Design Allstars

Design Allstars

Design Allstars featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

The Control

The inspiration gave an idea for an imaginative story which talks about a war between mankind and nature. The leopard represents modern ladies energetic, rapier wit and strong-willed image. Basic to a streamline of leopard shape, mix-matched Art Deco and modern artistic form of expression, models on clay, a sculpture which is following woman's wonderful body line. In the basis of the tanning technique, steam from an iron is used on wet leather for over a hundred hours to make the leather follow the sculpture. Then it keeps the silhouette of the leather to be stable, even without the sculpture.

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Ficedula Parva

The Ficedula Parva collection is inspired by the colour palette of the Red-breasted Flycatcher. It is made of organic cotton, organic linen and recycled yarn. The textile print is handmade by the designer. By choosing materials that are produced in a way that is gentle to nature, by using high quality materials that last longer, and by creating classic designs that can be used for more than one season, the Ficedula Parva collection has its place in HEKNEs greater design concept where every collection carries the colours of one selected bird.

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Androgynous - Butterfly Lovers

This collection, Loom Loop tried to integrate the core feminine look combined with the tailoring structure. It features strongly on prints inspired by the story. The colour palette is a juxtaposition of this legend story with burgundy and dark forest colour. The butterfly motif provides a focus on prints; Loom Loop favours both the all in one look in the same print and the mixing of the prints.

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Ready Folded

The debutant collection Ready Folded-Wearable Art draws it's inspiration from traditional Japanese origami elements. The designer created this collection of formal wear with the idea of wearable art in her mind. By using the finest materials, decorations and meticulous haute couture she strived to bring originality to her designs, and with the help of colour schemes and tailoring line she achieves a sense of harmony, which she hopes reflect the complexity of feminity.

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Treasures

Sophias fashion language is a composition of design&ecology.The designer produces small series using organic materials&green power in her studio,donateing fabric residues to recycle new fabrics.She creates smart cuts,in neoclassical forms,with a romantic flair.The harmony between material&color is very important to her,Sophia uses flattering,natural fabrics to feel good,because fashion is the second skin.The easy,fantasy&inquiring mind of children inspires her.These impressions makes her dream & she tranferes these images into her work.A fashionable"mini-me"world is created in the family image

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Dimensional Knit

This cashmere coat is part of a knitwear collection designed for the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Debut Fashion Show. This garment is a one of a kind design, a fully fashioned knit piece, made on a single bed hand knitting machine with some crochet detail around the waist and the sleeves. The fabric was hand painted with acid dye to give it a more precise gradient effect. The eccentric yet elegant design, forms shapes like origami around the body. The sculptural look was achieved to give a different look from every angle.

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