Sangue Novo - ModaLisboa SS 2017

João Oliveira

The 47th edition of ModaLisboa - Lisboa Fashion Week happend in the second weekend of October. Composed around the theme of 'Together' the edition is also a celebration of 25 years of ModaLisboa.
Still after 25 years ModaLisboa proceeds their search for new talent through Sangue Novo (New Blood) platform. 10 designers where selected to show their collection, among them the Berlin based Hermione Flynn who was selected at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2016.
Like previous editions Sangue Novo provides awards for future support of the promising talent. Ana Duarte received the LAB award, which means that for the next edition she will get a bigger stage for her 'Duarte' label. Designer João Barriga won the Domus Academy prize that includes an eight week workshop and 500o euro scholarship awarded by Vulcano, the official sponsor of ModaLisboa.
The winner of 'FASHIONCLASH Festival' is João Oliveira who impressed with his collection 'Effeuiller' in which he plays with the relationship between sportswear aesthetics and the sportswear practicalability.
This edition contained many fresh names as well few designers who already presented at Sangue Novo such as Carolina Machado who showed progress and maturity. Micaela Sapinho made her appearance with a statement collection about the role of women in the society. Other designers in the show where Daniela Ciolan, Sofiya Malichenko, Catia Moreira, Inês Silva and M HKA.

Take a look at some behind the scenes and impressions of Sangue Novo Highlighs.
All images by brankopopovicblog.

Hermione Flynn

João Oliveira

M HKA

designer  Carolina Machado

Heritage Show + Talk at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2016

Aine Katrina Byrne

The closing show this year at FASHIONCLASH Festival this year was the Heritage Show, a special presentation in line with the theme Heritage directed by Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck. This collective show was composed with collections of designers who’s work expresses the theme of Heritage. Following the performance there was a Fashion Talk with the audience and the designers.
After the talk there were  performances by Muslin Brothers and Uta Bekaia.

Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck took us around the world through the work of Aine Katrina Byrne (UK), Hana Frisonsova (Czech Republic), Laetitia Lemaire (France), Juliëtte Heijnen (Netherlands), Uta Bekaia (USA/Georgia), Muslin Brothers (Israel), Natalie Dawson (UK), Pavlína Miklasová (Czech Republic), PETITEÉ (Czech Republic) and Exploring Inspirations project designers who explored Serbian old crafts techniques.

Kevin Murphy did the hairstyling and M.A.C Cosmetics the make-up.

Take a look at  the picture report. All images are by Team Peter Stigter.

Common Carnaval Maastricht

On February 7th Common Carnaval project took part of the official Carnaval Maastricht parade. This was truly an unforgettable experience where the true meaning of Carnaval was brought to daylight under thousands of people who cheered along the parade. FASHIONCLASH took part at the project, mostly helping development of costumes with the fashion designer Ebby Port. The outcome was a splendid colorful clash material representing various cultures of the world. From now on Carnaval is always have a special place in my heart.

Carnaval is one of (if not) the most powerful rituals known to our city. Maastricht cherishes its customs. Both old and new traditions exist right next to one another. It's all a matter of giving each other space. This is what makes Maastricht a good city to live in, to live life in and to visit.
 'Carnaval' is one of the oldest of these traditions. The ritual that culminates in the days of the carnaval festival is built from a wide variety of events: Gatherings of people, in large or small numbers, even when 'Vastelaovend' (the Limburgian name for Carnaval) is still just a date on the calendar we look forward to. Creating costumes, building a float, playing music, having food and drinks. We do all of these things together, as a group.
The theme of the Maastrichtian Vastelaovend is to connect, through ‘Plezeer & Sjariteit’, through fun and charity.
‘Common Carnaval’ is a project by, for and with citizens of Maastricht, those born to the city as well as refugees and newcomers. The refugees haven't just left their city, village or home. When they fled they had to leave the belongings, the moments, and the locations that shaped their every day life behind. They also left their shared rituals: the celebrations they shared with family, friends, neighborhoods, cities or even an entire country.
One of the pillars of the 'Mestreechter Geis', the pride of any Maastrichtian, is the tolerant way of life.

This is why Common Carnaval was initiated as a wholehearted welcome for all refugees.
"We want to meet them, help them participate, and make them feel included in our community.We can do this by sharing our rituals bound to the Carnaval with them. By inviting them to create costumes together, by building objects and a float together, and by taking part in the parade together."

