KUNSTGRAS 2010

2 juni is Designercafe aanwezig tijdens Kunstgras.

Het Utrechtse netwerkevent Kunstgras
2010 is hét podium voor creativiteit, innovatie en duurzaamheid.
Op Kunstgras 2010 komen ondernemers uit het bedrijfsleven en de
creatieve sector samen om elkaar te ontmoeten en ideeën uit te wisselen.
...Kom ook!

Modeshow

30 mei presenteert Designercafe een deel van de eerste collectie tijdens een modeshow, georganiseerd door de kledingwinkel/kapper Het en Heads, in Schijndel. Deelnemende ontwerpers zijn o.a. Fenny Faber en Heidi Long.

Naked Design

Structures and details, purity and the beauty of imperfection and spontaneity: these are the ingredients of the works of Marloes Duyker. Her work is created by the sewing machine to produce textile works that balance between figurative and abstract worlds; a delicate game of structures and fragile stitching.
Naked Design is a flexible one-man business that designs remarkable concepts and 2D and 3D images for editorial purposes, display windows, stands, fashion, jewellery and furniture.
Check out the Naked Design shop

Summer '10 collection Fenny Faber

Check out the new Fenny Faber collection in our webshop, click here.

Workshop Culturele Zondag

De workshop 'Made by Me' was druk en gezellig, 49 deelnemers hebben een top, tuniek, jurk ontworpen en gemaakt tijdens Culturele Zondag. Klik hier voor een impressie van de dag.

DC webshop

Ook al wordt de conceptstore pas in de zomer geopend, het is al wel mogelijk om via Socializta online te shoppen, en de collecties van een aantal ontwerpers, o.a. Fenny Faber, Heidi Long en Frrry te bekijken en bestellen. Klik hier om naar de webshop te gaan

Heidi Long: collection summer 2010

Made by Me: een jurk in 60 minuten

Wil jij onder professionele begeleiding in no time een kledingstuk ontwerpen én maken? Doe het zondag 18 april in het DesignerCafe! 

Deze Culturele Zondag strijkt DesignerCafé neer in de Winkel van Sinkel. Droom je ervan een fashion designer te zijn, al is het maar voor even? Deze middag bedenk en maak je samen met een modeontwerper een kledingstuk. Bij een basispatroon zoek je stoffen en fournituren, waarna je achter de naaimachine je hoogstpersoonlijke look creëert.

DesignerCafé organiseert drie sessies, waar per sessie 10 personen aan mee kunnen doen.

Locatie DesignerCafé: WINKEL VAN SINKEL (Oudegracht 158) 

Als je zeker wil zijn van deelname kun je je aanmelden via email. Tot zondag!

Opening soon! Designercafé in Utrecht

This summer the Designercafe will be launched.

Designercafé is a new conceptstore where collections of talented fashion designers will be produced, exposed and sold. You can buy ready-to-go items, order custom made designer outfits in our local production department, buy patterns and fabrics to create your own outfit, or join us at our workshops, social events and exhibitions.

For updates about the Designercafé you can follow us at Twitter

Are you a professional designer? Or looking fo help to produce your collection? send us an email.

Partners Designercafé: Gemeente Utrecht, Provincie Utrecht and EFRO/Kansen voor West.

Social Shopping

Social Shopping:
Opening expo, 10 designers presented their collection.
More expo photos

Dutch Design Double: Virtual vs Reality

Social Shopping: Virtual vs Reality
Opening expo, 10 designers presented their collection.
More virtual collections

Mingface

Mingface is a fairtrade funky streetwear label based in Amsterdam which I founded in 2004.
The collection consists of t-shirts, sweaters and hoodies printed with
funny and simple animal faces.
These animals are inspired by the Chinese zodiac.
The collection is a big success. We sell in Holland at the famous shops of the Bijenkorf (part of the Maxeda Group) and at a lot of small boutiques. The collection is also available in foreign countries at fancy streetwear shops.
Visit his shop

Tineke Greijdanus

Tineke Greijdanus is collecting visual trash like old mensuits,
t-shirts, sportshirts and recycles it into fancy wearables.
All pieces are unique. You can bring your own favorite wear outs and she will give them a second life.
Visit her shop

