PRESS + INTERVIEWS
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2013
Inhabitat: “Pia Interlandi’s Biodegradable “Garments for the Grave” Let You Rest in Peace, in Style“. Elliot Chang. October 6, 2013
Boulin Artinfo: “INTERVIEW: Pia Interlandi on her Garments for the Grave”. Nicholas Forrest. October 2, 2013
Ecouterre: Biodegradable “Garments for the Grave” Let You Enter the Afterlife in Style”. Jasmin Malik Chua. October 2, 2013.
Living Green Magazine: Beyond the Coffin: Eco-Friendly ‘Garments for the Grave’. Editor Post. October 1, 2013.
One Green Planet: “Death Goes Green: Designer Creates Biodegradable Funeral Garments”. Kristina Pepelko. September 30, 2013.
GIZMODO: “Your Final Fashion Decision: Clothes That Let You Decompose With Grace”. Ashley Feinberg. September 26, 2013.
National Nine News: “Australian Designer creates clothes for the dead“. Ninemsn Staff. September 25, 2013
ChipChick: “Fashion Designer Creates Ecological Clothing for The Dead“. Chance Kinney. September 25, 2013
Tree Hugger.com: “Designer Creates Decomposable Garments for Funerals”. Margaret Badore. September 24, 2013.
New York Daily News: “Garments for the Grave fashion designer creates biodegradable clothes for the dead” . Rheana Murray. September 24, 2013
Project PINOCCHIO50: “Fashion For the Final Journey” by ‘Gepetto’. September 23, 2013.
Discovery News: “Fashion For The Final Journey”. Jesse Emspack. September 23, 2013.
WIRED magazine: “A Fashion Line That’ll Help Your Corpse Decompose in Style“. Kim O’Connor. September 20, 2013
Canada CBC Radio – How to do it: “How To Die”. Josh Bloch and Sarah Treleaven. August 27, 2013
The Gloss: ‘British Designer Pia Interlandi Created A Line Of Earth-Friendly Burial Garments”. Elizabeth Licata. July 28, 2013.
The Sun (UK): “Dead Trendy”. Laura Stott. July 28, 2013
Funeral Wise.com- Digital Death: “How Do You Dress For Your Own Death? Interview With Australia’s Darkest Designer, Part 1“. Justin Nobel, May 27, 2013
Funeral Wise.com- Digital Death: “Bury Me Under The Wandering Llama: Interview With Australia’s Darkest Designer, Part 2“. Justin Nobel, June 2, 2013
The Saturday Age: “In Deathly Garb” by Andrew Stephens. March 23, 2013.
The Spirit of the Black Dress Magazine: ‘The Fashion Underground’ by Sarah Willcocks. March 2013
ABC Artscape: Anatomy Arts Documentary: “SOUL” Directed by Larin Sulivan and produced by Matchbox Productions. Screening across Australia on the 26th of March 2013 at 10pm
Surrey Advertiser: ‘Biodegradable clothes for ‘dressing the dead’ article by Andre Langlois. Page 3 March 02, 2013
Dying to Talk– an exploration into societies attitudes towards death and dying: “‘Dressing the Dead: Q & A with fashion designer Pia Interlandi” by Sophie-Taylor Marsden for Bournemouth University. March 08, 2013
2012
Boroondara Review, Local (Boroondara): “Dressing the Dead” profile by Linley Wilkie. October 17, 2012, p. 17
VICE UK online article: “OBSESSING OVER DEATH ISN’T JUST FOR OLD PEOPLE ANY MORE” by Monica Helsey. October 16, 2012
Sunday Night Safran: Interview on Sunday Night Safran with John Safran and Father Bob. Triple J. September 23, 2012
The Lifted Brow magazine: ”How is the Work Done?” as told to Christine Priestly. Issue no. 7, November, 2012.
