ACCIDENTAL CUTTING_Dr. Eva Iszoro_CV

Eva Iszoro’s Innovative Fusion of Digital Art and Fashion

Eva Iszoro, PhD, is a multifaceted visual artist (digital artist, fashion artist, NFT artist, virtual artist), fashion designer, architect, academic, filmmaker, and pioneering researcher in the field of experimental pattern cutting and virtual reality.

She is the author of ‘ACCIDENTAL CUTTING,’ a groundbreaking experimental pattern cutting method focused on creating original and unique volumes that have not existed until now. This is achieved through abstract, random, and accidental cuts and flat patterns. The method is described in her PhD thesis, and was honored with the Extraordinary Doctoral Thesis Prize from the Polytechnic University in Madrid.

Moreover, since 2020, Eva Iszoro as a virtual creator has been exploring the potential of virtual reality as a means of creating and communicating fashion, as well as generating 3D art virtual textile artworks that correspond to unexpected sculptural volumes occasionally in motion.

 

Currently, as Digital Artist and NFT Artist she seamlessly integrates her professional practice by showcasing ACCIDENTAL CUTTING fashion brand’s virtual collections at prestigious events like London Fashion Week, since 2020, while also being deeply engaged in digital art and films creation. For instance, her crypto artwork ‘Beginnings’ has been longlisted for The Lumen Prize award in 2023. Additionally, this is complemented by her academic roles at King Juan Carlos University and the Design School in Madrid.

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 

• PhD in creative and experimental pattern cutting: Direct methods of creative pattern cutting. Pedagogy and Experimentation directed by Prof. Dr. Arch. Ana López Mozo/ ETSAM Madrid School of Architecture (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid) – UPM Polytechnic University, Madrid, February 2016. CUM LAUDE and Outstanding Award for a Doctoral Thesis, the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Sobresaliente CUM LAUDE y Premio Extraordinario de Tesis Doctoral de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), promotion 2015/2016, 21 November 2017
• Architect by ETSAM- Madrid School of Architecture (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid)- UPM Polytechnic University, Madrid, 2004

SCHOLARSHIPS

• Postgraduate scholarship, Academy of Fine Art (Akademia Sztuk Pięknych), Warsaw, 9 months, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain and Polish Government, 2000/2001
• ERASMUS Scholarship – Architecture School La Villette (L’Ecole d’Architecture de la Villette) Paris, 9 months, 1999- 2000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Since 2006, she has worked almost exclusively on her own, occasionally collaborating with other architects and designers. Currently, she directs her own design studio of architecture and design, interpreting projects in a limitless, global, and experimental way as fashion designer, fashion artist, digital artist and NFT artist. Eva Iszoro as digital artist and NFT artist explores the virtual reality and 3D art virtual textiles genereated with her own experimental pattern cutting method: Accidental Cutting.

Digital Art, Virtual Art

• 2024, “SYNTHETIC  PERVERSIONS”
• 2024, “INSIDE A DRESS”
• 2023, “BEGINNINGS”  artistic series, crypto art, digital art piece of virtual textile Accidental Cutting models. Longlisted for THE LUMEN PRIZE 2023, Still Image category. 
• 2023, “EMPTINESS” 3D art, NFT collection, virtual series based in emponymous collection presented at London Fashion Week. 
• 2023_2024, “EXPECTING FORWARD” virtual art 
• 2022, “GOLDEN AGE” 3D art
• 2022_2024, “SILVER DELIGHT” digital art
• 2021, “ABSENCES” crypto art

Fashion Design- virtual shows

• 2023, “ENJOY!” aw23/24 (film with virtual garments and models + artificial intelligence) presented at official schedule of London Fashion Week
• 2023, “ELEMENTS” aw23/24 (film with virtual garments and models) presented at official schedule of London Fashion Week
• 2022, “EMPTINESS” ss23 (film with virtual garments and models) presented at official schedule of London Fashion Week
• 2022, “UPSIDE DOWN our World our Time” aw22/23 (film with virtual garments and models) presented at official schedule of London Fashion Week
• 2021, “ACCIDENTAL CUT” ss22 (film with virtual garments and models) presented at official schedule of London Fashion Week
• 2021, “KONSUM the new reality II” aw21/22″ (film with virtual garments and models) presented at official schedule of London Fashion Week
• 2020, “APOCALYPSE the new reality” ss21 (film with virtual garments and models) presented at official schedule of London Fashion Week

