FRANCES DOVE
DENIS MURPHY
Denis Murphy and Frances Dove met when they were students at Chelsea School of Art, Frances Studied Fine Art and Denis “Fashion & Textiles at Central Saint Martins”. The new partnership in Fashion/Art began in 1997 when they set up the vintage London Label ‘FDS’ (For Design Sake). Customising original “old School” vintage T-shirts. (Nike, Puma, Disney, Adidas) with spontaneous over-printing using foil tape stripes, splattered paint, scribbles, and rubberised inks. Selling to stores in the UK and around the world. Using their silkscreen-deconstructed techniques, collaborations with Nike and Dr Martens followed.
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Oct 2001 - Collaboration with Dr Martens Boots in Exhibition at Truman Brewery with designers Paul Smith, Vivienne Westwood, Hussein Chalayan, Gaultier, etc…
Nov 2001- Collaboration with Nike, Exhibited limited edition vintage printed garments alongside special edition Nike trainers, at ‘Hideout’ store Soho London. Exclusive one-day event.
1997- 2014 Shows –
London- Fashion Week
Paris -Tranoi show
Paris- Who's Next
Milan- White Show
Milan- Touch
Japan – Rooms
New york – Rendezvous
Berlin- Premium Show
Copenhagen –Vision
London -40 Degrees
London - Truman Brewery
Exhibitions & Awards
Feb 2019
Financial Times .'How To Spend It February 2019'- Featured collaboration with fashion designers John Moore, Bernstock Speirs, Richard Torry.
Sep 2018
Launch John Moore Re-imagined London Showroom in collaboration with John Moore, Christopher Nemeth, Jamie Reid, Good Things, George Cox, Bernstock Speirs,
Oct 2014
Featured six Textile Designs in The Fashion Swatch Book, published by Thames & Hudson, along with designers Christopher Kane, Liberty, Paul Smith, Preen, Sonia Rykiel, Hussein Chalayan, Mary Katrantzou
Jul 2013
Textiles Collection / Artworks Exhibition at the Colette store in Paris
Jul 2013
Collaboration T-shirt designs with the Victoria Albert Museum for the 1980s Exhibition "Club to Catwalk."
Oct 2005
Shop Window of SS2013 collection at the (Sarah Handelman) Colette Store Paris, during Paris Fashion Week
Mar 2010
Winner of the Fendi Award: Most Innovative Textile Designers Milan
Feb 2010
Textiles Collections Exhibited at Le Bon Marche with Rick Owens, Gareth Pugh, and Karl Lagerfeld.
Oct 2009
Winner of Premium Show "Best Newcomer" Textile Designer Award in Berlin
Jun 2007
T-shirt Collaboration with the Victoria & Albert Museum "Surreal Things" Exhibition.
Oct 2005
Commission for Colette Store Paris, Limited Edition Surreal Printed Porcelain Plates for the store restaurant and
Shop
Mar 2003
Collaboration Floral Surreal Textiles with the Liberty Store for Liberty Fabrics London
October 2002
Featured as 'Next Big Thing' at London Fashion Week
June 2002
Design T-shirt collection for the band U2
Nov 2001
Collaboration with Nike 2001 exhibited limited edition recycled deconstructed vintage printed garments.
Oct 2001
Collaboration with Dr Martins Boots, Exhibition at Truman's Brewery with designers Paul Smith, Vivienne Westwood,
Hussein Chalayan, Gaultier etc.