TRENDLETTER 29-October-2023
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Biodiversity, Jack-O'-Lanterns; Design Prize; Shabbat Table Installation;...
Gurkerl.at about biodiversity, jack-o-lantern
Biodiversity, regional pumpkin farming and the Halloween jack-o-lantern are the themes of the online supermarket gurkerl.at In Austria, the top supermarkets are currently promoting their Halloween food ranges and the pumpkin is visually playing the leading role. The best Halloween promotion in terms of knowledge transfer that Fashion.at has seen so far this season is the press release from the online supermarket gurkerl.at, which communicates the supermarket's wide range of different pumpkin types, including Hokkaido, butternut, spaghetti and nutmeg pumpkins, with an overview of the various pumpkin types, descriptions of the different shapes and flavors, along with thoughts on biodiversity and regional agriculture...
Winners Blickfang Wien Design Prize
Blickfang Wien Design Prize in the category Fashion and Jewelry Design went to Berlin-based Lotre Studio for the label's sustainable knitwear production From 20 to 22 October, the design fair BLICKFANG Wien took place at the MAK Museum for Applied Arts in Vienna. The 20th anniversary edition with around 150 furniture, fashion and jewelry labels on 3,500 square meters of exhibition space attracted around 11,500 visitors. For 20 years, Blickfang's mission has been to highlight exceptionally designed and sustainably produced products from small, independent labels. The event is also known for awarding prizes in various categories...
Shabbat table installation in Vienna
Vienna Insight: Installation of a Shabbat table of the 'Bring Them Home Now' initiative at the Judenplatz The global series of actions by the international network 'Hostages and Missing Families Forum' continues with an installation in Vienna, following the example of the Shabbat table in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The snapshots show today's preparations for the Shabbat table 'Bring Them Home Now' installation at the Judenplatz in Vienna...
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Petra Fagerstrom won Mercedes-Benz Sustainability Prize
Petra Fagerstrom impressed the jury of the Mercedes-Benz Sustainability Prize at the Festival d'Hyères with her creation made from upcycled car materials Mercedes-Benz has awarded the company's 3rd Sustainability Prize to Petra Fagerstrom, who was selected by the jury of the fashion competitions at the 38th International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories in Hyères. The designer studied fashion design at Parsons in Paris and was recently invited to join the group of young designers supported by the Swedish Fashion Council...
Freitag bags named after female engineers
Swiss bag label Freitag's truckspotters and circular sourcers selected materials like reflective truck markings for bike-friendly, repairable bags and named them after famous female engineers Just in time for the first foggy days of the season, the Swiss bag label Freitag has launched the bag series 'Reflected Bag'. According to the press release, each bag is named after an important female engineer in world history...
Artist, biologist Brigitte Baldrian
Lower Austria Insights: Exploring fine arts and crafts at the Open Studio Days (Tage der offenen Ateliers) such as nature illustrations and papeterie art by biologist Brigitte Baldrian The annual 'Tage der offenen Ateliers' (Open Studio Days) take place throughout Austria's largest federal state, Lower Austria. With around 1000 artists from crafts and fine arts, it's an exceptional event in Europe, considered the largest of its kind in Europe. Illustrator and papeterie artist, biologist and gardener Brigitte Baldrian is one of them. She shares her knowledge of nature through picture books and illustrated games...
'Flower of Life' couture by Eva Poleschinski
'Flower of Life' collection by Eva Poleschinski celebrates craftsmanship with handmade embroidered flowers and sustainability with versatile couture pieces The new couture collection by Eva Poleschinski spreads life of zest in optimistic colors like vibrant red, yellow, green and pink. At the heart of this collection is a deep commitment to craftsmanship, with hand-crafted and embroidered blooms in a variety of textures...
Cytara about fashion design 'movements'
Cytara's themes are changing with the latest content on Fashion.at. Fashion.at generated the picture using Bing Image Creator powered by DALL-E 3 on 24 October 2023.
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