Etikett: #malmö
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Katja of Sweden in Malmö
We went to the Tech Museum in Malmö today and this time I spotted more dresses by Katja Geiger. I was happy to find the dress below with the same type of print as my own dress at home! My own Katja of Sweden dress is in my livingroom. The dresses were produced by MMT…
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Hipp Folk Malmö
Det finns en mycket speciell butik i Malmö som kan garantera att du får något unikt handplockat från Europa. Köper du en klänning här syns du och du blir närmast ensam att bära designen. Jag pratar om Folk Malmö, en butik på Friisgatan. Plaggen sprakar av färg, mönster och är ofta av ekologisk material. ”Vi…
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Skor, skor, skor
När Katja Geiger 1957 fick chansen att designa skor för Gyllene Gripen i Malmö tvekade hon inte. Tillsammans med vice VD Lennart Kuylenstierna arbetade hon fram ny design till bekväma skor med låg klack som passade klädesplaggen i hennes kollektionen. Hon ville att skorna, liksom kläderna, skulle vara bekväma samtidigt som de skulle vara snygga. …
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Katja of Sweden – Fashion History
Katja Geiger worked together with MMT in Malmö from 1954 to 1975. Due to Katja of Sweden’s export success, MMT changed from an unmodern textile factory that produced socks and underware to an international textile industry for fashion. Katja Geiger’s brand started in New York with mainly prints from Scandinavian textile designers like Viola Gråsten…
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The Pioneer Katja Geiger 97 is no longer with us
In January the 12th 2017 the successful Swedish designer Katja Geiger became 97 years old. Today on the 25th of January she sadly passed away. Educated at the Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm and Parson’s School of Design in New York she became a productive designer with her own brand Katja of Sweden. Her…
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Fabulous Katja of Sweden
Katja of Sweden made beautifully, timeless cloths with brave and colourful prints and pattern. Above you see prints by textile artists Hans Krondahl to the left and Sven Fristedt to the right. It is hard to understand today what a pioneer she was in the Swedish fashion industry. She made great impact in the 50th,…
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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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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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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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About…Katja
I get inspired by Katja of Sweden. A lot on this forum will be about her vision, life and design. Katja Geiger was one of Sweden’s most successful designer in the 60th. She had a vision which she bravely completed with her husband Rod. To stand out and stand up for something you want to…
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