PORTFOLIO OF WORK [Part Two of Two

The Portfolio of Work forms a written, visual and oral record of the research-informed practice undertaken for the case study exhibition discussed in Chapter 4. The research material is presented as a series of PDF documents on a CD included alongside the thesis. Insert the CD and click on each icon which will open the following documents P1 - P10.

P1 Exhibition Schedule P2 Research Notes P3 Archive Notes

P4 Exhibition Concept Document: The Visitor Journey P5 Suggestions for Exhibition Title

P6 Exhibition Design (Final version) P7 Press Release - Press Briefing Invitation

P8 Exhibition Panel Text P9 Exhibition Film: A Day in the Life of a Fashion Show (MPEG file)

P10 Images of the exhibition in its final form

i) Entrance: Hello

ii) Room 1: The First Shop “This was the size of my first shop.”

iii) Room 2: The Bit in the Middle “I have been collecting prints and photographs since I was a teenager.”

iv) Room 3: Paul’s Office “This is where I work in Covent Garden, London.”

v) Room 4: Inside Paul’s Head “Ideas can come from anywhere - you can take inspiration from anything.”

vi) Room 5: The Hotel Bedroom “This was my first showroom.”

vii) Room 6: The Design Studio “This is where ideas are created.”

viii) Room 6a: Promotion “I have been taking photographs since I was eleven, photography is one of my hobbies.”

ix) Room 7: Collaborations “I find collaborations stimulating and challenging.”

x) Room 8: The Shops “I hate shops that all look the same - I love individuality.”

xi) Room 9: The Collections “This is my personal selection from the collections in the Paul Smith archive.”

xii) Room 10: The Fashion Show “Now that you have seen where it all started and how we work, this is the final part of the process.”

xiii) Exit: Goodbye “Every day is a new beginning.”