Come along and spend an hour, as we delve into the history and stories of those fashion items we obsess over. Claudia chan shaw is an australianborn fashion designer and television presenter of chinese. Claudia chan shaw, 50, author of collectomania and a former presenter on abctvs collectors, has an impressive stockpile of tin robots and ray guns. Fashion lecture series at chatswood chase claudia chan shaw. Her mother, vivian chan shaw, designed and produced knitwear, and claudia used her training to establish an export market for her mothers eponymous clothing label. Her mother, vivian, 78, is an australian fashion icon. Chan shaw had appeared on the australian broadcasting corporations abc series collectors as a guest in 2008, showcasing her collection. Claudia has curated a number of fashion exhibitions including vivian chan shaw 40 years, a retrospective and alfredo bouret retrospective, a tribute to the great fashion artist. She was born in annandale in the inner western suburbs of sydney, and stud. These collections multiplied and turned into entire rooms of displays, which morphed into the concept of the modern museum. Claudia chan shaw has been a collector since childhood. Wedding outfit designed by claudia and vivian chan shaw designed by chan shaw, vivian in sydney, new south wales, australia, 1993. She gathers, displays and arranges objects that remind her of another time.
They have worked together in the family business for 35 years. Wedding outfit designed by claudia and vivian chan shaw. She admits to buying, collecting, displaying and falling in love, often, with objects from markets, shops, garage sales and auctions. A photo artist, claudias latest series obscuriosity, draws on a personal cabinet of curiosities childhood memories and the intrigue of the obscure.
Claudia chan shaw curator lunar new year at world square. Claudia chan shaw has many parts fashion designer, television and radio presenter, curator, author, public speaker, collector, visual artist, cultural tour leader. Claudia chan shaw is a vibrant, energetic woman of many talents fashion designer, television and radio presenter, author, public speaker, collector, curator. Abc tv presenter and face of the collectors, claudia chan shaw is a self confessed collectomaniac who has amassed an enviable set of tin robots and snow. For the last 150 years the white wedding dress has lain at the heart of the oftencomplex preparations for the marriage ceremony in traditional anglosaxon unions, and increasingly in the marriage ceremonies of. Claudia chan shaw joined us for a morning tea at shearers today to speak about collecting and her new book collectomania. Claudia designed nine huge golden windup robot rats, for the sydney lunar festival for the year of the metal rat 2020. Every tuesday in september ill be giving a series of fashion lectures at chatswood chase sydney. They currently work as design and retail partners operating a knitwear boutique in sydneys queen victoria building. She was the curator of the sydney chinese new year festival 2016, 2017, 2018, the largest celebration of the lunar new year outside china. Snow domes, first edition books, vintage fashion, contemporary art, bakelite radios and wine. Claudia chan shaw is an australian fashion designer and television presenter. Marion has ma ny museums\, natural areas\, local restaurants\, and entertainment venues that entice people from all over ohio and beyond to visit.