Dagmar Kestner - Macrame

Into Smithereens

• Dagmar is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• She studied at London College of Fashion and graduated in 2013.
• Dagmar Kestner is a Fashion Accessory//Fashion Design label, producing handcrafted luxury goods, primarily made from leather.
• Essence of the brand is to develop and cultivate traditional handcrafting techniques further and to reinvent/rethink their use under contemporary influences/aesthetics in Fashion Design.#
• Core Research is since 2008 the ancient technique of Macramé and the look and use of this technique was challenged in a multitude of ways in collections of accessories as well as sculptural garment silhouettes

Into Smithereens:


 

• Into Smithereens is a series of sculptural womenswear silhouettes, focussing on a personal enhancement of the decorative craft of „Macramé” in combination with soft leather qualities.
• The silhouettes and shapes are formed by the interplay of movement in between body and dress, creating architectural shapes and almost topographical heights& depths.
• All garments are carefully crafted, each leather band cut separately and every knot hand-tied.
• The final voluminously bold appearance and weight, stands in a fascinating contrast to the dozens of fine, detailed knots each piece is built of.
• This collection also may shows, that historic crafts or the common use of the material leather can still be explored in original and contemporary ways

Knit - Stine Ladefoged

• Danish Brand
• founded 2009 by designer Stine Ladefoged
• Knitwear and jersey garments
• Scandinavian simplicity
• drapery and experimentation with techniques on the knitting machine
• combines different gauges, such as fine gauge and bulky gauge to get more variation in the volume and structure of the knit.
• The materials are high quality yarns and fabrics with wool as one of the absolute favourites.
• Shaping the knit in three dimensional forms, without cutting and sewing too much, Stine encourages us to go bold and capture the attention with the simple idea of a maxi knit dress or sweater.

SS2010 : Narcissum is Calling
 
 
 


AW2010/11 'Bugs & Butterflies'

 
 

 


SS2011: Imaginary

 
 

AW2011: Constructions

 
 
SS2012: Mystery Forest

 
 

AW2012: Medusa's Web

 
 
 

Spire = Cacti

 

I chose the word spire to begin my project which eventually lead me to spikes, needles and the cactus which I ultimately chose to base my skirt design on.

I then began to look at spikiness in other artists works such as this sculptural feature by Thomas Heatherwick

 

This Jessica Flynn piece comprises of toy soldiers protruding from a wall on the horizontal.

The ceramicist Ikuko Iwamuto created these little pots with spiky sections.

 

 

Incredible ceramic pieces by Marie Rouillon.

 

Sweet Chestnut by Roy Wright

 

 

 
My shower Curtain is a green warrior by Elizabeth Buecher... she was inspired by global warming and water conservation. The user is allowed 4 minutes of water and the inflatable spikes will remain flat however once those 4 minutes are up the  spikes rise and the person is forced from the shower, conserving water.