The 247- Uniforms For The Dedicated / Vibskov
An Italian documentary team called The 247 has done two wonderful short films about Henrik Vibskov and Uniforms For The Dedicated. Enjoy!
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An Italian documentary team called The 247 has done two wonderful short films about Henrik Vibskov and Uniforms For The Dedicated. Enjoy!
OfficeAlpaca is an animal associated with the Andeans misty mountains and green valleys. Its fine wool was the reason that the Inca Empire took on the animal and managed to get 250 different shades. It was 800 years ago. But the alpaca is still known for their wonderful wool - three times warmer than wool and also softer. That the reason why Dagmar have launched a new collaboration with an organic alpaca farm in deepest Värmland. The sisters behind Dagmar themselves have roots in the neighborhood, which was important for the breeder. The wool used in the jacket color is not, but retains its natural color. The cardigan is part of Dagmar's new organic line, which also consists of jeans made from organic cotton grown in the Amazon, jersey garments in lyocell is biodegradable and a fake fur that is made of mohairull woven into a cottonbase, causing it to resemble fur.
The Malmö-based duo behind Altewai.saome have an unique ability to
juggle, combine and balance the styles and materials in their collections. In the latest spring collection the founders and designers Natalia Altewai and Randa Saôm were inspired by self-assured women who are not sitting still.
- We just had a thought, "power woman", to tie sports with classically chic and clarify the momentum of a woman's life. We must do everything today. Work, be smart and stay in shape. So we wanted to make clothes that fit the lifestyle, so you can feel stylish regardless how much other things you have in mind. The upcoming spring collection will be very very sharp powerdressed silhouette with pencil skirts, waist and shoulders. While there is a movement in altewai.saomes clothes with perforated fabrics that reminiscent of jogging suits, or the inside of the wind-cheaters, something practical and clarity in a collection that otherwise mentioned in the same sentence as Prada and Givenchy. And so it is and so it is and what they are most famous for: craftsmanship.
- We are passionate about creating. We are influenced by our past in the craft, and always starts from the main inspiration and interpret it in the embroidery.
The spring collection billows embroideries on clothes as soft moss, although they are made of hard beads. Although there are some of the conflicting encounter between tamed and active, classic and sporty. Earlier this year, Altewai.saome opened their first store in Malmo, but how they got there from the beginning is really a coincidence.
- We had not planned to be here, but it has proven to be good. Economically it is a great advantage to be based in Malmö compared to larger cities, and it's close to everything.
What happens now, when? Are you opening a new store soon?
- We take one step at a time so long ... right now we hope we can continue doing what we love and people love it back.
MalmöWeSC and The Standard present a collaboration that includes the best of the two worlds: the creativity, people and punk mentality of the Superlative Conspiracy together with The Standard’s irreverent and playful sensibility and careful consideration for design. The WeSC and The Standard present capsule accessory collections for each Standard hotel in Miami, Hollywood, Downtown LA and New York. The collection includes items for travel or everyday life: travel wallet, passport holder, wallet, luggage tag, and iPhone case - in colors representative of each hotel’s identity. Also included is a WeSC x The Standard premium retro style headphone.
To celebrate the collaboration between the two brands WeSC and The Standard presented a series of short films created by a group of selected artists who are an active part of the Superlative Conspiracy and whose creativity represent WeSC and The Standard’s art, travel and music sensibility.
The contributing artists are:
Cheryl Dunn - The Standard, New York
FriendsWithYou - The Standard Spa, Miami Beach
Beth Riesgraf - The Standard, Downtown LA
Giovanni Reda - The Standard, Hollywood
Steed Lord - The Standard Headphone
You can watch the movies here!
Mutewatch looks like a regular bracelet but the bracelet is a hidden touch screen that is activated when you touch it. Through the touch controls, you can switch between time, timer and alarm functions. Unlike most other watches Mutewatch have a silent alarm that allows the watch to vibrate when the alarm goes off.
