Written by viktor on July 1st, 2008
Newsknitter is a data visualization art project that uses clothing to display large scale data. There are a couple of things I find interesting about the project. The first being the removal of the individual from the design process and second the use of computer technology to create the garments. Information gathered from political news feeds online are aggregated and converted into a unique pattern to be knit into a sweater. It is the aggregate information from multiple individuals that help shape the patterns in the shirts and not a single individual in isolation. Finally, a unique and innovative way to use news in clothing. This should help people forget once and for all that CNN sells t-shirts.
Written by viktor on June 13th, 2008
Came across Coltesse on the T-shirt Island Blog. Founded in 2006 in Paris, France, Coltesse assembles it’s collection on a seasonal basis with a group of selected international artists. One piece that caught my eye was one from the French Toronto based artist Ndeur. Design in the bottom right. There is some dimensionality to the piece that makes it interesting. Ndeur became well known for his pattern designs, notably on shoes.
Written by viktor on May 31st, 2008
There’s an interesting new community platform and social network for fashion called Fashionspace. Started in the UK by Holly Bellm and Harry Bridgeman it is:
“A place to buy, sell or swap your independently designed, vintage or 2nd hand fashion and network with other designers, creatives and fashion-lovers”.
I think this was a niche just waiting to be filled, a community platform centered around fashion and specifically fashion designers. As VentureBeat reports, the platform launched last October and possesses a community of 22,000 active members and 800,000 monthly unique visits. Holly and Harry built the community by leveraging relationships with an initial group of designers that would provide credible content. Bellm’s hopes Fashionspace will help uncover new fashion design talent as MySpace has done for undiscovered music talent.
The one advantage I see over other community platforms that Fashionspace intelligently built in, is a commerce platform to allow community members to set up their own boutiques. The feature is very relevant for their niche community of independent designers. There are no fees to participate or to set up a shop. Fashionspace generates revenues by taking a 10% cut from sales transacted on their platform.
Out of curiosity I went to see what they had in their T-Shirt section. For the full story visit VentureBeat.
Written by viktor on May 31st, 2008
Our supplier of choice for T-Shirts, American Apparel has come out with an interesting clothing line that is in tune with their brand image, or as Tim Yu at Cool Hunting calls it: “70s soft-porn fashion aesthetic”. The clothing line is called California Selects, and is a selection of American Apparel’s vintage clothing finds from around the world. Find out more.
Story via Cool Hunting.
Written by viktor on April 26th, 2008
At Cameesa we are always open to innovative ideas especially when it comes to T-shirts. The Swedish T-Post definitely possesses a unique model. It is based on a subscription model that is well known to the magazine world. Instead of a magazine you receive a T-shirt every six weeks based around a news topic. What I like most about T-Post is the idea of tying in narrative to t-shirt artwork. The news item that relates to the design is printed on the inside of the shirt.
I also like the consistent way T-Post presents each new shirt on their site, a couple wearing nothing but the shirt. One thing I dislike about the site the drop-down menu that functions as the main navigation. It’s somewhat cumbersome to use and can definitely be implemented in a different fashion.
Written by kamil on April 7th, 2008
Being part of a startup, we are introduced to new people and new companies every day. I was recently introduced to the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center’s fashion program manager, Stephanie Niedospial. From the beginning, Stephanie was very response, enthusiastic, and eager to learn about Cameesa. She was determined to help us succeed in our entrepreneurial experience. Thanks Stephanie.
Moreover, Stephanie described the Stitches Fashion Program (within the CEC) as “a FREE business resource for fashion entrepreneurs.” The Stitches Fashion Program has been beneficial to Cameesa and is an excellent resource for fashion based start-ups in the Chicago area.
If you’re a fashion entrepreneur in Chicago, make sure to check out http://www.stitchesfashionprogram.com/.
If you enjoy reading about fashion and emerging styles read the Stitches blog at http://www.styleexpose.com/