Core value of celebrating Carnaval is questioning society and every one's social role in a humorous, curious, and respectful manner. Therefore a temporary Carnaval's Society was formed, a union that was led by a refugee-Prince (Ali from Syria) and a Princess Carlene who is 'ein vaan us' (Limburgian: one of us, referring to the people who speak the Maastricht dialect). The traditional ‘Council of eleven' leading, consisted of a number of young Maastrichtians, some young artists and a few young refugees or asylum seekers.
During the preparation fase this council tried to connect all inhabitants of Maastricht through the use of mild humor. In the meantime the project received major media attention throughout the country offering a platform for a positive dialogue of intergration.

picture by Jonathan Vos

Origin of Common Carnaval 
The very first draft of the idea to build a float came into being at Zuyd Hogeschool: iArts students named Tess Elschot, Jasper Wüller, Gerold Sewcharan, Raki Eckstein-Kovacs worked on a project adressing the current issue of refugees under the guidance of music theater company 'Het Geluid Maastricht' . After a conversation with 'de Tempeleers' and after receiving a letter of recommendation from mayor Annemarie Penn - Te Strake, 'Het Geluid Maastricht' and 'Bureau Europa' have thought about how to apply the project citywide by attracting multiple partners. Furthermore they embraced the idea of 'commoning', to put development and production processes in the hands of a communal network in order to use a collective way of working where civilians and professional organisations provide added value towards society as a whole. The goal here is to stimulate an increasing level of social involvement. In a project that connects societal, performative and designpractices.

Common  Carnaval is made possible by:
Stichting Elisabeth Strouven Stichting Kanunnik Salden Nieuwenhof, iArts Maastricht, Not Just A Number, Het Geluid Maastricht, FASHIONCLASH, Dear Hunter, COA, Bureau Europa, HS Zuyd, Tout Maastricht, Code 043, Gemeente Maastricht, Studio Noto
http://www.commoncarnaval.nl/

Photo report by brankopopovicblog

13th edition of Cinedans – Dance on Screen festival

The world’s leading international dance film festival, at the EYE in Amsterdam Cinedans – Dance on Screen is back for the festival’s 13th annual edition, which will run from 16 to 20 March 2016.

Held in the EYE film museum in Amsterdam, it is the largest and most diverse dance film festival in the world. Over the course of five days Cinedans will present the very best international dance films, documentaries and installations. Besides the short films, we’ll be screening the very impressive filmed performance of JOHN (Lloyd Newson’s final production with DV8 Physical Theatre) alongside documentaries such as Jaap Flier – Solist and Thin Skin, a film about choreographer Marco Goecke. And Cinedans will also be hosting the Dutch premiere of Wim Vandekeybus’ debut feature film Galloping Mind.

FASHIONCLASH Designer Market at de Bijenkorf

In the weekend of 19 and 20 December young designers where given the stage at the de Bijenkorf Maastricht luxury warehouse. 12 emerging designers and labels presented and sold their designs including clothing, jewellery and accessories.

Featured designers where:
Monique Poolmans, by Sanne Jansen, Oform, Jennifer de Bruyckère, Que Onda Vos, Fernanda Fernandes, Joelle Boers, MEES Design, Ebby Port, Lies Wambacq, Studio Mulder (Ho Mulder Design Factory), Fien de Graaf and MIJNshop / MIJNcollectie project.

Take a look at the impressions.

www.fashionclash.nl

Best of designSUPERMARKET 2015

The 9th edition of international festival of contemporary design designSUPERMARKET 2015 took place December 10 - 13 at Kafkův dům in Prague's city center.

On behalf of FASHIONCLASH I found myself in Prague again with aim to scout Czech designers and to represent Dutch talent. FASHIONCLASH and designSUPERMARKET teamed up last year and as a result of this collaboration three Dutch designers who participated at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015 where selected to showcase their work. Manon Boertien, Jivika Biervliet and Bluedenîmes represented FASHIONCLASH and the Netherlands. Like previous year, Czech designers where given the opportunity to pitch their work. During the Modeschau fashion talk with Veronika Ruppert, winners where announced. Among the winners was the hat brand Sofyahat by designer Sofya Samareva, who is now selected for the second time in a row.  Second selected brand is a brand new collective of young fashion designers who joined forces under the name Dry Milk of Virgin Mary and the third brand is the jewellery collective Unosto. The winners are selected to take part at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2016.

with the winner for FASHIONCLASH Festival 2016

designSUPERMARKET is one of the most relevant platforms for Czech designers, offering an outstanding selection of emerging Czech designers.  The selection contains names that where present there last year but also new entries such as the innovative label LEM design who presented a collection with pieces that are transformable to various shapes.
Next to local designers there are also interesting brands from Israel to be discovered such as Muslin Brothers, Danit Peleg and Ezekiel design.

