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Hello,
How are you? A couple of days later than usual, because we wanted to
include as much recent info as possible, we present you MintRed 7, the
December issue.
Including a calendar that can't be bought, a basic dress that tranforms
into an instant wedding gown (very Britney;-), designers who make
Cuba's government officials fall in love with Belgian fashion, wordy
symbols that stay silent, two 98% Belgians with a clear view and a hot
new space for contemporary art that freezes your socks off in winter,
MR 7 brings you the best of creativity from Belgium.
And while we have your attention: we wish you a very happy and
inspirational 2005!
Love,
Ninette
(Creative director MintRed)
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[graphics]
Abeno Words
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abondon, acceptation, affection, attention, availability, balance,
broadmindedness, candour, carefulness, charity, cheerfulness,
commitment, compassion, contentment, cool-headedness, cordiality,
courage, courtesy, dearness, dedication, determination, devotion,
dignity, diligence, discipline, discretion, empathy, endurance,
enthusiasm, equality, equanimity, fair play, firmness, flexibility,
forgivingness, frankness, freedom, friendship, generosity, gentleness,
goodness, goodwill, gratitude, harmony, helpfulness, honesty,
hospitality, humility, humour, imagination, integrity, kindness, joy,
joyfulness, justice, liveliness, love, magnanimity, mercy, moderation,
modesty, optimism, patience, peace, perseverance, playfulness,
politeness, prudence, purity, reconciliation, relaxation, reliability,
repentance, respect, responsibility, security, self-control, sense of
duty, sensitivity, serenity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety,
solidarity, spontaneity, stability, stamina, strength, support,
surrender, sweetness, sympathy, tact, tenderness, thankfulness,
tolerance, trust, understanding, unselfishness, uplift, will-power,
willingness…
On the site’abeno’ around 100 ‘concepts’ (friendship, honesty,
hospitality,…) referring to universal values were brought together by
graphic artist Geert Nys. Each concept is provided with a distinctive
identifying mark (the abeno motif) and acts as if it were a human gene.
Together they form the essence of our human nature. It is the intention
to inject them into our society and to allow them to spread massively,
like positive viruses. All kinds of media can be considered for this
purpose: a receipt, a ticket, a flyer, newspapers and magazines,
websites, clothing, all kinds of objects, … in short, everything on
which or in which a beautiful pattern can be printed or incorporated
can be used and acts as a mental power-point. The prints can be
downloaded free of charge with acknowledgement from www.abeno.be Choice
of colours and size of the patterns are irrelevant and can therefore be
adapted at will. Geert Nys would appreciate if you let him know how,
where and when you use these prints, so everybody who visits his site
can enjoy your creations too!
www.abeno.be
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[Fashion]
Aleksandra Paszkowska - Dresses for instant princesses
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Belgian designer Aleksandra Paszkowska loves transformations and proves
it once again with her ‘instant princess dress’: a summerdress with a
pop-up crinoline that’s wrapped compressed into XS luggage for easy
transportation. When the need arises, you simply open the bag –and out
pops the crinoline! Combined with the matching dress it instantly
transforms you into a beautiful princess, ready for glam parties, hip
events, miss Belgium contests or, why not, your own fairy tale
wedding...
Y-dress? Shop
Antoine Dansaertstraat 102
1000 Brussels.
Tel. 00-32-2-502.69.81.
www.ydress.com
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[fashion]
Cuba loves Christoph Broich!
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The Cuban government is mesmerized by the new sunglasses created by
Belgian designer Christoph Broich for theo eyewear. President of the
Belgian Socialist Party Steve Stevaert visited Cuba last October and
carried presents for his hosts, as is usual in this kind of situation.
The Flemish socialists opted for promoting Belgian fashion this time
and brought the theo/Broich sunglasses with them for Fidel Castro and
his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Felipe Pérez Roque -you can see his
delight on the accompanying photo. We’d have loved to show you a
picture of Mr. Castro wearing the sunglasses as well, but unfortunately
he suffered an accident just before the meeting. According to our
information however, he loves his new designer sunglasses as much as
his Minister does. And so he should- they are lovely indeed.
www.theo.be
Photo: Johan Van Hoecke
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[expo]
Andy Wauman- Fleur Boonman - 98% Belgian
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December 10, 2004- January 22nd, 2005
For the second time running, Antwerp gallery Fifty One Fine Art
Photography presents new work by Belgian contemporary artist Andy
Wauman. He uses manipulated symbols and logos from streetculture such
as the stars & stripes, questioning their meaning in the process.
Society criticism is mixed with a desire for complete freedom. Andy
Wauman: “Imagination is always three steps ahead of the statement
itself.”
At the same time you can see the work of audiovisual artist Fleur
Boonman, who lead a nomadic existence in Africa, eastern Europe and
Cuba for a couple of years and photographed people and situations there
by way of a diary. Currently she’s working on video installations and a
movie, in which she wants to express how she experiences the world
around her and her place in it- her self-portraits are perfect
witnesses to that.
Fifty One Fine Art Photography
Zirkstraat 20
2000 Antwerp.
Tel. 00-32-3-289.84.58.
www.gallery51.com
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[expo]
“Dedicated to a proposition”
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November 20th ’04-February 20th ‘05
For the opening exposition of Extra City, the new space for
contemporary art in Antwerp, curator Wim Peeters asked 20 Belgian and
international artists to share their views on this subject with you.
