Etikett: Malmö – Sweden
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Svensk design får draghjälp
Malmö Museer visar nu tidlösa mönster som återkommer i moderna skapelser från Tillskärarakademin. Modern svensk design är hett men det är svårare för ett designföretag att få ekonomi på sin kreativitet. Näringsministern Mikael Damberg har uppmärksammat detta och en liten peng på 28mkr inom en period av fyra år kommer utnyttjas till att hjälpa sektorn…
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Ung Svensk Form av idag
Mistopia – kollektion av Annika Lunneskog. Vernissagen på Ung Svensk Form i Malmö visade upp en variation av hantverksskicklighet och nytänkande. Mina ögon sökte sig genast till ovan skapelse mest för att den uttryckte styrka och modernitet. Designern Annika Lunneskog ville just belysa hur människor tvingas leva bakom yta och hårdhet för att inte visa…
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Katja of Sweden – the highest paid woman in Sweden in the 50th
There is a lot of talk about equality between women and men, for example the same salary for the same type of job. This is something I agree on strongly. However, it is not very easily achieved but there is a quick solution. If women add some experiences that make them compete easier with men, their…
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Katja of Sweden Design – Pure Happiness
After three months without a home I could finally move in to my newly built house. This was three weeks ago and I still unpack boxes of things. Last weekend I realised I have not missed all those cloths, books and kitchen stuff that I was trying to find space for. The only cloths I…
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Prince of Glamour Lars Wallin
From Lars Wallin’s show at Mode Live in Malmö. Photo by Sara Thorsson. Katja of Sweden wanted to create cloths for women to feel comfortable in. She was inspired by the new design of Scandinavian furnitures. She felt that new type of cloths needed to be designed for the modern woman that wanted to be…
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Fashion in Malmö
Copenhagen is famous for their Fashion Week and Danish design. Many don’t know that Malmö has its own creative fashion hub which currently is invisible by Copenhagen’s fame. Next week Mode Live will change this by showing what the city can do in fashion. The fashion industry is not new in Malmö. In fact the…
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New Fashion Talent in New York
The English text follows with a Swedish version below. By reading and get inspired by Swedish designer Katja of Sweden I see how hard work, good ideas and sometimes good education have helped upcoming designers to succeed. Katja got her education in design at the Parson’s School of Design in the 1940th. She then launched…
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Vintage Katja of Sweden
A Katja of Sweden dress. Photo by Kerstin Maripuu. It is more than 65 years ago since Katja Geiger launched her first collection with her brand Katja of Sweden. This was in New York City on the Fifth Avenue. Today the designer’s cloths can be found on auctions and better vintage stores. Some of them…
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Katja goes to Africa
There is a growing interest in African fashion and African designers in Europe. Africa Fashion Week London in August 2015 showed again how colourful the design really is. Africa Fashion Week London is highlighting the African fashion designers and create a global showcasting platform for the industry. African print and colours are ‘brave’ for Scandinavian…
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