winterSALON/2013: Thomas Eurlings

(photocredits: JW Kaldenbach)


Thomas Eurlings (1983) is a Dutch product and interior designer with his own label, Thomas E. After graduating from Eindhoven Design Academy in 2006, he worked for influential names in the fashion and textile industry. In his work, Thomas examines the traditional borders between form and function.

You can see his work installed in a beautiful old Amsterdam canal house, Museum Willet Holthuysen. Find them at Herengracht 605.

www.thomaseurlings.nl

winterSALON/2013: Cherish by Desiree Hammen

Inspired by altars and temples, the artist exhibits everyday belongings next to clothing, created by using crafts. One item is a dress for men as a symbol of shifting traditions. To praise them, all items are decorated with gold embroidery, using Turkish techniques such as Telkari and Dival.

Hammen is participant of the SALON/Workshop.

Desiree Hammen (1976) graduated at ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem, 2003. She works as a fashion designer and artist in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. In her work Desiree is combining haute couture techniques with her own DIY skills, exploring the beauty of imperfection.

You can find her installation in the garden house of Museum Het Grachtenhuis. A very impressive and stunning location of WinterSALON/.

www.desireehammen.nl

winterSALON/2013: Elsien Gringhuis

Elsien Gringhuis (1980) graduated cum laude at the academy of visual arts in Arnhem (ArtEZ). In 2009 Elsien presented her first collection during the Amsterdam Fashion Week. 'Maximize the minimum' is the briefest way to describe Elsien Gringhuis' fashion. Her design principal is completely based on sustainability.

This installation of Elsien Gringhuis is demonstrated at Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder (Lord in the Attic). One of the amazing locations of this WinterSALON/. Discover the hidden church behind the 17th century old canal house. It was build during the reformation, when Catholics were forbidden to hold public services.

www.elsiengringhuis.com

winterSALON/2013: Aaltje Kramer

Aaltje Kramer is a fashion communicator based in Amsterdam. She graduated from Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) in 2012, earning a Master's degree in Fashion Communication.

(photocredits: JW Kaldenbach)

Her performance at WinterSALON will leave few unintrigued. If you like to know what her perfomance is about, please have a look at Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis. You'll find her in the weekends. We linked her perfomance/website with our blog: frameworks.aaltjekramer.nl
In the weekends there's a live connection.

winterSALON/2013: Mimi Berlin

On exhibit at winter/Salon 2013 at Hotel Droog, Amsterdam, sharing Droog Design’s exhibition space with Marga Weimans, Nala Ryz and Marie-Jose Jongerius.

Fashion Fest/January 2013. From left to right Mimi Berlin. VUFU&FE/ (von uns für uns & für euch) Die gesamte Mimi Berlin.  Paraphrasing Halston and models, 1972 by Duane Michals. Frisuren Taco Stuiver for 1027 @ House of Orange. Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest I is a photo collage. All the portrayed Mimi Berlin are Style Engineers in art and/or fashion. For more detailed info click here.

Mimi Berlin is a collective of interdisciplinary, creative people, or style engineers, as they like to name themselves. They all work very closely with Mimi Berlin. In the opinion of these style engineers, Mimi Berlin is the most inspirational person imaginable...

"We'd like to inspire you, in order to make life as nice as possible. Therefore we feed your brain, with visual delicacies." Mimi Berlin, 2010.