Who is it? Belgian menswear designer
Saskia Lenaerts moved to London several years ago, unsure of what she wanted to study in the arts. However, after enrolling on a foundation course at Central Saint Martins, she soon discovered that fashion was the medium she connected with the most. “I think that fashion says so much about who we are and how we represent ourselves,” Lenaerts explains. From there, she moved back to Belgium, studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp for three years, before returning to the UK, graduating from Central Saint Martins with an MA in Menswear last year.
La La Land (2016).
Dale Robinette Summit Films and Lionsgate Entertainment
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, to a French father and Canadian-American mother, Damien Chazelle earned a bachelor’s degree in visual arts and environmental studies from Harvard University. On graduation, he began writing film scripts and making short films, enlisting family members, including his sister Anna Chazelle, to play parts in his debut film,
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009), which he wrote, directed, and coproduced. His next feature film,
Whiplash (2014), based on a short film of Chazelle’s of the same name, earned an Academy Award for best supporting actor for veteran character actor J.K. Simmons. It was Chazelle’s turn for honors with his next film,
By Haocheng Zhang
How did you discover your interest in typography? My interest in typography started at a very young age. When I was a kid, my family taught me about painting and Chinese calligraphy. But after my academic studies and professional experiences, it was clear that type design was my passion. When you do something in which you are willing to think and create with all your energy, that is passion.
What personal experiences or circumstances have most influenced your approach or style? In China, I had seven years of design education and one year of work experience teaching at a university. So, Oriental design concepts and culture have deeply influenced me and my creations. When I began to pursue my second master’s in graphic design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp in Belgium, I also found interesting points of integration between European and Chinese culture. I saw European culture as another perspective, which also affected my design work.