Montag, 21. Mai 2007
about the designer...
maroni, 00:55h
http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/hc.html
one of the most innovative, experimental and conceptual fashion designers of the present is hussein chalayan. over the past ten years the turkish-cypriot designer - born 1970 in nicosia - has produced more than twenty collections.
the most important projects are shown in his first major solo exhibition in form of garments, installations, photographs and videos.
his work often concentrates on cultural or socio-political themes, reflecting chalayan’s personal history as someone whose identity is shaped by different cultures.
he takes his inspiration from a wide range of different
disciplines such as architecture, philosophy and anthropology. chalayan is a designer with the heart of an artist and with the brain of a scientist.
in 1993 hussein chalayan graduated from london's central st martins college of art and design with a sensational presentation of garments he buried in the earth before to see how they would decompose.
the twice-crowned british designer of the year became famous in fashion by using unconventional materials and unorthodox techniques - putting the creative process itself on view.
blown-up skirts, armchair covers which transform into
dresses, chairs into suitcases, a coffee table reveals itself to be a wooden skirt... this and more will give you an idea how chalayan uses fashion as a medium for expression.
since 2001 he has presented his collections at the prêt-à-porter runway shows during paris fashion week.
in 2002 chalayan established his first menswear collection.
this opened him the doors to numerous international exhibitions, including ‘radical fashion’ at the V&A victoria & albert museum in london, ‘fashion’ at the kyoto costume institute in japan, ‘airmail clothing’ at the musée de la mode palais du louvre in paris and
the istanbul biennial.
one of the most innovative, experimental and conceptual fashion designers of the present is hussein chalayan. over the past ten years the turkish-cypriot designer - born 1970 in nicosia - has produced more than twenty collections.
the most important projects are shown in his first major solo exhibition in form of garments, installations, photographs and videos.
his work often concentrates on cultural or socio-political themes, reflecting chalayan’s personal history as someone whose identity is shaped by different cultures.
he takes his inspiration from a wide range of different
disciplines such as architecture, philosophy and anthropology. chalayan is a designer with the heart of an artist and with the brain of a scientist.
in 1993 hussein chalayan graduated from london's central st martins college of art and design with a sensational presentation of garments he buried in the earth before to see how they would decompose.
the twice-crowned british designer of the year became famous in fashion by using unconventional materials and unorthodox techniques - putting the creative process itself on view.
blown-up skirts, armchair covers which transform into
dresses, chairs into suitcases, a coffee table reveals itself to be a wooden skirt... this and more will give you an idea how chalayan uses fashion as a medium for expression.
since 2001 he has presented his collections at the prêt-à-porter runway shows during paris fashion week.
in 2002 chalayan established his first menswear collection.
this opened him the doors to numerous international exhibitions, including ‘radical fashion’ at the V&A victoria & albert museum in london, ‘fashion’ at the kyoto costume institute in japan, ‘airmail clothing’ at the musée de la mode palais du louvre in paris and
the istanbul biennial.
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