The term “Dedicated to a Proposition” is borrowed from Abraham
Lincoln’s public address in Gettysburg in 1863, describing an utopian
political horizon in times of great anxiety caused by civil war. Both
anxiety and desire recur in the continuous play of global powers and
this expostion can be seen as a bridge towards the political situation
of today. Artists include Gert Robijns, Damian Ortega, Luc Tuymans,
Enrique Metinides and Joost Conijn, while Terence Koh (aka
asianpunkboy), Robin Rhode and Mike Bouchet start their
artist-in-residency in Antwerp, working on future projects for Extra
City.
Another exciting project is ‘Hotelit’, a hotel room annex artwork by
Vadim Fishkin and Yuri Leiderman in cooperation with MuHKA, that’s
installed permanently next door to Extra City –and can be rented for 70
euros per night. Living, breathing and sleeping art- only in Antwerp!
Extra City
Mexicostraat
Kattendijkdok
Kaai 44
2030 Antwerp.
Open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 11 AM- 11 PM.
www.extracity.org
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[education]
FFI & UAMS present a fashion management master course
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Antwerp is a rising star on the fashion firmament: the presence of the
international port, the excellence of the diamond trade and the rising
fame of the Belgian designers in the world of fashion indicate that Antwerp
is a blooming tradecenter.
In addition to that, the management know-how of
the University of Antwerp Management School (UAMS) provides an
excellent academic framework. In collaboration with the Flanders
Fashion Institute (FFI) the University of Antwerp Management School now developed Fashion Management, a master
programme for managers dealing with -or operating in- the international
fashion industry.
Theory and practice join together in three fashion modules,
co-ordinated by
experts from the fashion industry. Long overdue and very helpful for
Belgium’s existing and upcoming fashion superstars!
Info: www.modenatie.com
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[event]
Haider Ackermann wins Swiss Textiles Award
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From 25th November to 28th November 2004, GWAND Foundation organized
the GWAND Fashion Festival Lucerne, a platform for fashion and its
key-people from all over the world with the aim to propel young and
contemporary designers forward and to link them with the professional
industry (media, buyers, press-agents...) For the already established
designers it is an occasion to make new networks or to strengthen the
contacts with their partners. Last year Belgian designer Raf Simons
scooped up the big prize -the Swiss Textiles Award- and this year, yet
another designer who trained in Belgium won: Haider Ackermann. The
prize consists of a financial contribution dispersed over one to two
years equivalent to approximately 100.000 euros. Generally, it is
intended for use toward a show/presentation or for PR, but it can be
tailored to the needs of the designer. With the many difficulties that
independent designers still face today, we’re sure the price will be
very welcome- and very well deserved too!
www.gwand.ch
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[lecture]
Designer Kaat Tilley in Fashion Museum Hasselt
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On saturday december 4th Belgian designer Kaat Tilley spoke
about her own work in Modemuseum in Hasselt in the series
‘Ont(k)kleed’.
The museum recently acquired a magnificent dress from Tilley’s
collection ‘Skeletons, to the bone’ and at this lecture the designer
told the story of the dress –and of her work and collections in
general. They show a dreamy world that balances between female
fragility and power. Kaat Tilley is inspired by the media, literature
and culture: each new collection starts with drawings (Tilley is a
talented painter as well), text fragments and illustrations in a
recycled book. After choosing the right fabrics she then translates
each drawing into a wearable collection.
More info about Kaat Tilley on: www.kaattilley.com.
Modemuseum
Gasthuisstraat 11
3500 Hasselt.
Tel. 00-11-23.96.21.
www.modemuseum.be
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[event]
Belgium wins yet another fashion prize
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Belgian fashion design school La Cambre is the winner of the Alcantara
XS Competition (a project supported by Mittelmoda International Lab in
Italy). La Cambre has been awarded a scholarship in cash, consisting
of 3.000 euros for the production of the most innovative and creative
mini-collection for dolls out of 10 proposals coming from all over the
world.
Huis Clos, the venue at nr. 5, Corso di Porta Vittoria in Milan has
been displaying the exhibition of the 10 mini-collections made by the
students of international fashion schools who have been offered the
chance to experiment freely with innovative Alcantara fabrics boosting
their qualities and present the new trends in fashion to the press and
the public.
Belgium has been chosen for its harmonic collection, combining a
refined coherence with an innovative and creative ability in treating
the fabrics together with perfect experimentation and good taste.
Moreover, they have shown the greatest maturity in terms of ideas and
shape constructions.
www.mittelmoda.com
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[graphics/fashion]
VisionFragments calendar 2005 - I love a man in uniform
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We have 5 calendars to give away!
Photo: Charles Fréger
The most original calendar to appear in recent years is here again and
the theme of Stockmans’ VisionFragments 2005 is ‘Uniforms’.
Uniforms are increasingly turning up in fashion, but too often it
concerns only simple copies of the classic garments. VisionFragments
2005 displays both the original uniforms and the work of designers and
artists who work explicitly with uniforms. Because this theme resulted
in many portrait-style photographs, a square calendar with a circular
cut-out was chosen, like the photo frame on the mantelpiece.
One page per week, 52 photos in all, with work by Bruno Vekemans, Dirk
Bikkembergs, Herman Tallein, Scabal, Haeftling, Charles Fréger, Anthony
Goicolea, A.F. Vandevorst, Björn Tagemose, Verne Photography and more.
The VisionFragments calendars are not for sale, but if you’re lucky you
can win one of 5 ex. that MintRed managed to get their clammy little
mitts on. To win one, just send us an email with: Uniform? Yes please!
and bide your time…
www.visionfragments.be
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 Mintred© 2004
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