The Boot Kidz

Victoria House Bloomsbury Square

Karen Henry 2011 Bloomsbury Square Clothing Debenhams Exhibition Fashion Show London Mannequins Victoria House

Victoria House Bloomsbury Square

Author: Karen Henry, Chief Designer, Bootkidz Ltd London, UK Email: karen@bootkidz.co.uk Google+ Facebook Twitter   On the 1st June 2011, Bootkidz Ltd displayed "The Boot Kidz" in a fashion exhibition held at Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London.  The show was a display for Debenhams's children's clothing collection. The show featured Debenham's Autumn/Winter kids clothing selection. Here are a few photos and videos from the exhibition.  

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3D Software and Hardware Tools

Karen Henry 3D Design Short Article

Just a few short thoughts on 3D.  3D software tools are different to 2D tools. 2D includes tools such as photo editing and image editing software. 3D Software 3D software is used to make 3D products in virtual reality. Examples of this software include: AutoCAD 3DS Max - 3D Animation/Designing Software SketchUp - from Google Blender - Blender is free and open source software, available to download from Blender.org Once you have a 3D files you can either use this to make real-world products or visualise real-world products. 3D designs created in a 3D software package such as AutoCAD, 3D Max, Blender, or other...

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Christmas Cake Recipe by Julie-Ann Henry

Karen Henry Article Cake Christmas Fun Julie-Ann Henry Recipe

Traditional Christmas Cake You are never too young or too old to learn. Every year I make a bunch of resolutions for the Xmas period including making a traditional cake. Only this year has that resolution come to fruition (cheesy grin) and it was such a hit with friends and family that I decided to share this "easy to prepare" recipe with others in the hopes that they too could go out and impress the elf socks off everyone, enjoy and remember...dont forget to have fun. Christmas Cake Recipe What you need Ingredients 250g fruit cake mix 50g mixed citrus...

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Mannequins in movies

Karen Henry History mannequin movie Mannequins movies research

Since the dawn of cinema scriptwriters and film directors have used mannequins in movies. See below for examples of films in which mannequins star in important roles. L'Artiste et le Mannequin (Georges Melies, 1900, 1min 09seconds) Ref: Youtube Mannequin Vivant (1903, 1min 30seconds) The original and first "Mannequin movie" was filmed in 1904 - in fact it was one of the first films ever made. It was called Mannequin Vivant - "Living Mannequin" in English and was French origin. It was distributed by the Pathé Frères (Pathé brothers) in France. The movie is about two men and a mannequin. The men are surprised that a mannequin can...

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Designing a wooden coat stand

Karen Henry Choices Design Materials Short Article Wood

This is a short list of materials to use for wooden coat stands. Birch Coat Stands Wooden coat stands are usually made of birch, beech, pine, or oak. Birch is a wood closely related to oak. Birchwood is fine-grained and pale in colour and very popular for making items of furniture. Beech Coat Stands Beech is European and North American tree. It is a strong wood ideal for making coat stands. Pine Coat Stands Pine is the most common furniture making material. It is readily available and an important material for making coat stands. Walnut Valet Stands Walnut is a deep brown elegant colour and...

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