THE POWER OF MAKING

I came across this inspiring video a little while ago and it reminded me of a shoe-making workshop I took part in at Uni.

Back in 2009, Marloes ten Bhömer came to Berlin to teach us to think about shoes in a way we haven’t done before.

To come up with some sort of mobility attachment was challenging and a very interesting process.
I really enjoyed working with her and I admire her groundbreakingly different approach towards shoe design and the striking visual impact of her work.

Here’s what I did at the end of the week:

APOLDA // KNITTING AND TEXTILE WORKSHOP 2012

Apolda is a small town in Germany with a lively community of companies devoted to knitwear. The city council runs a knitting and textile workshop every year, where students from various universities are invited to cooperate with local factories to develop the knits they designed on an industrial level.

It’s been a great week, we’ve learned a lot and had a fantastic show on our last night.

Here’s a peek at my latest Another Frame collection ‘Dual Perspective’.

Have a look and enjoy:

Photographs: Felix Doll

Shoes by courtesy of Dr. Martens

Thank you!

LINE UP OF ‘DUAL PERSPECTIVE’ COLLECTION 2012

 ANOTHER FRAME # 3

 

Again, all garments are developed through Zero Waste patterns.

SLOW FASHION PHOTOSHOOT

Photographs: Frauke Vogel

SPELIOTHEM LAMP

I stumbled across David Kamp’s Speliothem Lamp the other day. I really like the concept of his work. This combination of a candle and lamp lets us perceive waste as something rather beautiful and recyclable. The wax is melted by halogen bulbs and then drops down to create a sculpture and can then be crumbled and used to refill the container.

Have a look here too.

IN THE MOOD FOR__________

SLOW FASHION AWARD 12 – Berlin Fashion Week [2]

Here’s the official video released by ‘Slow Fashion – Agency for Sustainable Fashion’ from Vienna.

SLOW FASHION AWARD 12 – Berlin Fashion Week

For those who didn’t see the actual show last Wednesday.
Photographs of the event will follow soon.

0:48 – 1.00 || 1:15 – 1:21
>These are the outfits I did for the award and a little preview of my current project …. hope you enjoy!

MARK THE DATE

Mouths are flapping all over town…

it’s Fashion Week. Once again. In Berlin.  From Wednesday to Friday. This week.

Visitors will expect a vast variety of shows, showrooms, trade fairs, awards and parties everywhere in the city, and I dare say they won’t be disappointed.

Here are some dates that are not to be missed when you’re interested in sustainable fashion in particular.

> The Awards Show for the Slow Fashion Award will take place on Wednesday  (21.00) at Lavera Showroom LINK
 >>>> The garments I submitted will be in the show as well >>>>

>The newly established Ethical Fashion Show Berlin presents a wide array of eco designers at E-WERK in Mitte LINK

>The event which paved the way for green design at Berlin Fashion Week will take place at Adlon Hotel once more. GreenShowroom

Still want more?
Find a superb list of all events, shows and fairs for forward thinking fashion at Beyond Berlin!

ENJOY!

TRENNTMAGAZIN

This comes a bit belated, but still…

TrenntMagazine from Berlin had a feature story about Green Design in autumn 2011.

They asked 7 experts in Berlin to present what’s good design to them…. and called it a crash course in the matter of eco-design.

One of them was my tutor Heike Selmer. She chose my first zero-waste project as her example of good design and was photographed with some of my garments.

If you want to have a look at the others, follow the link to Trennt:Magazin’s website.