See her presentation here
28.3.12
Inez and Vinoodh share a vision
How would you connect fashion to elegance?Inez van Laamswerde: I don’t think they connect. Fashion to me is a very abstract word which encapsulates a very big universe motivated by money. Elegance is very innate, it is almost unachievable through clothes; it’s there or it’s not. However, I do believe that Vinoodh and I can find elegance in everyone who steps in front of our camera. But it has nothing to do with clothes.
Vinood Matadin: Elegance is a memory of the past.
Vinood Matadin: Elegance is a memory of the past.
Would you describe fashion as a language and a discourse, as Barthes did it?IvL: It’s a language of signs, of codes, that has to do with status and the projection of who you want to be in your projection towards someone else. The thing that always blows our mind is that the people who think they are outside of fashion or think they have nothing to do with fashion, wake up every morning and decide what to wear, what they want to be, and which language they want to speak with these clothes. If you go for a date, a job interview, or a game of golf, you know the code you need to use for what you want to communicate to the people you’re meeting. Everyone is affected by fashion and by these codes. In short: fashion is a daily form of masquerade that communicates culture, gender, and class.
VM: Most people don’t even know where these codes come from. They just use these codes and they have no clue that somebody one day invented these codes for them.
IvL: Yes, they’re given through role models that obviously have evolved through the years.
VM: The interesting thing is to use these codes and change them. Then people ask questions when looking at an image.
VM: Most people don’t even know where these codes come from. They just use these codes and they have no clue that somebody one day invented these codes for them.
IvL: Yes, they’re given through role models that obviously have evolved through the years.
VM: The interesting thing is to use these codes and change them. Then people ask questions when looking at an image.
20.3.12
Refashioning a system
My graduation essay from Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee on fashion and open source is available for download at
http://issuu.com/cornucopiazine/docs/refashioning_a_system-ruiz_schmidt_e-book
Looking forward for comments or questions. Thank you to Dr. Knut Ebeling, my design tutor Patrick Rietz and all the amazing people whom I interviewed: Otto von Busch, Zoe Romano of Serpica Naro and Openwear, Giana Gonzalez and Katharina Thiel of Anotherframe.
http://issuu.com/cornucopiazine/docs/refashioning_a_system-ruiz_schmidt_e-book
Looking forward for comments or questions. Thank you to Dr. Knut Ebeling, my design tutor Patrick Rietz and all the amazing people whom I interviewed: Otto von Busch, Zoe Romano of Serpica Naro and Openwear, Giana Gonzalez and Katharina Thiel of Anotherframe.
25.1.12
Martin Margiela: artisanal line
Overcoat: a classic coat made of macramé bags.
Production time: 82 hours.
21.1.12
Afterthoughts
In the last six months we have finished our graduation collection from Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee, and have relocated to our home city of San José, Costa Rica. We hope to set up an atelier soon and I have been busy with my theory for the completion of my degree. The title of my research is Re-fashioning a system: how Open Source has influenced Fashion Design, and I interviewed several designers working within the Open Source movement. I will be posting the interviews shortly.
Respect to Herr Yamamoto.
From The Talks:
Over 30 years later, are people still too stuck up when it comes to what they wear?
I simply cannot stand people’s tendency to become conservative. There’s always a move back to established conventions, otherwise upcoming waves would be soon categorized as common sense. Even the term avant-garde – avant-garde is now just a tiny fashion category. It became so cheap and pretentious. I hate it. But still, I strongly believe in the avant-garde spirit: to voice opposition to traditional values. It is not just a youthful sentiment; I live my life by it. Rebellion. You will only be able to oppose something and find something of your own after traveling the long road of tradition.
20.7.11
Rita in Palma
Artesanía, sostenibilidad y valores humanos resultan una buena combinación en el rápido y acelerado modo de consumo. Rita in Palma trabaja en cooperación con mujeres turcas en Berlín que poseen habilidades técnicas para crear accesorios. Esto no es sólo un bello trabajo tradicional hecho a mano, sino también una buena forma de intercambio cultural.
Craftmanship, sustainability and human values are a nice combination in this fast and accelerated world of consumption. Rita in Palma works in cooperation with Turkish women in Berlin who have outstanding technical skills to create accessories. Their work is not just beautiful traditional hand work, but also nurtures intercultural exchange.
