Ginette Chittick

Academics

Ginette Chittick

Programme Leader, Diploma in Creative Direction For Fashion
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  • MA (Design), The Open University, UK
  • BA (Multimedia Studies), Central Queensland University, Australia

Ginette Chittick’s personal interest in the correlation between visuals, music, and fashion prompted her to pursue an MA in Design, exploring the intertextuality of these art forms.

Before embarking on a fulfilling academic career, Ginette worked as a web consultant on projects for a vast range of high-profile clients which included Coca-Cola, HSBC, Citibank, PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consultants, The Substation, Discovery Channel, IDA Singapore, Aon Asia and Aware Singapore.

Ginette was the co-founder and creative director of fashion and accessories label FrüFrü & Tigerlily. The cult label represented Singapore in the 2008 Malaysian International Fashion Week and prior to that was nominated for Juice’s Best Local Fashion Label in 2007.

Ginette brings her rich experience in music (as a professional deejay and musician in the underground music scene), graphic design and fashion into creating a dynamic interdisciplinary learning environment. In her time at LASALLE, she has led three programmes successfully through validation – BA (Hons) Fashion Communication Programme, Diploma in Fashion, and Diploma in Creative Direction for Fashion – of which she is the Programme Leader.

Ginette was nominated for Women’s Weekly’s Women of Our Times Fashion and Style Category in 2008 and included in Tatler’s 2020 Asia’s Most Stylish annual list for her achievements in fashion and music. She has been featured extensively in the media for her interdisciplinary approach to art and life.

In her art practice, she investigates the role of domestic and perceived feminised craft practices and its place in contemporary art and design. Her practice encompasses techniques such as tapestry weaving, and latch-hook coupled with her interest in interior architectural design objects. Her materials include handspun yarn made from locally harvested kapok cotton and merino wool.

She is currently reading her PhD at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London and her focus areas are subculture studies, specifically punk in Singapore, and graphics.

Publications
  • Music column, MTV Alert (online)

Citations

  • CalendarProject.com (May 4th installment)
  • AmateurProvokateur.com
  • Redvolution Anchor
  • Beer rebranding launch (video wall for local band Force Vomit)
  • Web Design Index Volume 3
  • Zouk Book
  • Greendonkey webzine, collaborative work between FrüFrü & Tigerlily and SBTG
Awards
  • Tatler’s 2020 Asia’s Most Stylish
  • Best Dressed List, Her World (2009)
  • Band of the Year, Astreal, Juice (2008)
  • Best Band of 2007, Astreal, Juice (2007)
  • Nominated in the Music category, Annual Street Style Awards (2007)
  • Nominated in the Fashion and Design category of the Great Women of Our Times Award, Women’s Weekly Magazine  (October 2006)
  • Nominated in the Fashion category, FruFru & Tigerlily, Annual Street Style Awards (2005)
  • Best Dressed List, Harper’s Bazaar (2004)
  • Young Person of the Year, AWARE (2001)
Research and Practice

Exhibitions and screenings

  • Unfolding Narratives (2024)
  • Artist Residency – Inaugural Artist-in-Residence at the first & Other Stories store in Southeast Asia,  ION Singapore (2022)
  • Sewing Discord (2021)
  • Planes and Envelopes (2019)
  • This, That. (2019)
  • Artist Residency – Jean Dubuffet’s studio in Vence, France (2019)
  • Light to Night (2016)
  • Singled Out Art Show; Singapore (September 2014)
  • Mixed media works, Cats of the World Exhibition (July 2014)
  • Part of the design collective FruFru & Tigerlily, Cities and Their Thesis art show, LASALLE College of the Arts ICA 1 & 2; Singapore (February 2014)
  • 100 Friends Art Show; TCC, Singapore (2012)
  • Part of the prestigious 20/20 design exhibition, as part of the design collective FrüFrü & Tigerlily (November 2007)
  • In Flught, The Substation; Singapore (December 2003)
  • Holga Photography exhibition, Song+Kelly, Forum Galleria; Singapore
  • H&M’s Fashion Against Aids exhibition, as part of the design collective FruFru & Tigerlily

 

