UNABURKE 

WEBSITE: www.unaburke.com

VOGUE INTERVIEW:
http://www.vogue.it/en/talents/graduated-from/2010/05/%C3%BAna-burke

JUNE EXHIBITIONS:
'SANDPEOPLE' - AN EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION AND FILM (VIENNA) - JUNE 14TH - 18TH 2010. FIND MORE INFORMATION HERE... http://sand-people.com/

JUNE PUBLICATIONS:
DOLCE VITA - CZECH REPUBLIC,
FLAIR - ITALY,
ICONOGRAPHY - USA,
HAUTE - USA.

ÚNA BURKE WAS BORN AND BROUGHT UP IN IRELAND. SHE GRADUATED WITH A BA IN FASHION DESIGN FROM LIMERICK SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN IN 2003 AND WENT ON TO WORK WITH SEVERAL FASHION COMPANIES INCLUDING PHILIP TREACY, HELEN CODY, CHESNEAU DESIGN, BURBERRY AND SMYTHSON. ÚNA MOVED TO LONDON IN 2006 AND COMPLETED AN MA IN FASHION ARTEFACT IN THE CORDWAINERS DEPARTMENT OF LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION IN FEBRUARY 2009. HERE SHE WAS AWARDED A DISTINCTION AND WON THE "OFF CATWALK AWARD FOR DESIGN".

IN MORE RECENT MONTHS, ÚNA HAS HAD HER WORK REQUESTED BY SEVERAL INFLUENTIAL STYLISTS INCLUDING PATTI WILSON, CHRISTINE DE LASSUS, CHARLOTTE STOCKDALE, NICOLA FORMICHETTI, ALBERTO MURTRA, BEAT BOLLINGER AND HAROLD JAY MELVIN .

SHE HAS ALSO RECEIVED ORDERS, SAMPLE REQUESTS AND COMMISSIONS FROM LADY GAGA, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, THE SCISSORS SISTERS, MADONNA AND FERGIE. ÚNA IS NOW SLOWLY DEVELOPING RANGES OF SMALLER LEATHER ACCESSORIES AND BODYPIECES FOR STORES IN LONDON AND SAN FRANCISCO. SHE PLANS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE WEARABLE EXHIBITIONS PIECES IN THE FUTURE AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER DESIGNERS FOR CATWALK PROJECTS.

ÚNA IS MORE THAN HAPPY TO DISCUSS COMMISSIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS AND CAN PRODUCE ANY OF THE PIECES SEEN HERE, ON A MADE TO ORDER BASIS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT HER WITH ANY ENQUIRIES, THROUGH NJAL OR VIA HER E-MAIL ADDRESS UNABURKE@GMAIL.COM



MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS:

NUMERO,
VOGUE ITALIA,
DAZED AND CONFUSED JAPAN,
DOLCE VITA,
125,
IDOL,
GIOIA,
ICONOGRAPHY,
SANG BLEU,
LABB,
THE BLOCK,
ABOVE,
RANDOM,
HAUTE,
ZINK,
RIBBED MAGAZINE,
FLAIR,
NOVEMBRE,
IRISH ARTS REVIEW,
STOPPRESS,
THE GUARDIAN,
THE IRISH TIMES MAGAZINE,
U MAGAZINE,
THE IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY,
4U MAGAZINE,
THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE,
PIGEONS AND PEACOCKS,
MODA PELLE,
HOUSE AND HOME.



ONLINE MAGAZINES:

POP,
FAULT,
SPOONFORK,
JCREPORT.



BOOKS:

FUNCTIONAL AESTHETICS.
NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE NAKED AND 50 OTHER RIDICULOUS FASHION RULES.



COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS:

WINNER:
CCoI AND IRISH ARTS REVIEW, EMERGING MAKER AWARD (2010)
FUTURE MAKERS STUDENT AWARD (2009).
LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION “OFF CATWALK AWARD FOR DESIGN” (2009).
EILISH KILGALLEN AWARD FOR THE MOST PROMISING ARTIST UNDER 25 (2003).

FINALIST:
THE RDS NATIONAL CRAFT AWARDS (2010).
THE GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD (2010).
ITS #EIGHT, ACCESSORIES CATEGORY (2009).
THE 176 / ZABLUDOWICZ COLLECTION FUTURE MAP PRIZE (2009).
INSTITUTE OF DESIGNERS IN IRELAND STUDENT AWARDS (2009).
PERSIL DESIGN AWARDS (2003).



EXHIBITIONS AND CATWALK SHOWS:

'VOGUE TALENTS' AT MI-MILANO DURING MILAN FASHION WEEK - SEPT ‘09
'FUTURE MAP '09' - NOV 24 - DEC 23 ‘09
'COLOGNE CATWALK' AT ART.FAIR21 - OCT ‘09
'SANDPEOPLE' - AN EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION AND FILM (VIENNA) - JUNE 14TH - 18TH 2010.
'GENERATION' - AT THE NATIONAL CRAFT GALLERY OF IRELAND - OCT ’09 - JAN ‘10
'MODA-IN' (ITALY) - AUGUST ‘09
'FUTURE MAKERS' - AT THE NATIONAL CRAFT GALLERY OF IRELAND - JULY ‘09
'LCF AT CARNABY' - MARCH ‘09
'MA_STERS' AT THE MALL GALLERIES - JAN ‘09
'MUNICH FABRIC START' - AUG ‘09
'LULU GUINNESS 25TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY AT THE V&A' - JUNE ‘09



PROJECT COLLABORATIONS:

"RE.TREAT" WAS ONE OF THE MAIN FASHION FEATURES OF A PHOTO SHOOT AND SHORT FILM, SET IN AN ABANDONED DIAMOND MINING VILLAGE IN THE NAMIBIAN DESERT IN OCTOBER ’09. SOME PIECES FROM THE COLLECTION WILL BE DISPLAYED, ALONG WITH THE IMAGES AND THE FILM, IN AN EXHIBITION IN VIENNA FROM JUNE 14TH TILL THE 18TH 2010.

Credits for images of pieces in THE SHOP:
Styling: Kay Korsh.
Photography: Diego Indraccolo
MODEL: ENYA at Cosmic Models