Organised by London College of Fashion, UAL
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We are honoured to welcome Beatrix Ong MBE, UAL alumnus, who is to share her experiences of working in the fashion industry, highlighting the importance of resilience. Beatrix' career as a designer spans over 20 years. Beatrix will outline her personal outlook on how one deals with uncertainties and anxiety, recommending tools she uses to maintain her well-being and sharing valuable insights into how best to cope in difficult times.
Beatrix Ong, a London based designer won her critical acclaim, an MBE on Her Majesty the Queen’s 2011 New Year’s Honours list, in recognition of her services to British Fashion. An alumnus of Central St Martins, she began a career in fashion in earnest, she ascended extremely quickly - from an intern for Harpers Bazaar in New York to creative director of Jimmy Choo (a job she won aged only 22). In 2002, Beatrix Ong launched her eponymous shoe range, which quickly garnered significant attention and became available in the world's most prestigious stores including Harrods, Saks Fifth Avenue, Liberty, Baycrews Japan, Luisa via Roma, and Dover Street Market (of which she developed an exclusive collection for).
Ong has collaborated with some of the world's most respected designers, brands and artists. Special edition projects included collaborations with luxury travel case-maker, Globe-Trotter and sports brand Nike with her collectable limited edition Nike Blazers. In 2016 her first foray into furniture design with a piece specially commissioned by Wallpaper* Magazine, launched at Saloné del Mobile in Milan. The ‘Shoe Tree’ then toured the world’s design museums and was displayed in Milan, Hong Kong, Korea and Chicago. In recent years, Ong’s first book ‘ A Bee and A Tree’ was published and distributed by Amazon and Ong founded the company of X a platform for makers, craftsmen and social enterprises set out to make ‘really good things. made in really good ways.’ Community and sustainability are at the heart of it.
Beatrix Ong currently sits on the Development and Communications Committee for the Design Museum, London and has done since 2014. Beatrix Ong is also an Honorary Freeman of one of the oldest Livery Companies in the United Kingdom, The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, prior to receiving Freedom of the City of London in 2012
Organisers
- London College of Fashion, UALA world leading centre for fashion education and innovation
- University of The Arts London (UAL)Six Colleges, One University
- London College of Communication, UALPioneering world leader in creative communications education
- Central Saint Martins (UAL)World's top 2 university for Art & Design (QS Rankings 2019)
- Camberwell College of Arts (UAL)Driving positive social impact through creativity.
- Chelsea College of Arts (UAL)An international network that explores diversity of ideas
- Wimbledon College of Arts (UAL)At the heart of the world of performance.