collection. A second series entitled 'Left Glass' was produced in 2016 and exhibited at the RCM Galerie in Paris.

Brandelli was selected as a guest designer for the Pitti Uomo show in 2015, where he displayed a 6-square-meter installation of colored glass in the courtyard of the Medici Palazzo in Florence as part of his presentation of menswear.

In 2017, Brandelli was one of the few menswear designers selected to be exhibited in MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) New York's exhibition 'Is Fashion Modern', where designs from the last 100 years were selected. Brandelli's Unstructured suit for tailoring was selected.

Brandelli lectures on design and is a commentator on the international design scene.

References

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  1. ^ "The Fashion Awards - Archive". Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  2. ^ Bilmes, Alex (2017-09-05). "Carlo Brandelli: GQ's Most Stylish Man 2005". British GQ. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  3. ^ Lehtinen, Heini (2016-02-02). "Carlo Brandelli: Sculpted Glass". TLmagazine. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
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