Craftmanship, sustainability and human values are a nice combination in this fast and accelerated world of consumption. Rita in Palma works in cooperation with Turkish women in Berlin who have outstanding technical skills to create accessories. Their work is not just beautiful traditional hand work, but also nurtures intercultural exchange.
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18.7.11
5.7.11
Wedding Dress: Festival of Urban fashion and Lifestyle Berlin
Hello there!
We'll be next weekend in this market with a lot of others designers like laboratório by Cátia Garcia, Schnebilia, Aurelia Paumelle, and Claudia Vitali. Spread the word and come visit!
Brunnenstraße (Wedding) between U-Bahn Bernauerstraße and Voltastraße
Sa 09. Juli/ 12.00 until 24.00 Uhr
So 10. Juli/11.00 until 20.00 Uhr
Sa 09. Juli/ 12.00 until 24.00 Uhr
So 10. Juli/11.00 until 20.00 Uhr
4.7.11
Get a Life!
Vivienne Westwood has been since long an inspirational voice from that place people call the "fashion world" and her blog a nonstop information resource with manifestos, thoughts, videos, and of course, politics. You can also download her "Active Resistance to Propaganda Manifesto" here!
"The only reason I'm in fashion is to destroy the word conformity. Nothing's interesting to me unless it's got that element." Vivienne Westwood
11.6.11
6.6.11
Optimistic Monday
Four scenarios written by The Sustainable Ddevelopment Charity Forum for the Future exploring what the fashion industry will look like in 2025... if we make it until then.
Slow is Beautiful from Forum for the Future on Vimeo.
Techno-Chic from Forum for the Future on Vimeo.
Community Couture from Forum for the Future on Vimeo.
Patchwork Planet from Forum for the Future on Vimeo.
Catwalk 31.05.11
Thanks to A loja, Super Genau, friends and the other designers!
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| Fotos: Sonsoles Lozano y Jessica Manthey |
Contacto: obragris@googlemail.com
3.6.11
Summer will not go anywhere!
It's Saturday again, and Maybachufer market too. See you there!
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| Photos: Julika from Izaio Models |
28.5.11
Catwalk A loja & Super Genau & Obra Gris!
The best mix of clothes and books ever! Come and bring some friends! Bis dann.
Where: A loja
Falkensteinstr.33
Time: 7:00 pm
Contacto: obragris@googlemail.com
23.5.11
Betahaus workshops!
Cada cuarto lunes del mes hay un taller en Betahaus, eso significa que HOY es el día! En esta ocasión: cómo hacer hilos apartir de camisetas viejas! Lleva una camiseta vieja que todavía tiene un color que te guste para encontrar la manera de hacer hilo o cuerda de ella.
Lugar: Open Design City @betahaus
Prinzessinnenstraße 19-20
10969 Berlin
10969 Berlin
Hora: 19hr-22hr
Más información haciendo click aquí!
Every 4th Monday of the month there's a workshop in Betahaus, so that means TODAY! This time: how to make yarn from old t-shirts! Bring an old t-shirt which still has a colour you like and find out how to make yarn or rope from it.
Place: Open Design City @betahaus Prinzessinnenstraße 19-20
10969 Berlin
10969 Berlin
Time: 19hr-22hr
More info clicking here!
betahaus
Open Design City es más que un taller, es un espacio para la colaboración en el que las nuevas relaciones y proyectos se forman entre sus ciudadanos/participantes. Open Design City es un espacio que promueve el compartir de herramientas, conocimientos, ideas y habilidades. Es un lugar para explorar los principios del Open Design: copiar, pegar y manipular!
Open Design City, is more than a workshop, it is a collaboration space in which new relationships and projects will be formed between it’s citizens. Open Design City is a space that encourages the sharing of tools, knowledge, ideas and skills. It is a space to explore the principles of Open Design: copy, paste and manipulate!
Delivered in Beta from KS12 on Vimeo.
22.5.11
primer diseño zero waste!
Este es nuestro primer diseño zero waste. Orgullosos de no desechar ni un pedazo más de tela, y dar el primer paso.
This is our first zero waste design. Proud of not discarding any fabric and taking our first steps.
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| Photos by Obra Gris/ Model: Julika from Izaio Models |
Contacto: obragris@googlemail.com
2.5.11
Diccionario de textiles
Muchas veces desconocemos la composición de algunas telas. Aquí pueden encontrar información de una variada gama para concocer desde sus propiedades hasta sus carateristicas amigables o no con la naturaleza. Sehr wichtig!
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