Fashion Design- physical shows

• 2022, “SILVER DELIGHT” 
• 2020, “APOCALYPSE the new reality” ss21 (catwalk with real garments and models) presented at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid/ Samsung EGO
• 2020, “Unlimited Series 02”, fashion collection, presented at 080 Barcelona Fashion
• 2019, “Unlimited Series 01” fashion collection presented at Roca Gallery Madrid
• 2019, Foundation of the clothing brand Accidental Cutting
• 2014, Fashion Show, Festival Ateneo Mucha Vida, Ateneo de Madrid, February 2014
• 2012, “All around – spin dried collection“, SS 2013, Fashion Show – Zone D, Valencia Fashion Week Edition XIII, September 2012, Ágora Building, City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia.
• 2012, AW 2012- 2013 collection, Fashion Show Zone D, Valencia Fashion Week Edition XII, February 2012, Ágora Building, City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia.
• 2011, “Hunter dreams”, Fashion collection AW 2011- 2012
• 2010, Stand and show SS 2011, Salón Atmosphere – Feria Prêt à Porter de París, September 2010
• 2010, Show AW 2010-2011, Fashion Museum (Museo del Traje), Madrid.
• 2006, Soft- fashion collection.
• 2005, N.Y.- fashion collection.
• 2005, Invasions- fashion collection.

Architecture, Interior Design and Product Design

• 2017, Project and construction management, interior design detached family house, Anita Vindel 33- Aravaca, Madrid, Author: Eva Iszoro
• 2012- 2013, Project and construction management, rehabilitation of an apartment building, Huertas 14 Madrid, Author: Eva Iszoro
• 2011- 2013, Project and construction management, rehabilitation of an apartment building, Relatores 14 Madrid, Author: Eva Iszoro
• 2010,Swimming pool in Vimianzo- Competition, Authors: Eva Iszoro / Carolina González Vives
• 2010, Tourist Hostel in Herrera del Duque Badajoz- Competition, Authors: Eva Iszoro / Carolina González Vives -2009 – 2010.
• Project detached family house, Anita Vindel, Aravaca- Madrid, Author: Eva Iszoro, Author: Eva Iszoro.
• 2009, Project and construction management, interior design of an apartment, Relatores 14, Madrid, Author: Eva Iszoro
• 2009, MHP – Museum of History of Poland, Warsaw- competition. Authors: Eva Iszoro Jan Żak, Arturo López Bachiller, Jakub Żak
• 2006-2008, Project, collective social housing in three sites RC-15- 140 apt.; RC-16- 222 apt; RC-17- 139apt. in Aguas Vivas, Guadalajara- Spain.
• 2009, Lamp collection.
• 2008, Municipal theatre, Campo de Criptana – competition. Author: Eva Iszoro
• 2008, Municipal Swimming pool, Algete – competition.
• 2008, “Serpentine” San Francisco Javier, collective housing- competition. Author: Eva Iszoro
• 2007, Faculty of Psychology, Malaga University, competition. Authors: Eva Iszoro, Clara Moneo, Valerio Canals
• 2007, Collective social housing, Vallecas, Authors: Eva Iszoro, Clara Moneo, Valerio Canals
• 2006, Collective social housing, Virgen de la Encina, competition. Authors: Eva Iszoro, Clara Moneo, Valerio Canals
• 2006, Ecological Housing, Valbuena de Duero- competition. Author: Eva Iszoro
• 2006, Collective housing, Mnéndez Alvaro de Madrid, Authors:: Eva Iszoro, Valerio Canals, Clara Moneo
• 2003, Project and construction management, interior design of an apartment, Huertas 14, Madrid, Author: Eva Iszoro

