Saba Tark at Centraal Museum Utrecht

photo: Richard Terborg

Saba Tark: Nomads of the World exhibition at Centraal Museum in Utrecht

This is the first in a series of exhibitions in which Centraal Museum and HKU (Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht) present the work of a promising talent. Each autumn the museum will showcase the work of an art or design graduate from HKU. The series kicks off with Saba Tark (1987, Baghdad), who studied at the MAFAD (Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts) and Design and at HKU. As a young fashion designer from a multicultural background, she is inspired by traditional craftsmanship and experimentation.
Her graduation project Nomads of the World is displayed in the New Utrecht Galleries. The collection is inspired by the fabrics of nomadic people, in which function and beauty are paramount. In this collection, it is as though Saba has created a modern tribe that has fled the hectic nature of everyday life in search of peace, quiet and freedom. In this collection, she has sought a new approach to design that translates craftsmanship and innovation into clothing: she has developed new materials and techniques, adapted design methods and changed silhouettes.

FAB / Runway Malta designer competition at FASHIONCLASH Festival

The focus of Saba Tark’s graduation project was haute couture and craftsmanship, creating a new image with age-old techniques combined with various materials. She draws attention to the cut, hand sewing and finish. Using moulage techniques (draping fabric on a tailor’s dummy) and a ‘zero waste’ design method, she created silhouettes with geometric forms, reducing waste material by 80%.

All the garments, fabrics and shoes are inspired by areas inhabited by nomadic peoples.

-> Sit-In at Central Museum 28 sep with director Edwin Jacobs. 

http://centraalmuseum.nl

Saba Tark participated in various FASHIONCLASH projects.

http://www.sabatark.com/

Saba Tark at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2012 exhibition

FASHIONCLASH and De Bijenkorf for Maastricht and Euregio 2018

On Friday, 6 September, the European jury will decide which Dutch city will become the European Capital of Culture in 2018. In that light, the members of the jury visited Maastricht and the Meuse-Rhine Euregio today. around 3000 people gathered at the Vrijthof in Maastricht to show support.
FASHIONCLASH teamed up with De Bijenkorf Maastricht and gave a small fashion performance  on the square. Following to that models gave a performance in window display as a opening of the mini exhibition that you can enjoy this at De Bijenkorf Maastricht.
Now let's pray and hope that we win the title Maastricht for European Cultural Capital in 2018!

Presented designers are from Euregio Meuse-Rhine: Saba Tark, STRIKKS, Noir Near Future, Linda Friesen, Marlou Breuls, &TheGang, Branko Popovic, Nawie Kuiper.

Hair and Make-up: Nina Stevens, Bas Aarts, Dominique Cordaro

Check out the images!
© FASHIONCLASH 

FASHIONCLASH participants at MOBA 13

red outfit: Agnieszka Natasza Splewińska

Curator Lidewij Edelkoort has selected the theme of Fetishism in Fashion for the fifth edition of the M°BA. FASHIONCLASH team went to Arnhem to visit this big event. We were in particular proud to see work of several FASHIONCLASH Maastricht designers.
We have made a selection of their work that is featured in Moba.

You can visit this great event until July 21.

http://moba.nu/

FASHIONCLASH for King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands visited Maastricht. FASHIONCLASH was invited and we showcased some fashion talents.
Participating designers: Romy van Eijk, Linda Friesen, Atelier Milada, Nawie Kuiper, Saba Tark, STRIKKS and Branko Popovic.

Hair & make-up team: Bas Aarts, Nina Stevens,Priscilla Machils, Esther De Graaff and Dominique Cordaro. Here is an impression of this special day.

Pictures by BRANKOPOPOVICBLOG, more images available here.

Saba Tark - Independent, Sabotaging & Breaking tradition

1. Please introduce yourself to our readers. (Who are you, where do you come from and what is your field of specialization?) 
I’m Saba Tark and I’m 24 years old. I was born in Iraq but I now live in the Netherland.
I’m studying Fashion Design at the HKU (Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht) and my specialization is haute couture, textile design and illustrations.

Soirée Artistique II with FASHIONCLASH

Annemarije van Harten

Soirée Artistique II took place last weekend in La Bonbonnière in Maastricht. FASHIONCLASH was there with designers Saba Tark, Anya Liesnik and Annemarije van Harten who have designed costumes for the presenters of Els Roobroeck and Joost Horward.
Soirée Artistique II is in initiative of Foundation Maastrichtse Componisten. More information about the initiative: www.maastrichtsecomponisten.eu

All pictures by Branko Popovic if not credited otherwise.

Els Roobroeck 

Soirée Artistique II with FASHIONCLASH

The second edition of will take place this weekend (Sunday 8th January). An afternoon with music, history, chocolate, and fashion. Fashion designers Annemarije van Harten, Saba Tark and Anya Liesnik designed outfits for the presenters of the event.
The programme features works by Maastricht 19th century composers such as Alexander Batta (1816-1902), Joseph Hollmann (1852-1926), Andrée Bonhomme (1905 – 1982) and Jean Franssen (1893-1978). The music pieces will be introduced by two presenters, Els Roobroeck and Joost Horward, with clothing designed specifically for this project by the these fashion designers.
FASHIONCLASH invited the designers to design outfits inspired by the featured composers and the time when they lived.

Sunday January 8th from 15.30 (14.30 introduction by Jac van den Boogard) in La Bonbonnière in Maastricht. TICKETS!

Soirée Artistique II is in initiative of Foundation Maastrichtse Componisten. More information about the event: www.maastrichtsecomponisten.eu