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 Maastricht 2013 Nomade

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht celebrates its 5th edition and therefore the fashion event will last for nine days this year. 

As it is the 5th edition we are in a nostalgic mood and are looking back to turbulent years. Five years ago no one considered Maastricht as a place where you can find avant-garde fashion. We created FASHIONCLASH with a strong desire to create a clash with fashion as a starting point. ‘Clash’ stands for an inspiring encounter of different designers, disciplines, cultures and audiences. 
Today, Maastricht is a place where once a year emerging talents from all the world gather to show their visions and dreams.

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013 - temporary settlement for Nomads from all over the world

Fashion is a discipline that like no other captures the spirit of time and manages to translate it to form. The world is in crisis and more than ever, the upcoming talent needs a stage. Not only to show their beautiful creations but mainly because it tells us something about our contemporary world. As nomads the young talents are traveling through countries and cities, driven by hope and uncertainty and looking for venues to tell their story. Based on this concept we have created the 2013 campaign image. We created a symbolic persona as a statue for the young talent.
More than hundred emerging designers and artists from all over the world will gather during the 5th edition of FASHIONCLASH Maastricht.

Looking back to 5 years of FASHIONCLASH Maastricht

In between time we are working very hard to make everything possible.
Here are some 'in between snaps' from our office.

show participants wall

 collaboration with Studio Stad

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