Satoshi Dáte

Satoshi Date was born in Tokyo in 1979. Studying Fashion Design, Women's Wear, at Central Saint Martins College in London. Satoshi has a wide range of art interests and works in a variety of different styles including painting, music, photography, video, as well as fashion. His creativity is always focused on people. He tries to get into their minds and expressions as his creativity and ideas. His inspiration comes from his communication with and observation of people. His work has been exhibited and published in London and Tokyo and one of his garments was selected by the British Library for an exhibition in August 2004, for a project called Phantasmagoria at Hayward Gallery in October 2004. Most recently he had an exhibition of his art work and a fashion performance at Project142 in London in October 2005. He is currently working on BA final fashion show due to take place in 2006.

e-mail: info@satoshidate.com
web-site
http://www.panik.com
http://www.satoshidate.com

Experimental Music
http://www.myspace.com/satoshidate

Rock Music
http://www.myspace.com/solzola

Art Collaboration
http://www.nomadic-collaborations.com/

Education

2002-2006 --- Central St. Martins College of Art and Design London UK
Final year of BA Industrial Studies Fashion Design Women's Wear Course

2001-2002 --- London College of Fashion London UK BTEC Diploma (with Merit)
Foundation Studies (Art and Design)

1997-2000 --- Shinjuku Academy of Art Tokyo Japan Diploma (with Merit)
Graphic and 3D Design Course

Awards

August 2004 --- Silk Road Competition by British Library London UK First Place Award
acknowledged by the judges for the quality of research, humour and originality of the garment

1999 --- Drawing Competition of Shinjuku Academy of Art Tokyo Japan First Place Award

1993 --- Japan Student Art prize Tokyo Japan Awarded - Fine Work

Professional Activities

14th July 2006 --- Toni&Guy Hair styling show Designer / Stylist Styling whole outlook, Used my other two garments I created for the show.

11th June 2006 --- GOLDEN SCISSORS AWARDS at London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square Designer / Stylist Designed and created clothes for the show in a day. Used my other two garments I created for the show.

Feb-March 2005 --- Alexander McQueen, fashion designer London UK Studio Assistant Played significant role in creating the garment for one of the house's celebrity clients Created patterns of several garments under tight deadlines for the A/W 05/06 runaway show.
Designed original embroideries of final pieces of A/W 05/06 collection. Responsible for fabric dying for the A/W 05/06 collection. Was given complete autonomy to design sophisticated lace decoration.

2004-2005 --- Ark Communications Publisher Tokyo/London
Photographer / Interviewer Photographed and interviewed 10 people for a magazine called "in English"

2004-Current --- The Toy Guns Photographer/ Graphic Design
Photographed 20 gigs in live and 50 of promotion photographs Designed 30 flyers and 3 CD Jackets Coordinated their costume on stage

June 2005 --- The Mexicolas
Rock Music Band Photographer Photographed their gigs for their website.

Feb-April 2005 --- Nicole Maxia
Image Consultant / Make-up and Hair Stylist Photographer/ Graphic Design Photographed , edited their portfolios with my garments
Designing the images of their promotion cards

October 2004 -Current --- Prensa O'palike Latin Flamenco
Music Band Photographer/ Graphic Design Designed their CD album, coordinated their visual images Web designed their own music web site

Aug-Sep 2004 --- Antico Fabbrini Antique shop in Rome
Interior coordinator / Graphic Design Designed Interior of the shop Set up their own sales account on the web

April - May 2004 --- Rafael Lopez, fashion designer London
UK Studio Assistant Created 10 patterns of garments of A/W 04/05. Responsible for organizing the production process of A/W 04/05 collection. Re-designed and organized 14 samples of S/S 05 show.

Dec 2003-Feb 2004 --- Bora Aksu, fashion designer London
UK Studio and backstage show assistant Hand stitched buttons and lining of 13 garments for sale.
Assisted machine sewing of 25 garments for A/W 04/05. Participated in the organising A/W 04/05 London fashion week show.

July-Sep 2004 --- Carolina Esteves, professional flamenco dancer London
UK Costume designer Designed and made original dresses for her group's performances.

Feb 2004 --- Antonio Ciutto Fashion Designer Backstage co-ordinator Backstage co-ordinator of A/W 04/05 fashion show

Feb 2004 --- Blow PR Coordinated PR Coordinated PR at the A/W 04/05 Fashion show

Dec 2002 - Dec 2003 --- The Wops Manager/Photographer/ Graphic Design/Video cameraman/film making Managing, Photographed over hundred images for the promotion Made 3 different music videos

Apr-June 2003 --- Liz Emtage Ceramics Exhibition Coordinator / Studio Assistant Coordinating for setting up exhibition Assisted making 35 ceramic lumps / Entrusted using the kiln

Exhibitions / Events

16th Oct 2005 -- V&A Museum London UK Was invited by museum's administration to participate in the fashion-drawing workshop. Taught drawing to museum visitors and displayed a garment in the China section of the museum

9th-16th Oct 2005 --- Project142 London UK Exhibited fashion illustrations. Performed and organized fashion show

January 2005 --- Nomadics / Trinity Buoy Wharf London UK Organizing the exhibition / Given ideas of Installation works for the exhibition

27th Oct 2004 --- Hayward Gallery / Phantasmagoria London UK Was responsible for organizing installation and sound engineering

July-Sep 2004 --- The British Library - The Silk Road / Trade, Travel, War and Faith London UK Exhibited garment, accessories and illustrations

May -June 2004 --- Xhibit 04 at The Arts Gallery London UK Exhibited garment, film work and photograph work Feb-April 2004 Off Broadway London UK Exhibited - Photograph work

14th March 2002 --- Diverse City at 291 Gallery London UK
30 minuites of music performance

Music Activities

21st July 2006 --- XND Radio Scotland UK my music Played on 9pm(U.K. time) Indie Experience by Smithy
Indie Radio LA 104 http://www.iradiola.com/ Los Angels U.S.A

7th Aug 2006 --- my music Played on 7th of August 2006 at this station

Shops

2002-2004 Nihiru Gyu Tokyo Japan Displayed - Illustration. Post cards. Photographs.

Additional Information

Computer Skills
PC Building OS - Microsoft Windows 95-XP and Macintosh Graphic / Video-editing Software: Adobe Premiere, Photoshop Illustrator. Music Software: Reason, Cubase SX, Soundforge 5.0-7.0
Interests
Ceramics
(assisted Liz Emtage, ceramics designer, in making 35 ceramic lamps)
Photography
(exhibited in Off Broadway, Xhibit04 in 2004, and photographed and interviewed 10 people for "in English" magazine)
Music
(composed a song for the fashion show at St.Martins, regularly participating in live gigs playing various instruments)

Languages
Fluent English / Native Japanese / Basic Italian Nationality Japanese

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