Marc le Bihan
French designer Marc le Bihan’s work is rooted in conceptual design to produce beautiful, timeless fashion, not transitory trends. A…
Barbara I Gongini
Avant-garde, Danish designer Barbara I Gongini’s ongoing environmental concerns shape and direct her collections, sourcing most of her fabrics from organic sources, she produces her collection in fair trade conditions, recycles, and works towards safer production methods. Her aesthetic however, is far from granola, Gongini’s designs are slick but rough, urban, raw and powerful.
Disturbingly beautiful, ethereal and fantastic, Barabra I Gongini’s designs reference insect like beauty through their shape and texture. Totally black, bold in shape, varying in depth of texture and sheen, there is an infinite depth to her work; occasionally diversifying her color palette to incorporate all beige or white, but always monochromatic. Her wrapping, twisting, draping, shredding and eccentric cutting is magnificent. A true artist, using fashion as her medium, she designs for a post apocalyptic world. Minimal and complex at the same time, Gongini re-examines and reworks angular volumes and abstract forms. Androgynous in spirit, Gongini works with an interesting array of fabrics, including organic cotton, silk, fish, lamb and goatskin, waxed tulle, canvas, rubber and metal. Knitting and knotting plastic, as well as tattering furs, some items are painted with a layer that cracks and wears over time, to add to the eerie distressing of her designs
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