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Danielle Martin

Danielle Martin

Assistant Professor of Fashion Design and Creative Direction
EducationBA Gestion et Design de Mode, UQAM; MA Fashion Womenswear, Central Saint Martins; PhD Candidate, Études et Pratiques des Arts, UQAM
http://www.daniellemartin.com (external link) 

Danielle Martin is an Assistant Professor in Fashion Design and Creative Direction. She is the recipient of national and international awards additionally, she has valuable experience working with internationally-renowned designers like Christian Lacroix and Roland Mouret.

Danielle has received her MA Fashion from Central Saint Martins in London, UK. She and her partner, Pao Lim, launched MARTIN LIM's label. While teaching at Toronto Metropolitan University, she is completing her PhD that focuses on the intersection of art, 3D printing technology, and fashion.

My work explores the tension between experimental design, eco-responsibility, and the expression of emotion, within the context of accelerating and ephemeral fashion. In my practice, I explore, on the one hand, the draping of fabric – a technique making use of the free line and slowness, dating back to Antiquity – and on the other hand, 3D printing – an emerging technology associated with novelty and speed. 

My research projects and teaching in design and creative direction explore how the expression of emotion and eco-responsible design practices can respond to environmental issues driven by the hegemonic trend of neomania. Projects range from Fashion Design for DIY fashion as a form of creative empowerment, to the design of effective protective masks, and the experimental merging of draping and 3D printing.

Exhibitions

  • Exploration en impression 3D – Exhibition of three art/design research-creation work, 3D Tutu, 3D Dress and tactileDress, Maison Hamel-Bruneau, Septembre à Décembre 2019, Quebec City
  • Dutch Design Week – Exhibition of an art/design research-creation work, tactileDress, DDW 2019, October 2019, Eindoven, Netherlands
  • La Vitrine – Solo exhibition of an art/design research-creation work, robeMain en devenir, Atelier Daigneault/Schofield, May 2019, Montreal
  • Inclusive Design Seminar – Inclusive participatory creation, atlasDress, Ada Slaight Gallery, OCAD-U, July 2018, Toronto
  • UQAM PhD Seminar – Performative and participatory art creation, atlasDress, UQAM, April 2018, Montreal
  • Vitrine ÉSM – Solo exhibition of Three conceptions, Tutu 3D, mathDress, and 3dTrio’s 3D Dress, ESM, Jan-April 2016, Montreal
  • Models.com – Exhibition of the 3D Dress by 3dTrio, models.com, Sept-Dec 2015, New York City
  • Download – Collective exhibition during the DWT conference, 3D Dress by 3dTrio, Convene, 22 Oct 2015, New York City
  • World Maker Faire – Exhibition and demonstration of the 3D Dress by 3dTrio, NY Hall of Science, 26-27 Sept 2015, New York
  • Re-Making Patterns – Collective exhibition, 3D Dress by 3dTrio, Gallery space of Seaport Culture District, 10-17 Sept 2015, New York City
  • Making Patterns – Collective exhibition, Tutu 3D, Gallery space of Seaport Culture District, July-Sept 2015, New York City
  • Matter That Moves – Collective exhibition, Tutu 3D, Gallery Hotel Particulier, 12 September 2014, New York City

Publications

I have received multiple national and international awards, including most recently the ITAA Award for Creative and Innovative Employement of Techniques (Los Angeles, 2024).