highlights from the berlin fashion week

the berlin fashion week_su_13 was massive_more fairs_more showrooms_more new and upcoming designer collections_fantastic runway shows in the mercedes benz tent at the „gold else“ siegessäule and shows in off-site locations. with more than 7 main fashion locations the complete program is even with a team of 3 persons hard to handle….so we had to focus our program for our trend research_here are some personal highlight picts from different fairs and shows during the mercedes benz fashion week: premium_bread and butter_seek_capsule_collect_show&order_green showroom_lavera show-floor

 

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interview auf europefashion_schuhkurier tv

after 5 days of catwalk shows, fairs, showrooms, we are happy that the season started positive…..here are 2 short video interviews from us during the berlin fashion week….to see the full clips check the links below…europe fashion tv, schukurier tv

dottirdottir pop up store_rare fashion during berlin fashion week

fashion off the beaten track that brings a new fresh breath to the scene_northern atlantic avantgarde: from iceland, greeland, and the faroe islands: if you look for stong fashion statements, rare handcraft and art meets fashion than check out the dottirDottir Pop-Up Shop @ BOLD Designers exhibiting are: Barbara i Gongini

gravity stool_concept_ winner of the german design award @ DMY

the dmy international design festival was once again amazing: here is my personal highlight and winners of the festival price. with more than 35700 visitors, the 10th edition of the dmy festival as well as the exhibition of the german design award »designpreis der bundesrepublik deutschland« have been a great success.

„gravity stool“ by jólan van der wiel (the netherlands) was one of the 3 winning concepts_magnetic fields in the machine, in opposition to one another, determines the final shape of the gravity stool:

check out the amazing video here: http://vimeo.com/34955202

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nextguruNow in the new clam magazine_interview

nextguruNow. in the new issue of one of our favorite magazines, CLAM: the fresh issue….Andy Amadi Okoroafor and his team are visionary trendsetters.CLAM mag is based in paris and is available from nyc, to africa, from tokyo to shanghai…in your independent high end bookstores….check out the magazine selling points on facebook .

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clam-Magazine/68920178270?sk=wall&filter=12

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… some catwallk and tv talk shows with Next G+U.R+U Now from the mid 90`s

the early days of the Next G+U.R+U Now, recycling, clubwear urban mutation couture catwalk shows berlin, düsseldorf, cologne…..arte, hans meiser, parliament of fashion
all startet with urban mutation couture…back in the days..after the wall came down in berlin. in the beginning of the 90`s, clubs like ufo, fischlabor and later on the e werk and tresor was inspirational for the work and the homebase of uta and martin…events like chromapark