PROTO was born when Marimekko wanted to give young designers a chance to create something exciting for Marimekko. Noora Niinikoski, the Head of Fashion Design of Marimekko, also wanted to see what kind of unique design could be created from the company’s leftover fabrics. The collections reflect the love for stripes and chocolate licorice and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Fashion'
Out of Fashion, a project
May 3rd, 2012 · 10 Comments · Fashion, Life, Once upon a time...
13 Threads invited us to participate in the project Out of Fashion. It’s a project by three young photographers ‘ who share an interest in fashion as a form of art, craft and communication.’ Each of them approaches the subject from a different point of view. Questions about identity, memory and portrayal of women are raised, [...]
Tags:Clothing and Memories·embroidered skirt·Ida Taavitsainen·Marion Pannekoek·Out of Fashion project·red Hippie skirt
Daniela Gregis, an Italian fashion designer
April 3rd, 2012 · 3 Comments · Fashion
The other day I came across the work of Daniela Gregis, an Italian designer living in Bergamo, near Milan. I happend to stumble upon her exceptional clothing via a Tumblr blog what goes by the beautiful name of “Fin in a Waste of Waters”. Fashion designer Daniela Gregis Daniela designs the kind of clothing I [...]
Iris van Herpen
March 22nd, 2012 · 4 Comments · Fashion
Another major fashion exhibition in the Groninger Museum in Groningen, The Netherlands. From 24 March to 23 September 2012, the Groninger Museum will present the first large-scale solo exhibition of the work of Iris van Herpen. The exhibition offers an overview of her work from 2008 to the present. A selection of her most recent [...]
Tags:Dutch fashion·fashion design·Groninger Museum·Iris van Herpen
Neon!
March 15th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Fashion, Handmade, Interior Design
I am pretty sure you have noticed that NEON is totally hip again? In this Swedish design consultant agency NO PICNIC … … and in this D.I.Y. Basket NEON dip dye … click here for the manual … In fashion … And even in NEON Easter eggs … The idea of using masking tape to [...]
Tags:Easter Eggs·Neon colors
Alexander Calder’s jewelry
March 7th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Art, Fashion, Jewelry, Life
“THE GREAT DISCOVERY” ALEXANDER CALDER Through 28 mei 2012, Gemeente Museum The Hague, The Netherlands. Click here for more info. Jan and I are planning on going to visit this exhibition. It’s a large overview of his work, mostly his mobiles and sculptures. I am looking forward to it, I think his work is very [...]
Tags:Alexander Calder jewelry·Anjelica Huston·brass jewelry·Georgia O'Keeffe
First signs of Spring!
March 5th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Ceramics, Fashion, Jewelry, My Work
Although the weather is still cold and gray, the first signs of spring are here … Spotted between my blooming snowdrops, Sterling silver Tulip brooch. Jan made this brooch to order. Like to see the response of the person who received this brooch? Click here These really nice Garden labels were seen in here… And [...]
Tags:bespoke jewellery·garden labels·handmade fashion·handmade jewelry·jewelry made to order·liberty cotton dress·silver Tulip brooch·snowdrops
Colorful and austere jewelery
February 22nd, 2012 · 3 Comments · Fashion, Jewelry, Textile Art
Are colorful and austere words that go together? In the case of the jewelery of Ingeborg Vandamme, I think both words are certainly applicable. And what a wonderful mix of materials and techniques Ingeborg uses in her jewelry. Ingeborg Vandamme lives and works in Amsterdam. In Tilburg she attended the teacher training handicrafts and textile [...]
Tags:Cecile van Eeden·Galerie Beeld en Aambeeld·handcrafted jewellery·Ingeborg Vandamme·textile art
The Exchange Hotel in Amsterdam
February 6th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Fashion, Interior Design, Uncategorized
The Exchange is a new hotel in Amsterdam where fashion meets architecture … Hotel The Exchange is an initiative by Lloyd Hotel and the cultural embassy Amsterdam. Students of the Amsterdam Fashion Institute dressed the rooms like models on the catwalk. As a visitor you sleep in fashion and wake up in style… The hotel [...]
Tags:Architecture·Exchange Hotel·Fashion·Hotel Amsterdam·interior design