Minnemee

The label MINNEMEE has been set up by fashion designer Marjolein Innemee. Her workshop is located in Amsterdam since 2005 where she designs and develops her own collections.
During her training period in India she gained much inspiration, this you see again in her work. As a result, the style of MINNEMEE is a cultural mix of oriental influences. She processes traditional handwork techniques and uses materials such as leather, silk and cotton. A design of her characterises itself by the special attention to and the choices of materials and textures, traditional elements and tailored made elegance.
Visit her shop

Anne van Dijk

Visit her shop

Heidi Long

On the road….
She walks, runs, and sometimes takes a rest
The weather is always changing
It can be cold, hot, wet or windy
She is on the road towards her destination
During her trip she sees, meets and talks
Find, discover and read
Trying to unite different influences
To keep up her feminine yet a bit girly appearance interesting
Sophistication, comfort and daring
She is not afraid to emphasize her personality while she is on the road

The work of Heidi Long can be described as follow:
“I see myself as an artist who explores the painted or drawn mark by stitching and constructing textiles in to a design”.
Visit her shop

Ellen Benders

“Pure Simplicity”
Dress’d by Ellen Benders is a dutch fashion label designed and produced by Ellen Benders (1980). She graduated from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute and started her own label with the idea of creating hand made and custom made dresses. Getting the right fit is everything!
The collections differ in design and inspiration, but always have a distinctive way of being pure & simple with the right cut and playful details.
Visit her shop

Neffa

Neffa joins Socializta
The L-bags are developed with the thought that you want to be a part of a group but at the same time keep your own unique personality. The typical characteristics of this bag (choice of material and color) makes the bag recognisable Neffa. But since every bag has a different print, you underline your own personality. Each and every bag is unique and hand-printed.

Neffa - designer of artworks - is constantly looking for new ways of using them. Goal is to give impersonal things a personal character by the use of surprising colors and prints.
Visit her shop

Dutch Design Double

Social Shopping
Virtual vs Reality
10 dutch designers show and sell their work @ Socializta & Springers Wonen, Telingstraat 2a, Utrecht
Visit us: 4 sept - 11 oct

Rufties@Lowlands

Photography: Zuraida Buter
Have a look at all the cool Rufties creations
Check out more Rufties friends

Socializta@Lowlands: the making of

Socializta Designer bus
Lowlands visitors joined our Rufties workshops, where everyone made his/her own Ruftie creature. And check out the photos of the Socializta workshops of Bas Kosters and the catwalkshow of Anouk Wipprecht.
More Lowlands photos

Socializta@Lowlands

Workshop Bas Kosters for Socializta @ Lowlands
Photography: Dennis Duijnhouwer
Hair & make up: Sanne Bleeker

Check out more Bas Kosters photos
Photography Dennis Duijnhouwer




Rufties
Styling & Dress: Anouk Wipprecht
Photography: Robert Lunak
Hair & make up: Sanne Bleeker





Catwalkshow by Anouk Wipprecht for Socializta @ Lowlands
Photography Dennis Duijnhouwer,
Hair & make up: Sanne Bleeke



Anouk Wipprecht
Creations / styling by Anouk Wipprecht
Photography: Robert Lunak
Hair & make up: Sanne Bleeker

Check out more Anouk Wipprecht photos.
Photography: Robert Lunak, Dennis Dijnhouwer

Join us at Lowlands!

Visit our designerbus at Lowlands 21-23 august!
Join our workshops & catwalkshows in our designerbus.
Bas Kosters, Anouk Wipprecht & Rufties will help you design your own fashion and character toys. Visit our bus in the Lowzone, between Lima & Mike.

Label 3

Audrey Weeren began her career as a fashion illustrator before moving into fashion design. In 2005 she started Label 3 to design and develope her own bags and accessories from her workshop located in Amsterdam.

The combination of raw material and a feminine touch makes where label 3 stands for. Each design is unique and hand-made by herself. The products are made from recycled materials such as used leather sofas and second-hand clothing. The designs are characterised by their simplicity of shape and are wearable in various ways.
Visit her shop @ Socializta

Frrry

Meet collection frrry

frrry is about construction.
The ideas originate from folding and structure experiments. The bags evolving from the process have elaborate concepts and are meticulously made. The next trend does not grasp our attention, we rather think about quality, beautiful materials and subtle solution. The work is not about making up new shapes; a rectangle is just fine for a bag. The very personal work is much more about showing radically new ideas on the making of bags.
Visit the Frrry shop @ Socializta