Gösta von Platen - Breaking Bodily Boundaries

Photography: Polo Lindström Muller

Meet Gösta von Platen, a Swedish fashion designer specialising in menswear, currently doing an internship with a menswear label in Paris. Through his work, he aims to create an environment that can evolve over time, exploring the boundaries between body, material and environment.

You will be able to admire his work between the 11th and 17th of June at De Bijenkorf as part of the Showpieces exhibit.

What made you realize that you wanted to work in this field? 

Early on I was drawn to the visual arts, which developed into a fascination for the connection between the body and the outer world. While working with painting, photography, music and installation I found it the most interesting to combine the different mediums and conceptualize the outcome in relationship to the body.






What would you say are your main achievements in your career?
As a newly graduated fashion design student in Berlin, what I feel is my greatest achievement at the moment is that I moved to Paris and am now doing an internship to gain experience as a professional.

What are your sources of inspiration?
I find inspiration in all sorts of places, but what really inspires me is the interaction with whatever it is I find inspiring. I try to dive deep into the source and see the connections to other places. Fields I regularly search for inspiration are contemporary art, natural experiences, human bodies, light and music. My projects also normally starts with thorough reading on the topic.

Into Into at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015

Meet into into from Moscow, Russia, a brand that is not only into design, but also keen on pure art.
You can see Into Into fantastic work at the SHOWPIECES exhibition at de Bijenkorf.

Showpieces is a brand new feature to FASHIONCLASH Festival, an multidisciplinary exhibition that shows the art of fashion. As the name says, Showpieces is a showcase where each designer exhibits one design that represents his/her work.
More about the Side Program.


Q&A with into into:

What does fashion mean to you? 
Fashion for me has to be artistic first.

What do you aspire to be? 
An artist. I'll do all my best to die famous.

How would you describe your work? 
They are relicts of the art.

What is your technique? 
I see the whole picture in my head from the very beginning. So, the main trick for me is just to have it all in my mind and then bring it to life.

Have you shown your collections before? If so, where?
Moscow Fashion Week (Autumn 2012);
Moscow Fashion Week (Spring 2013);
Moscow Fashion Week (Autumn 2014);
Global Shoes 2013 (international Event for shoes and accessories) in Dusseldorf.

SHOWPIECES exhibition at De Bijenkorf

Santiago Úttima

SHOWPIECES is a brand new feature to FASHIONCLASH Festival, an multidisciplinary exhibition that shows the art of fashion. As the name says, Showpieces is a showcase where each designer exhibits one design that represents his/her work.

SHOWPIECES participants: Bluedenîmes & Minou Lejeune, Branko Popovic, Chris van den Elzen, Ece Ozalp,  pə-ˈzaz (Noor Mulders), into into, Inderjeet Sandhu, Isabel Helf, Jasna Rokegem, JIVIKA BIERVLiET, Marlou Breuls, Fien Ploeger, Judith van Vliet, Flora Miranda, HANA FRISONSOVA, Santiago Úttima, Studio Kiekebos, Simonetta Alejandra, STRIKKS and Yojiro Kake.

More information about FASHIONCLASH Festival Side Program: here

SHOWPIECES can be visted for free during the regular opening hours of de Bijenkorf Maastricht.