Article in numerous Japanese Newspapers written by Shinji Ito (Oceanic Correspondent) about my doctoral work and funeral practice. A team from the Sydney Bureau was flown to Melbourne to interview and photograph me for their paper in Japan. (Kyoto Shimbun 29 Aug 2012 p6, Gifu Shimbun 5 Sep 2012 p5, Chiba Nippo 9 Aug 2012 p12, Nigata Nippo 28 Jul 2012 p4, Yamagata Shimbun 20 Aug 2012 p21, Kahoku Shimpo 28 Jul 2012 p4, Hokkoku Shimbun 24 Jul 2012 p3, Chubu keizai Shimbun 21 Jul 2012 p11, Nishi-Nippon Shimbun 18 Jul 2012 p2, Daily Tohoku 11 Jul 2012 p7, Nihonkai Shimbun 11 Jul 2012 p9, Chugoku Shimbun 12 Jul 2012 p8)
Peppermint Magazine: ‘Garments for the Grave‘ blog by Leeyong Soo. Monday, June 4, 2012.
‘Breakfast with Red Symons’. May 31, 2012 on Radio 774 ABC Melbourne.
‘Health Matters’ Interview with Ken Lyons Radio 3WBC. Monday, May 28, 2012. .94.1FM.
2011
YOROKOBU magazine: ‘El Ultimo Traje’ by Gema Lozano. No. 23 Noviember 2011, pg30
London Financial Times Magazine: First Person. As told by Katie Engelhart. September 30th 2011.
BBC Mundo, “Ropa para usar en el ataúd“ http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/ Dalia Ventura, September 19th 2011
The Daily Undertaker: “Dressing the Dead: An interview with Designer Pia Interlandi” www.dailyundertaker.com, Patrick J. McNally, August 12th, 2011
Radio Netherlands Earth Beat – “Death: Biodegradable shrouds“, 12 August 2011
Metro, London, ‘Designer Pia Interlandi creates range of shrouds for the dead’ August 11th, 2011
Journal A Cidade, Brazil, “Designer cria modelos exclusivos para velório“, José Manuel Lourenço, August 6th, 2011
China Daily, China, ‘Designer creates green garments for deceased‘, Aug 4th 2011
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany, “Die Natur hat ein tolles System, uns zu recyceln“, Gina Metzler July 31st, 2011
Geelong Advertiser, Lifestyle and Entertainment Section, “Dressing for Death“, Miranda Luby. July 9th 2011
ABC Radio Australia, Designing clothes for the dead, July 6th 2011
Real Radio Sydney 2SER 107.3FM, Garments for the Grave, July 2nd 2011
Sydney Morning Herald, “Dawn of the dead gear: designer launches burial garb“, by Nick Galvin. Pg 3. June 27th 2011
The Age, “Addressing death to dispel taboos“, Galvin, N. Pg 5. June 27th 2011
2010
Philippa Wagner.com: “In memorandum 2” by Philippa Wagner. June 8, 2010
The Sunday Age: “There’s life yet in creative send-offs for dead and not-so-dead“, by Maris Beck. May 16th 2010 Pg 5.
Philippa Wagner.com: “In memorandum” by Philippa Wagner. 17 November, 2010
2009
Science Network, Western Australia, “SymbioticA projects lead down the rabbit hole“, Laura Glitsos, Dec 10th 2009
Syn FM interview (90.7fm) “Natural Earth Burial”2nd June 2009
Syn FM interview (90.7fm) “Eco Fashion” 5th May 2009
World Global Style Network (WGSN) Lingerie S/S 11: Inspiration – Timelines
World Global Style Network (WGSN )Think Tank S/S 11: Early Research – Timelines
2007
MONUMENT Magazine – architecture & design: issue 77: ‘The New Gene-Ration’ Top 40 Design Graduates of the Year.
LINO Magazine: 2006/2007: issue 16: pg. 68 ‘BIG little Designers’ Ha, Winne.
*Last Updated October 13, 2013