Where fashion and art collide Artistic collaborations are confirmed as the trend du jour as the British Fashion Council announces plans for its Britain Creates 2012: Fashion & Art Collusion project. With celebrity fashion collaborations ten to the dozen nowadays, brands seeking to form more innovative creative partnerships have found just the ticket: artists. On the same day that the British Fashion Council has confirmed plans for its artistic project, 'Britain Creates 2012: Fashion & Art Collusion', comes news of two arty alliances courtesy of Pringle of Scotland and ASOS. First up, conceptual artist Liam Gillick has conceived a range of geometric-style bags and accessories for venerable Scottish brand Pringle. The liamgillickforpringleofscotland collection was designed in cohesion with the brand's design director Alistair Carr, with Gillick taking inspiration from a series of abstract colour block permutations, offset with striking panels of black and grey. The result is a striking and colourful series of clutch bags, wallets, totes, and iPad holders suitable for both sexes, priced between £145 and £550. On the more affordable end of the scale, Glasgow-based artist David Shrigley, whose diverse body of work is currently on display at the Hayward Gallery in London, has teamed up with ASOS. Four limited-edition T-shirts, priced £22 each, feature drawings from Shrigley's archive and stylishly convey his witty and often wry tone. And proving that three really does make a trend, the BFC today announced that London Fashion Week designers are to team up with visual artists to create one-off pieces to be exhibited as part of the London 2012 Festival. Hussein Chalayan has paired up with Gavin Turk; Giles Deacon with Jeremy Deller; Paul Smith with Charming Baker and Matthew Williamson with Mat Collishaw under the 'Britain Creates 2012: Fashion & Art Collusion' project. The pieces will be exhibited to the public throughout the London 2012 Festival at the V&A Museum from 6th-29th July, followed by an installation in Selfridges 'Wonder Windows' programme during August. Sketch books at the ready...