As well as selling the book that accompanies the exhibition, a specially commissioned silk scarf by the. 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 gallery is open daily from 11am but closing time. Ideaconcept, image editing and design by irma boom. You could get a closer look from upstairs through small binoculars set up on the balconies. Charting the burgeoning career of dutch designing duo viktor horsting and rolf snoeren, the show is a retrospective of the past 15 years work at their eponymous fashion house.
Booms book is divided into eightpage gatefolds, each representing an era, collection or moment in the designers career, illustrated. The exhibition is accompanied by a book with essays by caroline. Mannequin head mixed media collage and handpainted french to english dictionary text altered art folk art paper macheentrance and exit. The allblack collection was presented by models whose faces, hands and legs were painted black. The house of viktor and rolf by caroline evans, hardcover.
The project was tribal ddb in amstelveen, the netherlands, and the look was ohso fresh if grey felt was a person. 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. While rolf snoeren was at burning man, i chatted with viktor horsting at soho house berlin ahead of the runway show about. Jul 22, 2008 the house of viktor and rolf is open for business at the barbican art gallery until 21st september 2008. A protest represented also by the picture of the model walking around paris for the on strike collection aw 19961997. Since 2012, marni has been part of the otb group, owned by italian entrepreneur renzo rosso francesco risso has been the brands creative director since 2016. 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. Sep 06, 2017 soon, the designers will be celebrating their 25 th year anniversary with a new book coming out with phaidon and are collaborating with the berlinbased online shop zalandowho recently launched a new online concept shop. Famed for their highconcept catwalk shows and extravagan. Viktor horsting and rolf snoeren met while studying fashion at the arnhem academy of art and design in the netherlands.
Book design barbican art gallery 2008 previous project next project. Elevating the somber material to a striking new standard scored i29 the great indoors award in 2011. This sumptuously produced book is the most comprehensive exploration of viktor. The fashion houses founders viktor horsting and rolf snoeren created the book with irma boom, the renowned dutch bookmaker and graphic designer. It is stitched together by hand and wrapped in transparent, flexible. Fashion artists 25 years, is as breathtaking and perceptionaltering as one might expect from such a revolutionary pair. 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. It is recognized worldwide for its womens, mens and kids readytowear and accessories collections. Jun 01, 2008 this book was made as an accompaniment to their retrospective at the barbican. The book includes an exclusive recent interview by the curator with the designers, a fascinating glossary of viktor. The show includes a sixmetre high dolls house designed by siebe tettero, filled with 54. Jan 03, 2009 and of course at the centre was the house.
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. 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. Of course, we later found out that you could get the book off amazon for. It was founded in 1993 by dutch designers viktor horsting born 1969, geldrop and rolf snoeren born 1969, dongen. Soon, the designers will be celebrating their 25 th year anniversary with a new book coming out with phaidon and are collaborating with the berlinbased online shop zalandowho recently launched a new online concept shop. 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. Marni is an italian fashion house founded in 1994 by consuelo castiglioni. As well as selling the book that accompanies the exhibition, a specially commissioned silk. It is created as an escape from reality while showing everything that famous creators present to the market.
Inspired by their own 1996 launch exhibition and by the dolls houses at amsterdams rijksmuseum, the exhibition features a 6metre high dolls house. 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 is open for business at the barbican art gallery until 21st september 2008. You probably know viktor horsting and rolf snoeren as celebrated designers of high fashionthe artists behind a. Dutch designers seem to be rather fond of grey felt.
Since 2012, marni has been part of the otb group, owned by italian entrepreneur renzo rosso. An informative and visually spectacular book about the fashion design duo, viktor and rolf. As well as selling the book that accompanies the exhibition, a. This book was made as an accompaniment to their retrospective at the barbican. One questions how a fashion house famous for its ability to transform and. Jun 25, 2018 spending more time with booms book reveals a certain logic. Then there is holly hobbie, because of all the benchwork, rolf snoeren added, to explain the.
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