Theoreticially Spoken

1. Moroso, front sofa
2. Christian Brandt
3. Moroso, cushion sofa

Unpolished. Nonchalance. As if there was no purpose, no form. Rigidly built to convey fluidity. While maintaining its spontaneous shape forever. Thus, it achieves what life has been failing in.
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Wet Dreams

Ann-Sofie Back Atelje Spring/Summer 2011

Praise this woman. There is a masochistic sensuality to the pieces. Pierced throats. Wet look dresses. Trompe l'œil fantasies in 3D. If I had to name a head designer for my surreal womanswear line, it'll be her.
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Transmitter Medium

Maison Martin Margiela Spring/Summer 2011

Logical and consequent. Reducing the garment to a flat, non-dimensional shape. Re-using the female body as nothing but its theoretical framework. Oversized forms forced into fit. Acrylic glass window displays exceeded into jewellery.
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Autumn Leaves

Philip Lim Spring/Summer 2011

I am in love with these structured 3D trousers. The current weather conditions tend to evoke my longing for the crispy, pleated and crinkled. Structure for comfort so to say.
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Image credits Catwalking

Consequence

Viktor & Rolf Fall/Winter 2001 & Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2004

When the body serves as nothing but a three-dimensional surface and becomes the message itself. When colour absorbes identity. When clothes become art installations of their own.
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Image credits Catwalking

Pulsation

Ioannis Dimitrousis Fall/Winter 2010

Concentrating on the simplicity of crochet and its inherent structure, Ioannis Dimitrousis retrieves his strenght this season. Most successfully when giving the garment a basic shape and allowing the vivid 3D surface to speak for itself.
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Image credits Dimitris Theocharis

Scintillation Study

Top Lilly Heine
Bottom Victor Vasarely

A glance into the archives of much vaunted CSM graduate Lilly Heine. Irritating views onto an intangible subject, cut out of paper. Inspired by 60s op-art, the result leaves the viewer with doubts about reality.
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Parallel Reality

Klara Sjons Nilsson Graduate collection

Intepretations of a three- and two-dimensional world. A reality that is built upon principles that are chosen by its creator. Defining how the world is seen and reflected. An investigation of perception that reveals and succeeds.
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Image credits Anders Lindén

Kindness

Disa Treutiger Designer's Nest 2010

It is impressive to watch a young talent evolving a signature design language. Disa Treutiger's pieces instantly stood out and caught my attention due to a subconscious feeling of familiarity. Soft mutations of structure and plasticity that enwind the female body.
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Image credits Copenhagen Fashion Week