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ARRAN FRANCES @a r ran f rances Aest het ic Res i s t a nt to t r a ns i ent t r ends , A r r a n Fr a nces ma kes ba g s t hat a r e a t ime l ess , f unc t iona l . Ta k i ng i nspi r at ion f rom mat e r i a l s , s t r uc t u r es , a nd peopl e , t r ue a r t i sa ns f rom d i ve r se geog r aph i es , i nc lud i ng second- gene r at ion l e at he r connoi sseu r s f rom cent r a l It a l y, A r r a n Fr a nces ’ m i n ima l ba g s dese r ve to s i t nex t to produc t des i g n he roes She says . . . “ ‘My ma i n i n f l u e n c e s a r e ma t e r i a l s a nd ma nu f a c t u r i n g me t h od s . I l o v e e x p e r ime n t i n g w i t h ma t e r i a l s . I d on’ t c ome u p w i t h a d e s i gn a nd t h e n f o r c e t h e ma t e r i a l s t o a d a p t t o i t - I d e s i gn a r ound t h e ma t e r i a l s” Bio • Dubl i n bor n , London-ba sed • A r r a n Fr a nces Eva ns g r ew up a lway s f a sc i nat ed by mat e r i a l s , how t h i ng s work a nd how t hey a r e put toge t he r • St ud i ed A r t foundat ion cou r se i n Pa r sons Pa r i s , pa r t of The New School a nd produc t des i g n at K i ng s ton Un i ve r s i t y • Worked a s a produc t des i g ne r for bot h i ndependent a nd i nt e r nat iona l l y acc l a imed des i g n s t ud ios such a s Ba rbe r & Osge rby Must Know Com i ng f rom a produc t des i g n back g round , A r r a n r e ima g i nes t r ad i t iona l cons t r uc t ion me t hods a nd mat e r i a l poss ibi l i t i es Stock i st s 50m London Press Hi gh l i ght s Vog ue , ELLE , Vog ue Uk r a i ne , Vog ue Ge rma ny, Soph i e va n Da n i e l s , At e l i e r Dor é PARIS