Other events
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WAIST NOT – WANT NOT: CONTEMPORARY FINNISH FASHION
19 April –2 June, 2007
GLOBE HOPE, IVANAhelsinki, Miun, Minna Hannila and Design Huominen are important names in contemporary Finnish fashion. In different ways, these designers focus on sustainable development, ethics and ecology through their design. They use fair-trade cotton, local manufacturing and avoid mass production.
Interesting creations are also made using textile surplus. Military sleeping bags, work wear and floor mats are transformed into unique products.
Samples of Minna Parikka’s feminine shoe and bag line is also part of the exhibition, as well as Janne Lax’ urban St.Vacant shoe collection inspired by science fiction, music and Janne’s home town, Helsinki.
“Treasures from the wasteland” – this is how SECCO describe their products. Funny and inventive designer products created of recycled computer keyboards, records, car tyres and other well-known materials, which are given a new life.
The exhibition opens Thursday, 19 April at 18.00 at:
Finsk-norsk kulturinstitutt
Rådhusgata 21
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Additional information:
www.finno.no
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Exhibition: ”86/77/96”
Tuesday 15 May, 18.00, 18.30 and 19.00
Age and beauty
Do the signs of the ageing body have to be covered up and concealed? The question arises through meeting the conceptual clothing of Danish fashion designer Karoline Kjeldtoft. Through her fashion project “86/77/96” Kjeldtoft highlights the contemporary ideals of beauty. The project is based on the average measurements of an 80 year old woman, 86/77/96 cm, in contrast to the classic 95/65/95 of the fashion industry. Kjeldtoft interprets the little black dress in her own way. Her elegant dresses are designed for the ageing female body. During the working process, the body was regarded as part of the material, and later incorporated into the design. The objective has been to underline the shape of the body and the signs of ageing, rather than covering them up. Kjeldtoft has accentuated the actual shape of the body, before making it look as young as possible. In today’s pursuit of “eternal youth”, the goal is often to look younger than your age. At the same time, the average age is continually rising. In this light, “86/77/96” is a thought-provoking project.
“86/77/96” is exhibited Tuesday May 15, with 80 year old models wearing the 9 dresses. The exhibition is a result of collaboration between Norsk Form and Dressing Rooms, and supported by Fritt Ord.
The exhibition will be presented at DogA, Norsk Design- og Arkitektursenter, Hausmanns gate 16, 0182 Oslo.
Time: 18.00, 18.30 and 19.00. Each show lasts 10 minutes.
Karoline Kjeldtoft will talk about her work with the project Monday 14 May during the conference Dressing Rooms (please see conference program).
For additional information:
www.karolinekjeldtoft.com
www.norskform.no
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Redesign - Do you want to learn how to make simple clothes and accessories ins recycled materials?
If so, the conference “Dressing Rooms” can offer you an exciting course.
You will learn how to make your own simple clothes/accessories by using these materials in various ways, both with group guidance, and individually. You will also be shown examples of how other designers have put old and worn materials to good use in new and surprising ways.
Designer and projectmanager for Fretex Redesign, Katarina Grønmyr, will give a short lecture on the way in which Fretex have made a success story of redesigning garments from recyclable materials. Fretex will also provide recyclable material for the participants.
Course leader: Lillegerd Hansen, designer and assistant professor at Oslo University College
When: Saturday May 12 from 12 noon to 5PM and Sunday May 13 from 10AM-3PM.
Where: Pilestredet Park 33 in Oslo (City center)
Participants: 15
Price: 2 000NOK
Registration: Send us your information by e-mail or send a paper copy of the form to Høgskolen i Oslo, Avdeling for Estetiske Fag, EVU, PB 4. St. Olavs Plass, 0130 Oslo, Norway.
You will find the registration form here: http://www.est.hio.no/evu/etterutdanning/paamelding_print.htm
When to register: As soon as possible. The course will only be started if there is enough participants. Participants will be informed of possible cancellation 2 weeks before planned start of the course.
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Film and fashion at the Norwegian Film Institute 15 May – 8 June
In cooperation with Dressing Rooms, the Norwegian Film Institute presents a small film festival that focuses on the relationship between film and fashion. Conference keynote Pamela Church-Gibson will speak at the opening of the festival Tuesday 15 May.
Afterwards there will be a screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Other directors represented are Billy Wilder, Pedro Almodovar, Wong Kar-Wai, and Robert Altman.
One of the main themes of the conference is visualisations of clothes and fashion. The film festival offers the opportunity to watch movies that takes fashion seriously.
Additional information:
Opening Tuesday 15 May
- 19.00 Introduction Talk, Pamela Church-Gibson
- 21.00 Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock
The Norwegian Film Institute, Filmens Hus,
Dronningens gate 16
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Storytelling
Heidi Dahlsveen (
www.dahlsveen.no
) is one the few professional storytellers
in Norway, and she has been living by telling stories for children and grown
ups for 11 years.
She has, as the only norwegian storyteller, participated in international festivals in Sweden and Wales. She has worked in Greecce, Denmark, Finland, England and USA. She has worked for the ministry of culture in Norway, Norwegain Broadcasting, Royal National theatre in London etc. She has also told for the queen of Norway.
Next to telling stories, she is also teaching in the art of telling. She is assistent professor in storytelling at the university college of Oslo.
After the dinner at Oslo University College Monday May 14th Heidi will perform
with parts from her performance "The stories suited her".