Archive for the ‘FASHION’ Category

TOWN SQUARE IN REYKJAVIK – SUMMER JOB

  Great activity going on during day one of the market, agricultural products, design proposals, clothes and many other things for sale. Great to see the effort of all the people.      Hard working Art school (or ex art school) students changing the environment in Reykjavik centre. Wonderful work to follow and see how […]

July 16, 2011   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

AFTUR MEANS ‘AGAIN’ A SIGNIFICANT NAME FOR FASHION!

Recycle or Die says their web statement. The wonderful sisters from Neskaupsstaður a small town in Iceland that last week ran a hard core death metal music festival. The best fashion designers in Iceland are a bunch of sisters that have developed a specific fashion line and attitude over the last 15 years. Their fashion is […]

July 16, 2011  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

LUNGA ART/DESIGN WORKSHOP IN ICELAND

The Iceland Academy of Art and the Oslo National Academy of Art are running a short master course in Iceland in July like before. This is a dream of mine and Goddur, my friend and professional partner in searching for ‘other’ directions in design creativity. A photo from the workshop studio. The regular boat from […]

July 11, 2011   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, ART, DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND  Comments Closed

JOACHIM HUNDEN WORKING IN FRANCE!

Volcom Job. Have a look here. One of my students from Oslo just got a job. This is always nice, and especially when they get a job in a place that is doing worth while things. In my opinion anything that works against boredom is good so I support Joachim and his gang greatly. Can […]

July 3, 2011   Posted in: AFRICA, DESIGN, FASHION, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE  Comments Closed

EXCELLENT CUMULUS MEETING IN PARIS, ESPECIALLY DESIS

We had an excellent meeting in Desis in Paris linked to the Cumulus meeting. Here are some images from the meeting and links. I have little time to write my thoughts at the moment but at least these links open up the news. Images from the meeting here Tweet This Post

May 30, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

COOPERATIVE WORKSHOP IN ISARC

Knitting and product design going on in the workshop room in ISArC. Everyone intensively busy all the time. Intensive focus on the graphic composition. In that group we concentrated on visual communication about Deforestation and Energy. Ane at the Mac-helm and the guys advicing. The last week has been filled with intensive work in ISArC […]

May 11, 2011  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

DESIGN OF PATTERNS IN MOZAMBIQUE

The 2nd year students in Design working on their computers. All of them have their own computer in some form and software to experiment with patterns and form. Maputo is a very vibrant city. I read last year (I think in the Economist – my favourite paper) that Maputo is the most culturally vibrant city […]

March 30, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, ISAC - KHiO, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

Pop-Up-Shop in THE OSLO ACADEMY

Crafts outputs in various forms for sale in the academy lobby Our school in Oslo has a long tradition of running a shop just before Christmas. Our school is part of the crafts and arts environment in Norway and it is great when there is created an outlet for the products that come out. The […]

December 12, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION  Comments Closed

POP-UP-SHOP

Clothing and accessories. Look out for Worn by Worship Next Agust 2011 will be 10 years since I established the first Design and Architecture Faculty in the Iceland Academy of Art in Reykjavik, Iceland. Time has passed fast, design has changed direction greatly in this decade and Icelandic society has changed greatly. Much more than […]

December 12, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

FASHION FUN IN OSLO

The students in the fashion section are displaying their work now, before end of semester. This is work by 2nd year students after a fun course where experimentation with materials and styles prevail. Here is a link to some photos from the event. Tweet This Post

December 10, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION  Comments Closed

ARTESAN MARKET IN MAPUTO

The fortress that is located close to Maputo old harbour There is regularly a market of crafts here in Maputo, every Saturday morning in a square here in town, but occasionally also in the old colonial fortress. The regular market is fine if one can manage the fairly pushy salesmen. Interestingly it is clear that […]

November 22, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION  Comments Closed

ISARC STUDENT ACTIVITY

Fashion design students planning outfits It gives me pleasure to disseminate the ambience and work of the students in the academy in Mozambique. There are not so many openings for the students to show their work nor information about the school. Here is a little album showing moments in the ISArC campus in November 2010, […]

November 8, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

ABDUL MAKES SANDALS ON THE PAVEMENT

Here is a new example of the great workmanship of Abdul and his guys. Here is an earlier blog about this excellent service. He makes the shoes after discussion about style and execution. Measures by letting the client step on a sheet of paper and he traces around. Here is a bit from the earlier […]

November 6, 2010   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION  Comments Closed

MOZCELEB, A MAGAZINE ABOUT FASHION IN MOZAMBIQUE

The cover and back of the current Mozceleb Magazine. On the right is Maria Helena Pinto posing up to Gilles and Cecilie’s mural in Danse’Artes Mozceleb is a new fashion and culture magazine here in Mozambique. The 4th edition has come out and features some work that we have been involved in. There are posted […]

October 13, 2010   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

Celeste Rodrigues Cambaza is a Fashion Designer in Mozambique

Celeste Rodrigues Cambaza has been active in Maputo, but has now shifted to Sweden and intends to develop her skills there while also basing her work in the traditions and inspirations from her home country. I helped her put up a simple portal about her work. I hope she will be able to develop this […]

October 6, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION  Comments Closed