Take a look at the picture report below.

All images are by brankopopovicblog.

 http://www.designsupermarket.cz/en/

the venue: Kafkův dům

Spot On Fashion Maastricht by FASHIONCLASH

Maarten van Mulken

FASHIONCLASH Spot On! ‘Fashion Maastricht’ pop-up exhibition at VVV Maastricht

In the weekend of 28 and 29 November the Dinghuis, historical building in Maastricht known as the VVV Maastricht, temporarily served as a pop-up museum for designers linked to the city of Maastricht.

Continuing the successful 'Fashion Maastricht' in Chengdu China, FASHIONCLASH is presenting the second exhibition focusing on designers that are linked to Maastricht by origin or education.
The presented work stands out for its textile and material research, innovative tailoring or the conceptual approach. This exhibition gives a glimpse of authentic ideas offered by a new generation of visionaries that are shaping the new history of Maastricht, a city with a long tradition of arts and crafts and known for its sense of style, quality of life and dynamic cul- tural scene. Most of the featured designers are alumni of MAFAD, the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design. Among them you can see pieces of designers that are successfully emerging and work of the latest generation of fashion design graduates.

This is the first time an overview of local designers is on display with an exhibition, offering an perspective to narrate and discuss what actually 'Fashion Maastricht' means.
Ever since the starting point of FASHIONCLASH there has been a huge development. Looking back to the starting years, FASHIONCLASH platform started from zero and now fashion is included in the policy of Maastricht's future vision. Next to the growing government support it pleases me most to conclude with this exhibition that the local designers are on the rise. More designers decide to stay in Maastricht, designers are better entrepreneurs and most of all it is clear that the artistic qualities of local designers have grown.

Participants: Anna Gregor, Bluedenîmes, Danielle Vroemen, Ebby Port, Edmeé Jongen, Gabriel Guevara, Jessie Beurskens, Joelle Boers x Sofya Samareva, Julia Aumann, Julia Schmitz, Marsha Kessels, Maarten van Mulken, Lotte Milder, Linda Friesen, Linda Maissan, Marlou Breuls, Mieke Kockelkorn, Mona Steinhaeusser, Minou Lejeune, Reinder Schmidt, Renate Cuiper, Strikks, Verena Klein and Sem Shayne.

Exhibition is curated by FASHIONCLASH.

All images are by BRANKOPOPOVICBLOG.

Spot On ‘Fashion Maastricht’ Exhibition

FASHIONCLASH  presents Spot On ‘Fashion Maastricht’ Pop-Up 

28 & 29 November 2015
at VVV Maastricht

Continuing the successful 'Fashion Maastricht in Chengdu China, FASHIONCLASH is presenting the second exhibition focusing on designers that are linked to Maastricht by origin or education.
The presented work stands out for its textile and material research, innovative tailoring or the conceptual approach. This exhibition gives a glimpse of authentic ideas offered by a new generation of visionaries that are shaping the new history of Maastricht, a city with a long tradition of arts and crafts and known for its sense of style, quality of life and dynamic cul- tural scene. Most of the featured designers are alumni of MAFAD, the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design. Among them you can see pieces of designers that are successfully emerging and work of the latest generation of fashion design graduates.

Participants: Anna Gregor, Bluedenîmes, Danielle Vroemen, Ebby Port, Edmeé Jongen, Gabriel Guevara, Jessie Beurskens, Joelle Boers x Sofya Samareva, Julia Aumann, Julia Schmitz, Marsha Kessels, Maarten van Mulken, Lotte Milder, Linda Friesen, Linda Maissan, Marlou Breuls, Mieke Kockelkorn, Mona Steinhaeusser, Minou Lejeune, Reinder Schmidt, Renate Cuiper, Strikks, Verena Klein and Sem Shayne.

