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Creative Director at Tsyahmi
Tengku Syahmi
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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About
Active involvement in many significant enterprises in the Fashion industry; works with ULTRA "Sustainable Fashion Collective". Bagged the 2009 MIFA Most Promising Designer 2009 Award by (Malaysian International Fashion Week). A panel judge for two-consecutive years in a row, 2011 and 2012 for EcoKnight's Anugerah Hijau & iStyle KLIA 2011./12
Principle Designer at Kuala Lumpur/Sydney-based “Sustainable Collective”, ULTRA- this initiative supports ethical fashion standard and has succeeded in a Kickstarter-backed project, showcased in Paris, London and Asian Fashion Weeks, and has stockists in Europe, Asia and the Pacific. -
Education
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Advanced Diploma in Fashion Design Fashion/Apparel DesignRaffles Design Institute, Kuala Lumpur2007 - 2009
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Experience
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Creative DirectorTsyahmi2013 - Present (11 years)www.tsyahmi.com
A fashion label concentrating on Womenswear as a preliminary to future design venture.
Bare likeness to the man behind the name- interpreted based on his observation through cultural progression, individuality discovery, volatile state of a nation, and his penchant for art & design. Expressed by virtue of fabricating form-over-function garbs in showing gratitude to the like-minde -
Fashion Resident / PR & MarketingCO-OP KLOct 2012 - Present (12 years 1 month)A contribution to the fashion community and society with a vision of building and creating sustainable development through creative ideas.
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Creative DirectorTengku SyahmiAug 2012 - Present (12 years 3 months)Fashion design collective that offers creative consultancy, event management, collaborations, styling, design & production.
2012
Ongoing: Philip Morris International- Uniform Design
Past Project: Bedroom, Pavilion- Co-host for the relaunch of Bedroom's "Friday Night: CULT" -
Mentor / Panel Judge (We Are ULTRA) - Green Fashion 2012Anugerah Hijau 2012 by EcoKnightsJul 2012 - Present (12 years 4 months)Mentor for the Green Fashion 2012 finalist- use creativity to design and/or produce inspiring messages on the environment through fashion medium.
The Anugerah Hijau (Green Awards) competition is a youth-based competition to find the next green champion in three competitive categories: Green Film, Green Space & Green Fashion, by EcoKnights.
(EcoKnights is a collective effort to provide environmental outreach programmes for communities and industry players) -
Project AssistantSpark.myMar 2012 - Present (12 years 8 months)A collaborative work with Tandemic in building a crowdfunding platform for creative Malaysian project.
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Creative DevelopmentDesign SeriesJan 2012 - Present (12 years 10 months)An experimental playground with a fundamental in fashion. To work with fellow creative personnel from multiple design principle.
We aim to form this dream league packed with fresh personnel within each series, by infusing an interplay working environment, integrating creative thinking, absorb varying culture and lifestyle, and mainly to grow together whilst working on the future Series. -
Creative DevelopmentProject PrecinctSep 2011 - Present (13 years 2 months)An impending edited platform functions as an online/offline retail space with an extended newsfeeds.
Seeking to offer Asian-region's finest independent works primarily in fashion, music, and arts. -
Co-Principle DesignerWe Are ULTRA2009 - Present (15 years)'We Are ULTRA' is as sustainable design collective that facilitates sustainable action and awareness through creative project development and collaboration.
We have created an award-winning fashion initiative, installation spaces, events, stores, organic skincare, campaigns and community hubs with artists, designers, organizations and brands that include the Red Cross, Shiseido, Kickstarter, Miss Representation, MATRADE and LOHAS.
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Ethical Fashion Forum INNOVATION Award, 2011
Amsterdam Fashion Week GFC Shortlist, 2011 -
Dressertsyahmi2007 - Present (17 years)Past Work:
2009
- Amy Search for SEARCH's 'Suatu Masa Konsert'
2008
- MIFA! 2008 (Malaysian International Fashion Alliance)
- Chanel Spring/Summer 2008
2007
- NuYou Magazine's Fashion Show 2007 -
Wardrobe StylistFried Chillies Media Sdn. Bhd.May 2012 - Jun 2012 (1 month)Wardrobe and styling for the whole cast of 'I EAT KL', Malaysia-based pilot TV-series (Comedy/Drama) under the Fried Chillies Production.
'I EAT KL' Synopsis
I Eat KL is a love story about food. Set in present day Malaysia, it focuses on the capital where all the country’s food collects, intermingles and commercializes. There’s no better place to set a series about food since everyone in KL has an opinion about what they eat, sophisticated palates and an active social life that centers around eating holes.
Casts: Nadia Aqilah, Chelsea Ng, Dawn Chong, Bront Palarae, Gavin Yap -
Creative Agent11X8Mar 2012 - Apr 2012 (1 month)KAD Film Night, KAD 16: REGULAR OR SUPER, views on Mies Van Der Rohe by Patrick Demers and Joseph Hillel at 11X8, d7 Sentul East, presented by zlgdesign & ARCRADIUS
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Co-Art Director / StylistOXYGEN magazineFeb 2012 - Feb 2012Co-direct an editorial fashion spread for OXYGEN magazine.
Stylists: Silas Liew and Tengku Syahmi
First Assistant: Natalie Zainal
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Mentor / Panel Judge (We Are ULTRA) - Green Fashion 2011Anugerah Hijau 2011 by EcoKnights2011 - 2011Mentor & Panel Judge for the EcoKnight's Anugerah Hijau 2011
The Anugerah Hijau (Green Awards) competition is a youth-based competition to find the next green champion in three competitive categories: Green Film, Green Space & Green Fashion, by EcoKnights.
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Panel JudgeiStyle KLIA2011 - 2011Panel Judge for iStyle KLIA 2011
iStyle KLIA, fashion/styling project held in an airport. A platform that allows KLIA to further enhance and reignite its statement as the axis of fashion gateway. -
ArtistPublika2011 - 2011KL Design Weekend 2011
Fashion installation at Publika, Solaris Dutamas, in conjunction of the KL Design Weekend 2011. A collaborative project with Joe Chia of Never Follow Suit. -
Fashion DesignerPink Jambu2010 - 2010Special showcase in collaboration with Pink Jambu in 2010
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Awards
2009 MIFA's Most Promising Designer, 10 Rising Stars, Best Skin Design for a Blackberry, KLue 2010 - 40 under 20, Britain's Next Top Model (Season 6) featured MIFA's 2009 winning collection, London's 2011 Ethical Fashion Forum's INNOVATION Award in Design and Sourcing
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