Jan 28, 2015 every look in viktor horsting and rolf snoerens haute couture collection originated from the same three elements. Jul 22, 2008 the house of viktor and rolf is open for business at the barbican art gallery until 21st september 2008. As well as selling the book that accompanies the exhibition, a specially commissioned silk scarf by the. Head of design written by lyle reimer, foreword by viktor horsting and rolf snoeren. The house of viktor and rolf by caroline evans, hardcover.
It is created as an escape from reality while showing everything that famous creators present to the market. It was founded in 1993 by dutch designers viktor horsting born 1969, geldrop and rolf snoeren born 1969, dongen. The exhibition is accompanied by a book with essays by caroline. The house of viktor and rolf is expanding its successful bonbon perfume collection into the summer season with bonbon spring summer edition. A special event is held every thursday night as part of the fashion late programme, to include workshops, discussions, performan. Fabric finder we have a childhood memory of little house on the prairie, so it is loosely inspired by its characters, said viktor horsting, referring to the book and tv series about a 19thcentury american farming family. From the runway to backstage, meet the designers and watch the shows. More than ever true to their core, fashion artists viktor horsting and rolf snoeren use a mingling of fashion and art as a means of expression, presenting a collection of wearable art.
The fragrance comes in a flacon shaped like hand grenade with a copper ring. The show includes a sixmetre high dolls house designed by siebe tettero, filled with 54. She lives and works in london as a practicing artist, specializing in embroidery. Every look in viktor horsting and rolf snoerens haute couture collection originated from the same three elements. This was the first uk exhibition to focus on the highly influential duo. Highlights include haute couture pieces from atomic bomb, 199899, featuring dramatic mushroom cloudlike cushioned necklines and russian doll, 19992000, in which a single model was painstakingly dressed by the designers. The gallery is open daily from 11am but closing time.
The hardcover of the the house of viktor and rolf by caroline evans. Cycle, launches today 1 february, transforming zalandos overstocked garments into. Viktor horsting and rolf snoeren met while studying fashion at the arnhem academy of art and design in the netherlands. We designed a gigantic dolls house that comprises all of the highlights from our collections over the last 15 years. The book includes an exclusive recent interview by the curator with the designers, a fascinating glossary of viktor. Theres a book called the secret a selfhelp book thats a big hit now. This comprehensive exploration of their work includes an interview with the designers, a detailed biography and texts on each collection. The house of viktor and rolf by caroline evans, hardcover barnes. As well as selling the book that accompanies the exhibition, a specially commissioned silk. This saturday 280 fashionlovers invaded the barbicans cinema for the ultimate behindthescenes treatment as the designers themselves viktor horsting and rolf. This imaginary, glamorous, grandiose and ultra modern walk through web real estate of the brand is a multidimensional fashion galaxy which shows fashion show and perfume library of the house.
It has explosive composition, which highlights aromatic lavender in unique way thanks to hot and tart spices. Formed for their extravagant collections and thier highconcept catwalk shows, the radical dutch designers viktor and rolf have taken the fashion world by storm over the last fifteen years. Famed for their highconcept catwalk shows and extravagan. The hardback tome will weigh in at nearly 300 pages, with over 200 color photos. It is stitched together by hand and wrapped in transparent, flexible. For their fall 2017 couture show, the avantgarde design duo viktor horsting and rolf snoeren sent a diverse range of models down the catwalk as action dolls, which is a glitzy way of saying half the. Jul 10, 2017 for their fall 2017 couture show, the avantgarde design duo viktor horsting and rolf snoeren sent a diverse range of models down the catwalk as action dolls, which is a glitzy way of saying half the models walked the runway in in oversized dolls heads before the second half of the show brought out converted, wearable version of the looks. Alice archer alice archer graduated from goldsmiths university of london with a firstclass honors in textiles in 2008. Book design barbican art gallery 2008 previous project next project.
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