Mary Quant Exhibition

The V&A Dundee is currently showing a wonderful  Mary Quant Exhibition that runs until January 2021.

Mary Quant is an iconic English fashion designer known for her youthful and fun brand, signified by the trademark daisy. She is also known for her mini skirts and short shorts.

At STROMA Films, we created a short promo film for this fantastic exhibition.

Fashioned From Nature

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, otherwise known as the V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design. It's permanent collection consists of over 2.3 million objects that span over 5,000 years of human creativity.

A current exhibition 'Fashioned From Nature' will run until 27 January 2019. The V&A states that it is 'the first UK exhibition to explore the complex relationship between fashion and nature from 1600 to the present day'. We have had the pleasure of producing 3 videos for 'The Future of Fashion' which is part of this exhibition. The Future of Fashion explores how the fashion industry uses vast quantities of natural resources, and meets some inventors, designers and companies that are making sustainable and environmentally friendly fabrics.

Pulp-It

This video gives a fascinating incite into making a new fabric based on paper that is both sustainable and environmentally friendly. It has been created by scientists and designers in Sweden and the UK.


Fashioned from Nature - Pulp - It from STROMA Films on Vimeo.

Bolt Threads

Bolt Threads is a company based in California. They have developed a fabric that mimics the structure of spider silk. It requires neither the polluting chemicals of petroleum-derived materials nor the land, water and pesticides of conventionally farmed fibres.


Fashioned from Nature - Bolt Threads from STROMA Films on Vimeo.

Diana Scherer

Diana Scherer is an artist, designer and plant root weaver from The Netherlands. She trains the roots of plants to grow in intricate structures, creating a 3D textile. When the roots are fully grown, she removes them from the soil and cuts off the plant stems. The pieces produced are not yet suitable to be worn, but hint at a potential, more sustainable future in which we grow our own fashion in the ground. This will completely change how you view plant roots.


Fashioned from Nature - Diana Scherer from STROMA Films on Vimeo.

These films have been produced by Rapid Visual Media. If you would like to find out more about our work or commission a film, please do not hesitate to get in touch. 

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What is the V&A in Dundee?

V&A Museum of Design, Dundee

The V&A in Dundee will be the first design museum in the UK to be built outside London.  It is currently in the process of being built and will be open to the public by 2018. The unique design is by renowned architect Kengo Kuma.

The galleries in the museum will be dedicated to Scotland's design heritage and will show designs from the past and present along with exhibitions from new, young Scottish designers.   

We have been delighted to work with the staff at the V&A Dundee for the past few years. Our job has been to help put this new museum on the map by creating short films about their pre-opening exhibitions and the building of the museum. The work and effort put into the pre-opening programme has been amazing.

What is V&A Dundee?

This film introduces the design museum. We met up with curators, inspiring designers and heard from young people who've already benefited from V&A Dundee's community work.

Building V&A Dundee

How is V&A Dundee being built? In this short video, you will meet the architect Kengo Kuma, and some of the constructors and engineers. It will show you the complexity of the design and how precision engineering is required to complete the build of this stunning museum.




More of our videos about this stunning museum and the pre-opening programme can be found on our website porfolio page or our vimeo page.