24 April 2024
22April 2024
craft & tech - collaborators not rivals
“How might craft evolve using tech?” and “How might tech evolve using craft?”
These are fundamental questions for Anita Michałuszko and her collaborator Flavia Bon in their experimental research project Augmented Weaving.
17 April 2024
THE UNSUNG SUPERWOMEN OF FASHION
two outstanding makers behind high end fashion collections
share their unique stories
19 December 2023
Kasia Wozniak
“I APPROACH MY PHOTOGRAPHY JUST AS I WOULD AN INSTRUMENT.
IT IS MUCH LIKE HAVING A CELLO FOR LIFE.
MY CAMERA IS LIKE MY CELLO AND MY CRAFT IS LIKE PLAYING IT.”
18 December 2023
BERENIKA CZARNOTA
“I START WORKING ON A NEW SEASON BY CHOOSING THE COLOUR PALETTE. EACH SWEATER I BEGIN TO DESIGN FEELS TO ME LIKE A BLANK CANVAS TO A PAINTER.”
21 July 2023
HERITAGE WARDROBES AS ARCHIVES OF IDENTITY
ANNA JANKIEWICZ
10 July 2023
CLASSICAL MUSIC, FOOTWEAR,
GRAFFITI AND HOMO-TECHNO
mARIA KOPYTKO
22 June 2023
FUTURE OF FASHION THROUGH THE LENS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION AND TECHNOLOGY
BEATA WILCZEK
19 June 2023
MARIA BUJAKOWA
LADY OF THE POLISH EMBROIDERY
more about textiles…
IN WEAVE
Beata Wietrzynska is a Warsaw based master weaver with 20 years of experience in…psychology.
Dzikie barwy
A colour studio dedicated to plant based dyeing techniques.
IZUMI FUJITA
An anthropologist promoting Polish double-warp textiles in Japan.
13 June 2022
CONSISTE
gilt leather made in Poland
fashion image
ADA SOKOL
bespoke, 3d crafted digital landscapes
Adam aftanas
nostalgic retro futurism
23 November 2021
KONIAKÓW LACE
THE EXQUISITE HANDCRAFT BORN IN THE SILESIAN HIGHLAND VILLAGE LED BY CREATIVE, VISIONARY WOMEN WHO CULTIVATE THE TRADITION SINCE OVER A CENTURY
fashion shapers
Antoni Cierplikowski
Polish precursor of the French Haute Coiffeur and his revolutionary ideas still resonating in art and fashion of today.
SARA LIPSKA
A multi-talented Polish-Jewish artist worked with a wide range of disciplines including sculpture, painting, textiles, costume design and interiors.
19 November 2021
A STATE OF NATURE
“When you think about someone making you a garment you might typically think of something very high end, or inaccessible. We want to make this process accessible”
30 September 2021
Aga Prus WARSAW SHOEMAKERS
“CONTINUATION OF MY GRANDFATHER'S WORK IS MY CONNECTION WITH THE WORLD THAT NO LONGER EXISTS.”
AGA PRUS, A GRANDDAUGHTER OF POLISH LEGENDARY CORDWAINER PUTTING A MODERN TWIST ON TRADITIONAL SHOEMAKING
Jerzy Antkowiak and models wearing Moda Polska designs, Warsaw 1967. Photo: Tadeusz Rolke
©Agencja Gazeta
ABOUT POLISH FASHION STORIES
"Polish Fashion Stories" is an online extension of "Chrysalis".
"Chrysalis" is a beautifully designed limited edition art book telling the history of Poland’s fashion industry from its post-war origins to 21st Century design. Aimed at UK fashion professionals and journalists, "Chrysalis" is the first publication charting the evolution of Polish fashion design in English. Its main goal is to promote and raise the profile of the Polish fashion industry in the UK. First published as a limited edition book, 250 copies are available to a selected group of fashion insiders and journalists.