Stage and costume design

• Co-founder of: www.idealplace.eu

 EXHIBITIONS

• 2023, “EXPECTING FORWARD” (VR film), test lab, resoults of RiT Realities in Transition residency at: V2 Lab Unstable Media at Rotterdam.Realities in Transition is a European project that focuses on the impact of Extended Reality in the actual world, is funded by the European Community and promoted by the following in-structions: Seconde Nature (France), L.E.V. (Spain), KONTEJNER (Croatia), Ars Electronica (Austria), Dark Euphoria (France), V2_ Lab (The Netherlands) and iMal (Belgium).
• 2021, “FIRE TALK WITH ME”, collective fashion exhibition, February 21, Centro- Centro, Cibeles Palace, Madrid
• 2012, “Pstrągowa edition IX”, collective painting exhibition, September 2012, Pstrągowa (Poland)
• 2011, “Into the dark forest”, collective painting exhibition, Zaborek (Poland)
• 2010, “Madames” collective design exhibition- lamps, with Socatoba, Delphine Delas, Sonal Verma, Ana Montiel, Carmen Rivero, Mad is Mad Gallery- Madrid -2009, “Domestic landscapes”, collective exhibition and book presentation, Ministry of Housing of Spain and SEPES, International Architecture Competition VIVA Hacemos Ciudad, December, ETSAM.
• 2007, “Lost”. Fashion- experimental pattern cutting- Accidental Cutting. Collective exhibition of interdisciplinary architects, with Federico Soriano, Loop Arquitectos, Nadal y Fernández Arquitectos, Liceo Francés, Foundation COAM – Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid.
• 2007, Collective exhibition, winners international architecture competition “Hacemos Ciudad”, Arquería de los Nuevos Ministerios en Madrid, Madrid, april 2007
• 2005, Collective exhibition “Construir Europa”, Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid. /Fashion installation- Accidental Cutting.
• 1998, “Evento Pez” fashion installation collective exhibition, with “La Casita de Wendy”, Espacio Valverde Gallery, Madrid

AWARDS/ GRANTS 

• 2024 “Silver Delight” BID Award_ Ibero American Design Biennal  category: Fashion, Textile, and Accessories Design.
• 2024 “ENJOY!” SS 24 nominated for the Best AI film at London Fashion Film Festival 2024
• 2023 “Beginnings” 3D virtual, artistic series longlisted for The Lumen Prize awards 2023, category: Still Image.
• 2023 “ENJOY!” SS 24 nominated for the Best Digital film at Berlin Fashion Film Festival 2023
• 2023 “EMPTINESS” SS 23/24 nominated for the Best 2D & 3D Animated film at London Fashion Film Festival 2023
• 2023 “EMPTINESS” SS 23/24 nominated for the Best Digital film at Berlin Fashion Film Festival 2023
• 2022 “ACCIDENTAL CUT” aw 22/23 nominated for the Best Digital film at Berlin Fashion Film Festival 2022 
• 2022 “UPSIDE DOWN- our World our Time” aw 22/23 nominated for the Best Digital film at Berlin Fashion Film Festival 2022 
• 2022 “UPSIDE DOWN- our World our Time” aw 22/23 nominated for the Best 2D & 3D Animated film at London Fashion Film Festival
• 2022 -Outstanding Award for a Doctoral Thesis, the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Premio Extraordinario de Tesis Doctoral de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), promotion 2015/2016, 21 November 2017.
• 2012, Selected in a public competition to participate in Valencia Fashion Week, Zone D SS 2013
• 2012, Selected in a public competition to participate in Valencia Fashion Week, Zone D AW 2012/13
• 2006 First prize in international architectural competition: for collective social housing-”VIVA- Hacemos Ciudad”, Ministry of Housing- Spain, 140 flats in site RC 15, building surface 20 711 m2, Aguas Vivas Guadalajara. Authors: Eva Iszoro, Clara Moneo y Valerio Canals
• 2006 First prize international architectural competition: for collective social housing-”VIVA- Hacemos Ciudad”, Ministry of Housing- Spain, RC 16- building surface 33 664 m2, Aguas Vivas Guadalajara. Authors: Eva Iszoro, Clara Moneo y Valerio Canals
• First prize international architectural competition for collective social housing-”VIVA- Hacemos Ciudad”, Ministry of Housing- Spain, 136 flats in site RC 17 building surface 20 867 m2, Aguas Vivas Guadalajara. Authors: Eva Iszoro, Clara Moneo y Valerio Canals/ 2006
• 2006, Special mention of the jury in the international architectural competition “Concurso de ideas de La EMVS – 240 viviendas en “Virgen de la Encina”. Authors: Eva Iszoro, Clara Moneo, Valerio Canals.

PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCE PAPERS 

• Iszoro, E; Almond, K; Alcoceba, B (2021),“Virtual Reality as new means of creation and communication in fashion.” 2021 Global Fashion Marketing Conference at Seoul/ 2021 Korean Scholars of Marketing Science International Conference , Seoul
• Iszoro, E; Roberts, J (2021),“Abstract Pattern Cutting as a Design Tool: Accidental Cutting and Subtraction Cutting methodologies.” The Routledge Companion to Fashion Studies. New York, London: Taylor & Francis
• Iszoro, E. (2020),“Construction Of Nonexistent, Unknown, Surprising, Creative Volumes Using Flat Patterns. Application of Accidental Cutting Methodology”. Sánchez Merina, Javier (Ed.). EURAU Alicante. Retroactive Research in Architecture. San Vicente del Raspeig: Escuela Politécnca Superior, Alicante University. 2020. ISBN 978-84-1302-082-2 pp. 228-235
• ISZORO, E. (2018),“Construction Of Nonexistent, Unknown, Surprising, Creative Volumes Using Flat Patterns. Application of Accidental Cutting Methodology”. En: Sánchez Merina, Javier (Ed.). EURAU18 Alicante: Retroactive Research: Congress Proceedings. Alicante: Escuela Politécnica Superior Alicante University, 2018. ISBN 978-84-1302-003-7, pp. 513-518
• Iszoro E. (2017), “Pedagogical experiment among the students of the 4th course of fashion design in ESNE. Application of Accidental Cutting methodology”, paper in the International Congress of Innovation in the Pedagogy of Design, ESNE- Escuela Universitaria de Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología- Camilo José Cela University, 2017, Madrid: ESNE, ISBN- 978-84-942154-8-3, p.64
• Iszoro E. (2016), “Paco Rabanne and the modularity in fashion: Accidental Cutting”, Edited by Raúl Eguizábal/, Metodologías 2, Madrid: Fiagua, pp. 111-126, ISBN- 915-491-806/ 915-442-297.
• Iszoro E. (2015), “Accidental Cutting”, Paper in 6 edition of BID, Ibero-American Design Teaching Biennial celebrated at Matadero Madrid, Madrid: DIMAD, p.48-50.
• Iszoro E. (2013): “Pedagogical methodology of fashion pattern cutting: experimental pattern cutting.”, Paper in 5 edition of BID, Ibero-American Design Teaching Biennial celebrated at Matadero Madrid, Madrid: DIMAD, p.118, ISBN 978-84-606-9873-9.

PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCE

Present Pedagogical Experience

• Fashion Design Leader at ESDM Escuela Superior de Diseño de Madrid
• Lecturer Fashion Design- Project, URJC– King Juan Carlos University (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos) Madrid, since 2017
• Lecturer Fashion Design- Project, at ESDM- School of Design (Escuela Superior de Diseño) Madrid, since 2012

Previous Pedagogical Experience

• Lecturer Fashion Design, ESNE- University School of Innovation, Technology and Design (Escuela Universitaria de Innovación, Tecnología y Diseño), Madrid, 2016/2017
• Lecturer in Architecture- Project, UA- Alicante University (Universidad de Alicante) 2011-2013
• Lecturer in Fashion Design- Project, Degree of Design and Fine Arts- UFV- Francisco de Vitoria University, Madrid, 2011-2012

Conferences & Workshops

• Collaborations with other institutions for Accidental Cutting method workshops, conferences, and masterclasses have been extensive, including POLIMODA, Florence in 2023; additionally, the RCA- Royal College of Art, London in 2017 and Ravensbourne London in the same year. Moreover, collaborations involved AMD-Postgraduate Course in Architecture and Fashion at ETSAM- Madrid School of Architecture (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura), Madrid- UPM Polytechnic University, Madrid in 2017; and also RESAD- Royal School of Drama (Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático), Madrid in 2012/2014. Furthermore, engagements at EASD School of Design (Escola d’Art i Superior de Disseny) Valencia in 2016, WFE- Work Experience Fashion in 2016, and CSDMM-Centro Superior de Diseño de Moda- UPM Polytechnic University, Madrid in 2012/2014 were notable. Lastly, collaborations included IED-Instituto Europeo de Diseño, Madrid, in 2010/2011 and UCM- Complutense University (Universidad Complutense), Madrid, in 2016, as well as Wrocław University in 2014.