Judging panels

  • Judge, Singapore Art Book Fair (2024)
  • Judge, The Zalora Style Awards (2018)
  • Judge, The Zalora Style Awards (2017)
  • Judge, Corelle – Plate Your Design Asia design competition (2012)
  • Judge, Glam Asia’s Top Glam Blogger International Competition (2012)

 

Curated exhibitions

  • ON:2014 Design Faculty exhibition; LASALLE’s ICA, Singapore (1–2 January 2014)
  • Between – Uncovering New Asian Fashion Narratives fashion exhibition (January 2012)

 

Presentations

  • Moderator for panel featuring designer Chet Lo, Next-in-Vogue Symposium (2024)
  • Cun Conference (2024)
  • Panel speaker, Singapore Art Book Fair (2024)
  • Talking Back: Singaporean Punk in the 1990s, Punk Scholars Network 11th Annual Conference and Postgraduate Symposium (2024)
  • Sewing Discord, IFFTI Conference (2021)
  • Aesthetics of Care: Situating Domestic Craft in Contemporary Art Practices, IFFTI Conference (2021)
  • The Threshold of Language: Design and Soma, Cumulus Conference; Roma (2020)
  • Origami as Movement, Cumulus Kolding; Denmark (2017)
  • Poster presentation, 27th International Costume Congress; Seoul, Korea (2016)

 

Practice-as-research

  • The Aesthetics of Care: Mapping Intersections of Art, Design and Craft through the Art of Weaving (2019–2020)
  • Commissioned to work on a set of headphones by Pioneer for their new headphones Pioneer Superior Club Sound, as part of the design collective FruFru & Tigerlily
  • Launched a collection of exotic leather bags Serpentskirt, as part of the design collective FruFru & Tigerlily (December 2011)
  • Part of a group of carefully selected thought-leaders for a music initiative led by Heineken called the Sound Council (2009–present)
  • Represented Singapore in the Malaysian International Fashion Festival in the Truly Asia segment, as part of the design collective FruFru & Tigerlily. (November 2008)
  • Trend scout, Mindshare Singapore (2007–2010)
  • Launched clothing and accessories label FrüFrü & Tigerlily (2005)
  • Organiser, RNDM (read: random) (2003–2004)
  • Organiser, The Tesseract and In Flught, Wallwork Records, The Substation Guinness Theatre; Singapore (December 2003)
  • Founder, Wallwork Records
  • Launched FrüFrü & Tigerlily store; Arab Street, Singapore

 

Performances

  • DJ, Alex Blake Charlie festival (2019)
  • Performer, Astreal, Laneway Festival (2017)
  • Performer, Astreal; Zouk, Bar None, Ngee Ann Polytechnic; Singapore
  • Performer, Astreal, John Peel on his BBC radio show
  • Performer, Astreal, Baybeats; Singapore (2003, 2004, 2006)
  • Live visual artist, ResFest international Animation and Film Festival (2005)
  • Performer, Astreal, Heatwave, Localpolloza (2000–2001)
  • Performer, Astreal, Stasis 2, 4, 5
  • Performer, Astreal, Lover and the Sea, Recital Studio, Esplanade; Singapore
  • Live visual artist, annual OneDotZero international digital film festival (2006)
  • Live visuals, MUON, Astreal, Erlend Oye and PopMyCherry
  • DJ, Twilight Action Girl; Zouk, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Opening act, Bloc Party, Cansei De Ser Sexy, Hot Chip and The Presets, Mani of the Stone Roses, The FutureHeads, the post party for Muse and SingFest; Kaiser Chiefs, The Misshapes and Peaches
  • DJ, X-Riders for Redbull event

 

Lectures

  • Lecturer, FFF DJ Bootcamp (2013)
  • Lecturer, FFF DJ Bootcamp (2012)
  • Lecturer, FFF DJ Bootcamp (2011)
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Current Research and Practice
  • The Aesthetics of Care: Mapping intersections of art, design and craft through the art of weaving (2019–2020)
Research Interests
  • Fashion styling for editorial
  • Future crafts
  • Intersections of art, design and craft
  • Place of women’s craft in contemporary art

See also

List of Academics