Contact Producer Company Name: Center for Pattern Design Contact Persons: Sandra Ericson Telephone Number: 707-967-0852

Fax Number: same Email Address: pattern@centerforpatterndesign.com Web site address: www.centerforpatterndesign.com

Contact Venue Company Name: Kwantlen University Contact Persons: Evelyn May, Coordinator of Fashion Design & Technology T. 606-599-2824 E. evelyn.may@kwantlen.ca

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SHINGO SATO AND TIMO RISSANEN AT KWANTLEN EVENT Vancouver, BC, Canada March 1, 2011 On April 15, 16, and 17, Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Vancouver, BC, will be hosting fashion designers Shingo Sato, from Milan, and Timo Rissanen, from Parsons New School of Design in NY, in a unique fashion design event that brings todays most exciting fashion design concepts to Canada. Planned for the weekend is a public Lecture/Reception on Friday evening in the Ballroom of the Hycroft Mansion and two Master Classes open to all at their Richmond campus. For the past few years the cult fashion world has been captivated by a series of YouTube videos showing the sculpted magic of Shingo Sato and his TR (Transformational Reconstruction) techniques in fashion design. Working in Milan for alta moda designers, Shingo Sato has taken his technical experience with Azzadine Alaia to new design frontiers as he combines the complexity of origami, couture draping, at pattern design and awless construction. His work has appeared on the runways of major designers and he also has his own design line in Milan. On this 2011 CPFD Tour, Mr. Sato will also be appearing at the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago and California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Timo Rissanen has recently created headlines with his extremely innovative Zero Waste fashion design concepts that are changing the sustainable clothing industry. He has developed new pattern design techniques for eliminating waste from the cutting room oor and the environment, designing ingenious pattern maps so that all the fabric of a given width is employed in the design of the garment. His unusual cuts yield unusual designs and his work is often featured in sustainable design shows. Both designers will be signing copied of the their new books, Transformational Reconstruction by Shingo Sato, and Shaping Sustainable Fashion, edited by Alison Gwilt and Timo Rissanen. Information for all events and ticket purchase for the Lecture/Reception and the Master Classes may be found at the Center for Pattern Design website, www.centerforpatterndesign.com. There is limited space for the Master Classes. The Kwantlen Polytechnic University offers a full degree program of fashion studies and is a leader in graduating many new designers for todays international markets. The Center for Pattern Design strives to bring new understanding and appreciation for the art and craft of pattern design in the creation of innovative fashion. CFPD offers classes, tours, books, tools, patterns and a monthly newsletter. The Center often collaborates with colleges and universities to bring educational opportunities to new generations of students. More: photographs . . .

SINGO SATO: Skirt and two sleeves.

TIMO RISSANEN: Zero-Waste Ballgown, Hooded Jacket and Jeans Pattern ###