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June 7, 2012

Salon/maastricht hand-outs

So far, SALON/maastricht is another edition we are very proud of. Please note that on every location you can find printed hand-outs to take along your SALON/ journey that supply you interesting background information on the participants. Please, ask the SALON/ hostesses.

SALON/maastricht: who are NOMAN and Zohra Murad you could have seen in the loft of the NS?

NOMAN is a collective, founded by fashion designer Selina Parr and product designer Lara Tolman. NOMAN was born out of an idea to work together as equals, in creating an alternative world in which egos are subordinated. NOMAN is a trend moderation which can be presented in forms, colours and structures that can be applied to many fields of visual arts.

For the individual members of NOMAN, creating a collection does not end by the clothing itself, it finds expression in all aspects around it. Multiple disciplines merge together to express the fashion phenomenon, because for NOMAN fashion is more than a garment: it represents a spirit of age that can be expressed in different forms and shapes. Collaboration with various artists will add an extra dimension to the creation, with the ultimate goal to give the concept of fashion a broader interpretation.

And who is Zohra Murad, who designed that incredible dress?

Zohra Murad (b. 1987, Kabul, Afghanistan) graduated Fashion Design in 2010 at the Academy of Fine Arts Maastricht, The Netherlands. She often uses her Afgan background as an inspiration as well as the cultures from all over the world. Her work consists of simple, clean and chic silhouettes, in which you can find traditional craftsmanship and colourful patterns.

please, check this blog and the handouts of SALON/maastricht for extra information on our great line-up here in Maastricht !

June 5, 2012

SALON/maastricht presents Mattijs van Bergen & Anouk Vogel @ Reuten & Reuten Galerie

posted by SALON/ pictures by Marij Rynja (c)

June 3, 2012

SALON/maastricht presents: Scope13

The Heggenstraat is known for its little boutiques. No less then five SALON/locations are part of the SALON/ route, located in this little side street: Traders Pop, Wild Wild West Active Space, Muchachas Designer Boutique, Scope13 and Von Eusersdorff.
Hereby we show you today Scope13, a studio for temporary exhibitions for designers and artists who live and work in Maastricht. Fabian Landewee, Nika Rams, Lernert & Sander, Branko Popovic, FANTASTIC MAN & The Gentlewoman, and BUTT.

all pictures by Marij Rynja for SALON/

Entrance of SCOPE13 (Heggenstraat 13)

Covers of Fantastic Man, the Gentlewoman and BUTT, all magazines by Gert Jonkers & Jop van Bennekom

The Diary Paintings of Branko Popovic, 'diary mood boards' he created as preparation for his fashion collections

Branko Popovic

John Franzen's 'Each Line One Breath' room

close-up of the breath-lines Franzen draws with black fine liners

'70m ROPE' installation of product designer Nika Rams

Close up of the 70m ROPE closet of Nika Rams

Charming video clip of Lernert & Sander

June 2, 2012

opening SALON/maastricht! Starting point: the loft of Maastrichts trainstation building - where no passengers are allowed

The Big M of Maastricht CS

Fresh filter coffee to take things slow and welcome everyone

Desiree Hammen (participant of SALON/) with extravagant sunglasses from Hong Kong

The LAND group (participants of SALON/)

A warm welcome from Manon Schaap & Gijs Stork (SALON/ team, right) and Guus Beumer (director of Marres and artistic director of Bureau Europa NAiM, left)

SALON/ sign

SALON/maastricht had the privilage to use a very hidden place in the top of the old trainstation of Maastricht

the SALON/ NS pavilion: left is a hand drawed work of John Franzen where every line is one breath in one stroke. In the centre a painting of Sidi el Karchi 'His Story' (2009)