Exhibition is curated by FASHIONCLASH.

28 November | 10:00 — 17:00
29 November | 11:00 — 17:00
Location: VVV/ Dinghuis Maastricht
Free entrance

FASHIONCLASH Exhibition in Chengdu - China

FASHIONCLASH presents: Fashion Maastricht
An exhibition curated by FASHIONCLASH, during the Dutch Days in Chengdu (23 – 28 September, 2015 Chengdu – China )


Under the umbrella of the Dutch Days Chengdu, the city of Maastricht celebrated the third anniversary of its sister city relationship with Chengdu by organizing a Maastricht Day. During this days the city of Maastricht will showcased its cultural strengths with presentations, workshops and the FASHIONCLASH exhibition.

This multidisciplinary exhibition represents the quality of craftsmanship and a broad spectrum of fashion design aesthetics of talented designers who are linked to Maastricht by origin or education. The presented work stands out for its textile and material research, innovative tailoring or the conceptual approach. This exhibition gives a glimpse of authentic ideas offered by a new generation of visionaries that are shaping the new history of Maastricht, a city with a long tradition of arts and crafts and known for its sense of style, quality of life and dynamic cultural scene. Most of the featured designers are alumni of MAFAD, the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design. Among them you can see pieces of the 2015 fashion design graduates, a group of promising designers who present themselves under the name of ‘About 11’.

In addition to the exhibited fashion designs video’s where on display showing highlights of the 7th edition of FASHIONCLASH Festival – The Gender edition – including the performance ‘ Tabula Rasa ‘, developed by FASHIONCLASH in cooperation with dance company Project Sally Maastricht and designer Mieke Kockelkorn with the aim to provide the awareness of – and transcend conservative gender roles in our society. Tabula Rasa is a message of freedom. The theme of gender is also expressed in the performance ‘ The mutants’ by Lotte Milder, a student at the famous Maastricht Theatre Academy. The surprising clash of fashion and textile design, video and performance offers an impression of the unique interdisciplinary approach of FASHIONCLASH.

Featured designers: Anna Gregor, Ebby Port, Joelle Boers, Julia Aumann, Julia Schmitz, Linda Friesen, Marlou Breuls, Rachel Prijs, Reinder Schmidt, Renate Cuiper, Schueller de Waal, Strikks

Presented Films:
- FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015 by WEDOVOODOO.TV
- MAFAD Graduation Show 2015 by WEDOVOODOO.TV
- The Mutants by Lotte Milder Tabula Rasa ‘Spectrum’ Performance (choreography Martin Harriague, costume Mieke Kockelkorn)

This exhibition is made possible by the city of Maastricht and its policy ‘Fashion Maastricht’ and is curated by FASHIONCLASH.
www.fashionmaastricht.nl

Dark Depths by Judith van Vliet & Chris van den Elzen

Judith van Vliet & Chris van den Elzen joined forces for the second time. After the successful collaboration in 2014 for 'Excidium' collection, they continued collaboration and presented a brand new collection of clothing accessories and shoe design.
The collection premiered at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015 but was now fully just presented
at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Amsterdam. They have been invited for a Vodafone FashionLab show.

'Dark Depths' collection is inspired by the undiscovered dark secrets of the deepest of the oceans. They expressed the concept with organic shapes, asymmetrical cuts, mixing volumes and textures.
Judith designed the clothing and Chris developed a new collection of 3d printed shoes.

chrisvandenelzen.com
judithvanvliet.nl

Hermione Flynn - FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015

HERMIONE FLYNN - (IN)DIFFERENCE

Looking back to the 7th edition FASHIONCLASH Festival is a real pleasure, especially when things collide into timeless moments. When fashion becomes more than just clothes and skips a heartbeat because we can just be who ever we want to be without looking away. When fashion places a mirror to confront us with what beauty really means. The moment when transgender model Gia Bab, divine human being, steps on the stage it always impresses. But this time it was everything and more.
Conceptual designer Hermione Flynn staged a catwalk performance with minimal but highly effective acts, expressing her collection '(In)Difference'.
Taking unisex to a a higher level this collection explores gender codes and gender inequality.


