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Press release
Fabric for Thought
Sustainable fashion at Koldinghus
Exhibition to be held from 7 May 2009 to 6 September 2009
We no longer want to wear clothes that damage the environment or that are made by underpaid workers or child-labour. The trend in the fashion business is clear – clothing has to be sustainable.
The exhibition “Fabric for Thought” takes a close-up look at the new trend. It shows the latest novelties in sustainable clothing and sustainable accessories – for men, women and children. It presents creations from the catwalks from the leading fashion houses in Europe and the USA, along with spectacular evening-wear in exquisite sustainable materials, smart suits made of re-cycled materials, dresses made out of newspapers and old ties, and manufacturers who give some of their profit to organisations such as Médicins sans Frontières or to children's homes in Latin America.
Finally the exhibition will display some of the more eccentric contributions to the sustainable trend: handbags plaited out of old juice-packs, raincoats made from old plastic cola bottles and dresses woven from the innards of worn-out cassette tapes.
The exhibition is intended as a source of inspiration for action and attitudes.
C O N T A C T
Guest-Curator, consultant in CSR and sustainable fashion: Thit Juul Madsen, MSSc., Roskilde University, thit@koldinghus.dk, mobile (+45) 28 10 81 47
Exhibition organiser: Axel Johnsen, aj@koldinghus.dk, mobile (+45) 21 25 34 67
Head of Information: Nanna Ebert, ne@koldinghus.dk, mobile (+45) 51 33 66 44
P R E S S P H O T O S F O R D O W N L O A D I N G
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Trash couture
The fashion designer Gary Harvey is making dresses out of old newspapers for the exhibition at Koldinghus. Photo: Ida Smith
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Designer: Burberry/Prorsum
Grey coat dress with belt in Abaca, cotton and silk
Curtesy of Earth Pledge's Future Fashion
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Photo: Bodil Binner. Photographer: Miklos Szabo
Goldsmith Bodil Binner, in cooperation with Koldinghus, has invited 20 artists to contribute their proposals for sustainable jewellery.
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Designer: Versace
Strapless white evening gown in hemp and silk
Curtesy of Earth Pledge's Future Fashion
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Designer: Dianne Von Furstenburg
Green coat dress in organic wool
Curtesy of Earth Pledge's Future Fashion
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Designer: Donna Karan
Tea stained evening gown of sasawashi & peace silk accent
Curtesy of Earth Pledge's Future Fashion
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Designer: Martin Grant
Red, strapless evening gown in hemp and silk strapless
Curtesy of Earth Pledge's Future Fashion
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Designer: Henry Lau for FutureFashion
Black leather lace-up bustier in sea leather and purple skirt in hemp and silk
Curtesy of Earth Pledge's Future Fashion
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Designer: Oscar De La Renta
Cream gown in hemp and silk with embroidered overlay in PLA (corn)
Curtesy of Earth Pledge's Future Fashion
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Designer: Thom Browne
Denim suit in organic cotton with overcoat in Climatex Lifecycle felt
Curtesy of Earth Pledge's Future Fashion
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Fashion Bazaar at the castle on 22 and 23 May 2009
Fashion Bazaar with sale of used designer clothes at Koldinghus
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THE C R A F T S A N D D E S I G N B I E N N A L E is Denmark's largest exhibition-event. The theme in 2009 is sustainability. The Biennale will be held at three institutions in the “three town area” – Kolding, Vejle and Fredericia.
T R A P H O L T, in Kolding : Part of the Biennale is adjudicated by a jury; it will consist of works by 31 leading Danish designers and craftsmen. 6 May to 7 September 2009.
K O L D I N G H U S , in Kolding: The exhibition “Fabric for Thought. Sustainable fashion” will present sustainable creations from the catwalk and sustainable jewellery design, among other things. 6 May to 7 September 2009.
T H E D A N I S H M U S E U M O F C E R A M I C S, in Middelfart : The Art Department of “Arabia”, the famous Finnish porcelain factory, will display aesthetic sustainable ceramics. 3 May to 30 August 2009.
The Biennale is organised by the three museums above in collaboration with Danske Kunsthåndværkere and Kolding Design School. Visit the Biennale's website at www.biennalen2009.dk |
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