Earlier this year, Mai-Li Hammargren the CEO and founder of Mutewatch won the price as this year's young entrepreneur. Mai Li started Mutewatch while she was studying full time at the Stockholm School of Economics. The idea for Mutewatch came a couple of years ago when Mai-Li Hammargren and her boyfriend at that time had different circadian rhythms. He often worked late, as cinematographer, and was woken in the mornings when she went up, and that was how the idea of a silent vibrating bracelet occurred. She competed in the Trade business idea contest Gold Fox and woon second place 2008th
Watch the great movie that talanted Johan Holm made for Mutewatch:
http://vimeo.com/23920863
The absurdity becoming serious when the artist Sigurdur Gudmundsson depicts the lonely man's vulnerability.
Icelander Sigurdur Gudmundsson has become a prominent figure on the contemporary Nordic art scene through his multifaceted oeuvre. Depending on how the vision can be realized most easily Gudmundsson has shifted over the years working and moved freely between performance art, sculpture, writing, painting and photography. During the seventies and eighties, he worked with a suite of photographic works by the name of “Situations” that will appear at the Modern museum of art in Malmö this autumn.
- It is a collection of images that in many cases, something very humorous about it while there is also another dimension to them. At the first meeting, one experiences an absurdity that gradually more and more slipping into a kind of seriousness. There is something very sad in many of the pictures, says Andreas Nilsson, who together with Magnus Jensner has curated the exhibition. In almost all of the 21 images displayed in the exhibition Gudmundsson figures himself in harmony with the landscapes and street environments. The encounter between man and nature or the city recurs in several of the images.
- They are very theatrical in its expression. Gudmundsson makes a variety of existential issues in their pictures and putting herself in hilarious situations he portrays in many respects the lone human vulnerability, says Magnus Jensner.
The exhibition is entirely separate, but linked to the program for photography that makes the Museum of Modern Art 2011 in Malmö. It's exciting to see the pictures that are a central part of Sigurdur Gudmundsson artistry, says Magnus Jensner
Today we meet Daniel from WESC at their amazing office at Karlavägen in Stockholm with probably the best view over Stockholm! We talked about a party we will have together in Malmö and Stockholm next spring and he showed us the summer 2012 collection!
Mads Nørgaard have done a co-lab with Kansas the Danish workwearlabel. But where workwear often is about nostalgia Kansas makes clothes for the modern laborer.
Mads Nørgaard is contradictory in its own way, deeply involved in both fashion and the antithesis of fashion, the slow and thoughtful. Yet, they together is more than enough. This fall, they cooperate with Kansas, a brand best known for their workwear which is used in more strenuous occupations. Mads Nørgaard simply make his own version of their classic Kansas jacket and vest.
Aplace talked to the designer about workwear and whether Kansas is a cult jacket or not.
- It's both. It is a cult among young people but also a work jacket that is still used on farms and stocks.
What is it about workwear that interests you?
- There is no fuss. Fashion may sometimes be too frivolous and act on the new for the sake of it. Workwear is about real clothes for real needs and it is sometimes quite nice. In my inspiration, workwear is always very present, and we often have references to workwear, both from Denmark and elsewhere.
Kansas is still active and used by people who work with the body in different ways. Does this make the brand more interesting than workwear brands that are more retro?
- I am not very current on nostalgia, both in terms of music, art or fashion. But I have a deep respect for history and what the past can tell. I strongly believe in picking out the good things from history and revive them. Not because they are old, but because they are good products. That way, I am a true modernist, but with a good memory.
This article was written by Sanna Samuelsson for Aplace Magazine
Henrik Vibskov is the 2011 recipient of the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize, as a consequence of this he will have an exhibition at the Röhsska in Gothenburg between the 5:th of November to 26:th of February.
The jurys motivation was:
"Henrik Vibskov is the 2011 recipient of the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize. He has long history of providing fashion design with good functionality for a young audience consuming and created designs for industrial production to an international market.
Henrik Vibskov is an important avant-garde in the fashion industry with his fashion shows and free projects,. With features such as music, installations and performances he creates with great artistic security.
All of you who lives in Gothenburg, you don’t want to miss this!
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