BRANKOPOPOVICBLOG: Opening WinterSALON / 2014

Frowijn & Tilanus Atelier

On Sunday, January 26, SALON/ had its 14th salon event opening in three years. The Winter/SALON 2014 kick off opening took place at Porsthoornkerk.
Manon Schaap and Gijs Stork, the initiators of SALON stated that their mission with SALON is to create intimate settings for dialogues, presentations and to show the stories behind the work. They aim to be a showcase of the process behind art and design instead of just showing the finished work.
The multidisciplinary installations at Posthoornkerk expressed this approach with a variety of work by talents from Design Academy Eindhoven, Collectie Arnhem 2014 by Artez students and my personal highlight, the work of Aaltje Kramer. Kramer presented her 'Fashion Without Images' project where she translated fashion editorials into words and poetry. She invites the audience to use their immagination.
Opera singer Imara Thomas performed within the 'youasme measyou' installation and in addition there is an interesting installation by Conny Groenewegen & Frans-Pieter Vonck, Berber Soepboer.

I have also visited Lensvelt location where you can see work by Frowijn&Tilanus Atelier, Sander Wassink Ma'ayan Pesach and Marga Weimans.

Frowijn&Tilanus Atelier is a collaboration of two very talented designers who graduation collections where noticed and awarded. Liselore Frowijn won Frans Molenaar Couture Award 2013 and Henriëtte Tilanus won G-Star Raw Lichting 2013 Award. Recently she won the People's Price at H&M Award 2014. Keep your eyes on this two designers!

Furthermore there are many presentations and events during WinterSALON / 2014 that is taking place until February 9 in Amsterdam.

For more information about the program.
http://www.salon1.org