Read more about (In)difference concept: here

http://www.hermioneflynn.com

Gender Exhibition - FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015

VERWEVEN 2015 by Nina Willems

Gender and Fashion

Curated exhibition at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015

Gender is the sociocultural identity that relates to a person’s biological sex. it is said that this identity is a performance, since there is not only one way to male or female. Gender is perceived as a spectrum nowadays. it’s a stirring topic that has also been very present in fashion this year due to fashion’s ability to reflect one’s mood, personality and identity to theworld.
FASHIONCLASH Festival takes a stand for gender diversity and individualism. the festival wants to raise awareness about the problems that occur when it comes to gender issues and how crucial public opinion about it can be. that’s why this exposition gathers artists that are also challenged to think about the different aspects of gender. they offer the viewer a new perspective by illustrating what gender means to them individually. For instance, the works address gender in other cultures, transgenderism, gender in history, gender in media, body expression, etcetera are exhibited. FASHIONCLASH Festival brings together these different works and visions and celebrates self expression and diversity.

Exhibition design and concept by Studio Stad

www.fashionclash.nl

all images by brankopopovicblog

Juliëtte Heijnen fashion performance in the exhibition space

VERWEVEN 2015 by Nina Willems

CLASH Project 2015

Charlotte Van de Velde – jewellery + objects

7th editon of the CLASH Project during FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015. 

CLASH PROJECT, Fashion By Non-Fashion Designer Evert since 2009 Clash project has been one of the highlights of FASHIONCLASH Festival. The project marks the core concept of FASHIONCLASH – ‘connecting talent, disciplines, visions and cultures through fashion’. Each year ten non-fashion designers are invited to express their visions and ideas about ‘fashion’ through fashion outfit. The outcome is always refreshing, captivating and trendsetting.

More information and overview of Clash project archive: http://clashproject.tumblr.com

2015 Participants

Mio Fujimaki – jewellery and objects
Anne Büscher – jewellery, objects
Charlotte Van de Velde – jewellery, objects
Stephan Auberg – design
Roos Gomperts – design, ceramics
Jan Pieter Kaptein – design
Nathalie Van der Massen – graphic, textile design
Alexandra Karpilovski – fine art
Juan Pablo Plazas Saenz– installation & performance
Vera Gulikers – fine art

Clash project 2015 is curated by Matylda Krzykowski and Charlotte Van de Velde

Editorial images: Sem Shayne
Catwalk + backstage images: Team Peter Stigter

Tito's Last Pioneer in Fashion

Tito's Last Pioneer in Fashion from Olivier Ronot on Vimeo.


Featured in Harpers Bazaar Serbia, short documentary about me and my work for FASHIONCLASH. http://www.harpersbazaar.rs/moda/vesti/titos-last-pioneer-in-fashion

Scenario: Svetlana Knežević
Camera and editing: Olivier Ronot

Origin Passion and Beliefs 2015

Yojiro Kake

Origin Passion and Beliefs

An international encounter orginized by Fiera di Vicenza and Not Just A Label.

Originally launched in May 2014, ORIGIN PASSION AND BELIEFS was conceived in collaboration with Fiera di Vicenza President Matteo Marzotto and Stefan Siegel, Founder of NOT JUST A LABEL. The intention: to create an innovative fashion event pairing global independent design talent with Italy’s most distinguished manufacturers. 

From the 14th until the 18th of May I found myself (on behalf of FASHIONCLASH) in Vicenza, the historic centre of fashion design and textile manufacturing in Italy.
The second edition of Origin Passion and Beliefs brought together 100 emerging designers from all over the globe together with the experts of Italian manufacturing industry, international fashion institutions. The 4 day event included a variety of lectures and talks. Eventually the fair was closed with the Mittelmoda Fashion Award.

“Made in Italy is synonymous with quality and luxury. I am passionate about Italian manufacturing. I believe it is our responsibility to stimulate our economy while welcoming the next generation of fashion stars.” says Fiera di Vicenza President Matteo Marzotto.


“We have curated an unprecedented list from around the world. Designers from emerging markets such as Serbia, Ukraine, Brazil, Lebanon, Lithuania and Indonesia have been invited along with talent from the Italy, UK, USA, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Australia and many more. The designers were selected for their commercial viability, their commitment to handcraftsmanship, sustainability, and their point of differentiation. This is an amazing privilege and honor for the brands to meet with some of the industry’s most notable leaders. Our goal is to empower artisanship and individuality and to combat fast fashion,” says Stefan Siegel.

