Recently I was at a windowmakersshop because I needed a fence for a stairwell. It always takes some getting used to dealing with skillful craftspeople. If anything goes, you have to contemplate well about what it is you really want. And how nice that these professionals then actually are so skilled. And patient. Because they know that this one solution should be the ultimate one (for you) (because that’s what they know for sure). It is then quite useful to be able to think in terms of what can be made and what you exactly want yourself -and what is feasible (-but that will be a separate blog post). (more…)
As if it’s in the air I recently stumbled upon the news that Dutch jeans brand G Star and Swiss furniture manufacturer Vitra joined hands in launching an authorized reedition of Prouvé’s Chaise Directeur. I learned to appreciate the work of Jean Prouvé some years ago while being an interior designer. This metalsmith-engineer-designer-maker, who even made it into mayor of Nancy, was one of the enigmatic forefathers of the Modernist movement and of design as we know it today.(Photo:MoMa)
For this event organised by Kennisland, Who cares? turned the venue (Studio K, Amsterdam) into a Knowledgeland.
Off Schedule is a platform that brings together the creative underground, fashion lovers and creative fashion professionals. It provides a stage for young autonomous, progressive fashion designers who are looking for new, often cross-disciplinary ways to present their collections. Who cares? came up with some ideas for a fashionshow organised by them to support the ‘off schedule’ character of the event.
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