ReFashion NZ
Rethinking Fashion Consumption, Style and Making
Deb Laraman MA& D, PGDipA&D,
Remade is founded by Deb Laraman, a multi-award winning fashion designer, published author and academic. Deb has lead several fashion and design departments in NZ tertiary sector. Her career in fashion began in Australia, and over the years she has designed for retail stores, international airlines, banks, hotels chains, resorts and theatre. Her work has been presented both internationally and in NZ, and featured in a range of media and publications and in solo and group exhibitions.
NATIONAL AWARDS
2014 Recipient -Creative Communities Funding, solo Exhibition.
2014 Invitation to join Immaterial group. NZ Leading textile artists.
2012 Finalist, Avante Garde, “Sheep Shrek Couture” WOW ( World of Wearable Art) Wellington,
2010 Winner Westfield Style Pasifika –Bridal
2010 Winner Hokonui Fashion Awards – Wool award
2009 Highly Commended, Westfield Style Pasifika, Asia Pasifika ( Laraman/Dinsdale)
2008 Finalist WOW, “Is Beauty Skin Deep?” ( Laraman/Dinsdale)
2007 Supreme Designer Award, Westfield Style Pasifika, “Tiki tour” (Laraman/Dinsdale)
2007 Highly commended Eveningwear, Westfield Style Pasifika, “Kapahaka couture”
2007 Winner Three piece collection ( Laraman/ Dinsdale) Westfield Style Pasifika
2007 Full Fee scholarship – Auckland University of Technology – Post Graduate study
CONSULTANCY
Selection Committee for Rotorua Public Artworks
2017 Children’ Library
2016 Hemo Gorge sculpture
2015 Rotorua CBD Drinking Fountains
2015 Rotorua Bus Shelters
2015 Kuirau Park Murals
2014 The Green Corridor
2014 Lake Tikitapu Toilets
Judge – 2015 Sustainable Art Awards, Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga
Judge – 2014 Sustainable Art Awards, Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga
Judge - 2011 Tarnished Frocks and Divas, Tauranga
Judge – 2009, 2010, 2011 ,Global Connecxions, Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga
Judge – 2007. 2008, Global Connexions, Holy Trinity, Tauranga
Judge – Ag Artwear, Hamilton Fieldays.
Judge – 2005- Creative Fibre, Tauranga
COSTUME COMMISSION
Tarnished Frocks and Divas 2013 show
RD4 lookbook
Unsustainable fashion
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EXHIBITIONS / PUBLICATIONS:
· Laraman, D. ( 2016), Alternative methods of making. Presented at the End of Fashion Conference, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. (2016). My body Template: Alternative system of Patternmaking.( Video file) retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXw10N_WEo8 NZ
· Laraman, D. (2016). Eco Design Exhibition. Atrium Gallery, Rotorua, New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. (Designer) (2016). Reform , White: Tiki Ahua Fashion show, Te Puia, New Zealand
· Laraman, D. (2015) RD4 an Alternative Approach. solo exhibition, Simpson Grierson Gallery, New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. (2015) To Papatūānuku with love. Group exhibition, Rotorua Arts Village, New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. (2014) Consumption and the Circular Economy: Sustainable Business Network, Rotorua, New Zealand.
· Laraman, D., (2014) Immaterial, Exhibition, Minerva Gallery, Wellington. New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. (2014). A little bit Tarnished. Shapeshifting conference, AUT, Auckland New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. (2013) Designer Tarnished Frocks and Divas, ASB Arena Tauranga, New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. (2013) Up-cycle: An exhibition of waste transformation. Rotorua Arts Village. New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. (2012) Shrek Sheep Couture. WOW Museum, Nelson. New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. (2011) Up-cycling through user interaction. London Fashion Colloquia. London College of Arts. London.
· Laraman, D. (2011) Celebration Clothing. New Zealand and Australian Costume and Textiles Symposium. Tauranga Art Gallery, New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. & Shirley, A. (2010), Snapshot: Worn out of the Great South Road. Forum Bay of Plenty Polytechnic. New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. (2010) 100% Pure New Zealand, Westfield Style Pasifika, Vector Arena, New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. (2010) A little bit twisted. Hokonui Fashion Awards, New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. ( 2009) Re-Fabricate: Evolving design through user interaction. Master Thesis, AUT.
· Laraman, D. & Dinsdale D. (2008) Successful collaboration in the World’s largest cultural fashion ITP research Conference, Tauranga. New Zealand.
· Laraman, D. (2007). Kapa haka couture. Westfield Style Pasifika, Vector Arena, New Zealand.
Founding member
Inspire creative Entrepreneurs symposium
2015, 2016,2017
Eco Design Awards- 2015, 2016
Woodfirst Product Design Awards, 2013
FAB womens network.