Vicenza historical center

Scouting talents is one of my core activities and finding myself under the roof among 100 talented designers was a blast. The outstanding selection of designers featured familiar names but also many new names. The fair was divided in several segments: Leather, Stone, Textile and Technology. Furthermore OPB invited 20 institutions such as FASHIONCLASH, Fashion Forward Dubai, Belgrade Fashion Week Design Collective, Esmod Berlin, Worth Project, Doing Fashion and Maisons de Mode.

http://www.originfair.com

All images by brankopopovicblog

Chris van den Elzen

FASHIONCLASH stand

FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015 Preview

FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015 countdown has started. In just three weeks FASHIONCLASH will take over Maastricht with the 7th edition of the international clash of talent, cultures and disciplines. On Saturday May 23, audience got the opportunity to already experience the 'FASHIONCLASH' festival vibe with a preview performance. Bureau Europa invited FASHIONCLASH to organize a preview in a new creative hub to be. The afternoon started with a lecture at Bureau Europa by Floor Nijdeken. I was invited to engage with the conversation. After that the audience was guided to Vredestein, former Lab building at the industrial Bosscherveld area in Maastricht. We invited Lotte Milder to develop a performance where where FASHIONCLASH philosophy clashes with theatre performance and urban heritage and development. Furthermore gender roles where reversed. Models were wearing pieces from collection that will premiere during FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015 (June 11-14).

Featured designers were: Yojiro Kake, Joelle Boers, Sofya Samareva, Branko Popovic, Marlou Breuls, BLANK ETIQUETTE, Carlotaoms, Hana Frisonsova, Věra Vtípilová, Jivika Biervliet, Simeon Morris, Flora Miranda, Lotte Milder and Hermione Flynn.

The performance was create by theater performer Lotte Milder, Karlijn Milder, Mats Logen and Tjeerd van Heerdt. Dominque Cordaro and Bas Aarts were responsible for the hair and make-up.

Fashion Maastricht

Concept / Image: Bureau Caramel / Rob Truijen 
Dress Creation: Linda Friesen | Video: Strictua

Maastricht reveals Fashion Maastricht website and campaign. FASHIONCLASH designer Linda Friesen was invited to design the campaign dress. The website features a section with Maastricht linked/based fashion makers.
Maastricht is a small pittoresque town worth visiting for many reasons: food, relaxation, craftsmanship, quality, elegance etc. But also for fashion and lifestyle. Last year the city started to develop a policy around fashion, 'Fashion Maastricht'. The aim is to promote Maastricht as a fashion destination for shopping, a town with emerging creative industry but also where you can discover fashion talent.
FASHIONCLASH, the most important fashion initiative is a major partner in this project, providing international exposure and trendsetting events.

http://www.fashionmaastricht.nl

designSUPERMARKET 2014 Report

Muslin Brothers

designSUPERMARKET, 11 - 14 december 2014 Prague (Czech Republic)

designSUPERMARKET entered its 8th year and given its timing it has become a Christmas tradition for people interested in design. More than 80 designers including foreign guests such as Muslin Brothers (Israel) and FASHIONCLASH (Netherlands) all together presented their work at Dům U Minuty, in one building right next to the Prague’s Old Town Hall.
The selection of designers is a diverse mix of fashion, product design, accessories and many jewellery designers. Almost all designers produce their products in home country and therefore this is a perfect opportunity to discover and buy made-in-Czech Republic design and initiatives like Local Icons. (www.localicons.cz)
The aim of the project LOCAL ICONS is to support development of the local fashion industry and its interaction with contemporary design. They want to contribute to better awareness of contemporary production and improve its accessibility. They select timeless pieces of classical clothes made in Czech factories and initiate innovation by giving the new generation an idea of traditional designs and production possibilities with local brands. For the first time, Local Icons presented redesigns of products of selected Czech factories involved in the project. They cooperated with designers like LaFormela, Miro Sabo or ODIVI.

