FASHIONCLASH x Joelle Boers x The Dutch

Maastricht has a great new hot spot, The Dutch, a contemporary lifestyle hotel with a quirky retro style. FASHIONCLASH teamed up with The Dutch not only for the 8th edition of FASHIONCLASH Festival but the collaboration provided a platform for our talented local designer and entrepreneur Joelle Boers. The Dutch commissioned print and fashion Joelle Boers to design a mini collection for The Dutch. The collection features t-shirs, backpacks, jackets and trouwers in various prints also designed by the designer.

The pieces can be bought at The Dutch.

The Dutch is a lifestyle hotel situated in a town house in the district of Wyck, which is known for its authentic shops, bars and restaurants.
 Each guest room is individually designed and features modern facilities. These include air-conditioning, a comfy bed with fluffy pillows, a flat screen TV with over a 100 channels, in room coffee and tea, room service from our friends at Harry’s, a complimentary minibar and sufficient power outlets for all your mobile devices. Enjoy a gin & tonic in the Lobby-Bar and meet up with the locals or have a free cappuccino or espresso in the Hangout where you can work, play games or relax.  The hotel does not serve a traditional breakfast as it is surrounded with many great breakfast spots. It does provide a daily complimentary breakfast bag as a healthy start of the day.

https://www.hotelthedutch.com

Photography: Guy Houben

C3:Diversity - Day 2

C3:Diversity Project ended yesterday with a public presentation at Centre Céramique. Three teams, each consisting out of one Dutch and one London designer, presented the results of their two day collaboration.
The participating designers where given the challenge to create a concept related to the theme of Diversity. It is fair to conclude that the pitch had no winner but in stead they are all winners after their strong proposals and innovative ideas. The short-term project that took place just two days proved the importance and relevance of such encounters which enable designers not only to collaborate but also to research new ideas that could contribute to a sustainable development of the fashion industry, their personal development but most of al to a better well being. That is exactly what FASHIONCLASH mission is, to organize encounters that will challenge fashion with aim to contribute to a better world.

The presentation was a display of not only new ideas but also new friendships. All participants reflected that the process of the collaboration is as important as the end result and expressed their desire to continue. The conclusion of the project is basically that this is just the begging.

C3:Diversity is a social design project in which the visions of Made2Measure (Maastricht University), Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design (MAFAD), Forza Fashion House Maastricht (FFH), FASHIONCLASH Festival, London College of Fashion - Official (LCF) and 6 different designers (3 from Maastricht, 3 from London) connect, collaborate and create. Together with Made2Measure and London College of Fashion a new platform is provided for creativity, knowledge and research. A platform in which fashion is placed in a social context. The aim if this project is to stimulate the creative industries, to connect Maastricht and London, and to build a lasting relationship with creative minds, entrepreneurs and institutes around the world.

Participants: 
From London: Bella Gonshorovitz, Michelle Muirhead and Carmen Ludwig
From Maastricht: Victoria Sophie Keller, Maarten van Mulken and Ebby Port

C3:Diversity took place in the context of MCCCI Conference, a two-day event on the cultural and creative industries. The first day, Monday September 26, will have an academic focus and is organised by Made2Measure(Maastricht University) in collaboration with FMA. During this day, young scholars in the field of finance and investment in creative ventures are invited to present their research. The second day, Tuesday September 27th is focused more toward practitioners in the cultural and creative field, artists and students. To make this day distinct during the conference, it has been named ‘Everyone is an Artist’. The organisation of this day is a collaboration between Made2Measure and The Artist and the Others.

More information: http://www.forzafashionhouse.nl/c3diversity

C3:Diversity project impressions of Day 2, Photography by Sem Shayne

C3:Diversity - Day 1

C3:Diversity project impressions of Day 1 

C3:Diversity is a social design project in which the visions of Made2Measure (Maastricht University), Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design (MAFAD), Forza Fashion House Maastricht (FFH), FASHIONCLASH Festival, London College of Fashion - Official (LCF) and 6 different designers (3 from Maastricht, 3 from London) connect, collaborate and create.
Together with Made2Measure and London College of Fashion a new platform is provided for creativity, knowledge and research. A platform in which fashion is placed in a social context.
The aim if this project is to stimulate the creative industries, to connect Maastricht and London, and to build a lasting relationship with creative minds, entrepreneurs and institutes around the world.

Participants:
From London: Bella Gonshorovitz, Michelle Muirhead and Carmen Ludwig
From Maastricht: Victoria Sophie Keller, Maarten van Mulken and Ebby Port

More information: http://www.forzafashionhouse.nl/c3diversity

C3:Diversity takes place in the context of MCCCI Conference, a two-day event on the cultural and creative industries. The first day, Monday September 26, will have an academic focus and is organised by Made2Measure(Maastricht University) in collaboration with FMA. During this day, young scholars in the field of finance and investment in creative ventures are invited to present their research. The second day, Tuesday September 27th is focused more toward practitioners in the cultural and creative field, artists and students. To make this day distinct during the conference, it has been named ‘Everyone is an Artist’. The organisation of this day is a collaboration between Made2Measure and The Artist and the Others.

Photography: Sem Shayne

FASHIONCLASH Festival x Lumina Punto Carretas

Attention! Uruguayan fashion designers, 
FASHIONCLASH partners with Lumina Punto Carretas

Since 2006, the Punta Carretas Shopping Center located in Montevideo (Uruguay) organize Lumina Punta Carretas, aimed to support the developing of local fashion industry.

Lumina Punta Carretas is a program aimed to promote young talents (students and graduates) of fashion design careers in Uruguay.
Through Lumina,  they provide them the opportunity to show their work, meet interesting companies to work in or build their own business. The final purpose is help the development of the fashion design industry in Uruguay, generating new jobs and supporting entrepreneurs so that they can live from their career.
For the past ten years, more than 700 young designers participated in the contest, number that grows every year, as so the fashion industry in Uruguay. 
Thanks to Lumina, 50 young designers have been integrated in the business world, either in existing retail companies or in their own entrepreneurship. Previous first prizes hace been London and Paris Fashion week, and courses at IED Milano and Polimoda in Florence.

The winner of 2017 edition will take part at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2017 in Maastricht.

Watch Lumina´s last edition, in April 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy8tBS96gcQ

ARTS THREAD Tomorrows Talent at On|Off LFW SS17

Marlou Breuls

On|Off and ARTS THREAD came together for the second season running to show 10 talented ARTS THREAD members to show as part of #TomorrowsTalent, a slot on the On|Off London Fashion Week SS17 schedule for a static installation curated under the theme of Digital Impressionists.

Among the talents was one of FASHIONCLASH Festival talents Marlou Breuls, who graduated from Amfi this summer and who was the winner of Audience Award at Lichting 2016.
Other featured talents were: Stefan Kartchev, Yeojin Kim, Amanda Svart, Jennifer Dols, Mao Tsen Chang and Laetitia Berthier.

As part of its ongoing dedication to the emerging category, On|Off supports ‘Tomorrow’s Talent’. Tomorrow’s Talent is a full day of activities featuring the very best of international degree and post-graduate talents. The event kicked off on the eve of London Fashion Week, on This will all happen side by side with a whole schedule of catwalk & static presentations across London Fashion Week.
Lee Lapthorne says: “I wanted to offer a platform for the recent graduate category, to really give them a showcase on an international basis. A different perspective. Something original. I’m hoping this will be the start of something very exciting…”

http://onoff.tv/sept2016/designers/#tomorrowstalent