Hana Frišonsová

Majority of designSUPERMARKET participants where jewellery designers, proving huge potential with their well crafted designs. Unosto collective brings together a curated selection of jewellery designs. They present themselves with innovative installations. (http://www.unosto.cz/en). 2d3d is also a collective of architects and designers combing they talents and fascinations. Furthermore I was intrigued by work of ZORYA, Katerina Reichova and Dana Bezděková. Showcased fashion was provided by familiar name Hana Frišonsová (FASHIONCLASH Festival participant) and several new promising names Mirka Horka, Odivi, Pavel Brejcha and the guests from Tel Aviv Muslin Brothers.
Founded in 2011, Muslin Brothers is formed by designers Tamar Levit and Yaen Levi. They live and work in Tel Aviv, the city of many cultures. Equally diverse are their inspirations for designing clothes. They perceive clothes as a statement about the difficult situation which surrounds them. Creations by Muslin Brothers are playful, ironic and unconventional. (http://muslinbrothers.com)

For this edition FASHIONCLASH platform has been invited to present Dutch fashion talent at designSUPERMARKET 2014. Diversity, innovation and creativity of Dutch fashion design where on display with work of five young designers. The selection included Joelle Boers|Studio, Ebby Port, Marsha Kessels, Chris van den Elzen and Judith van Vliet.

FASHIONCLASH team and designers and Czech winning designers 

In collaboration with Czech Centres, FASHIONCLASH team selected 3 designers and awarded them with participation at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015. Via a concept of speed dating designers got time to pitch their projects and show their portfolios. Barbara Procházkova PULSE won a spot in the fashion show programme and Blueberries and Sofya Samareva a spot in the market.

designSUPERMARKET is an international festival of contemporary design founded in 2007. Its ambition is to create a continuous platform for exhibiting and selling original works in the field of product design, accessories, fashion, jewelry and graphic design by the currently best Czech and foreign young professionals and talented students.
http://www.designsupermarket.cz

Take a look at the picture report for an impressions and highlights of designSUPERMAPRKET 2014.

all images are courtesy of brankopopovicblog

designSUPERMARKET 2014

designSUPERMARKET is taking place 11 - 14 December 2014 at Dům U Minuty in Prague

The selling exhibition of contemporary design is entering its 8th year and given its timing it has become another Christmas tradition for design enthusiasts. More than 80 designers including foreign guests, all together will present their work in one building right next to the Prague’s Old Town Hall. And just like in previous years various programme including lectures, guided tours, happy hours and parties is prepared for visitors. designSUPERMARKET Program -> day by day

FASHIONCLASH platform has been invited to present Dutch fashion talent at designSUPERMARKET 2014 event in Prague. Diversity, innovation and creativity of Dutch fashion design will be on display with work of five young designers. The selection of designers includes Joelle Boers|Studio, Ebby Port, Marsha Kessels, Chris van den Elzen and Judith van Vliet.

designSUPERMARKET is an international festival of contemporary design founded in 2007. Its ambition is to create a continuous platform for exhibiting and selling original works in the field of product design, accessories, fashion, jewelry and graphic design by the currently best Czech and foreign young professionals and talented students.

http://www.designsupermarket.cz/

FASHIONCLASH at designSUPERMARKET
http://fashionclash.nl/fashionclash-at-designsupermarket-prague/

FAB Pop-Up Store in Hasselt

Must-See!
FAB Pop-up Store is open until the 15th of January 2015 at Kapelstraat 45, Hasselt.

After successful editions in Hasselt (2011), Maastricht (2012), Aachen (2013), FAB Pop-Up Store returned in Hasselt and opened for the 4th time. Fashion Across Borders npo (FAB), is a collaboration between Fashion Museum Hasselt, FASHIONCLASH (Maastricht) and Designmetropole Aachen.

This Euregional fashion platform was founded to support fashion talent and the fashion industry within the Euregion Meuse-Rhine. FAB enables emerging designers to show the world what they are capable of with a fabulous FAB Pop-Up store.

Participating designers: Tyson Ernste, Tom Van der Borght, Scharp Inc., Strikks, Hanne De Wyngaert, Joelle Boers, Stefan Meuwissen, Branko Popovic, Monique Poolmans, Hui Hui, Ebby Port, Bernadette Van De Braak, Lena Berens, K-sus, Aicha Gerards, Titi and The German Kid, Danielle Vroemen, Sofie Hermans, Nina Furher, No More Twist, Noana Giambra, PYG Design, Lies Wambacq, Sulzkottlet, Ann Boogaerts.

SUBSCRIBE to meet & greet with FAB DESIGNERS (December 13) --> here

Come and check it out!

http://www.fashionacrossborders.com/en/