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Likened to “couture for the home,” the mobiles and lamps of Rikke Ruhwald are more of a reference to her years in the fashion world then might ordinarily meet the eye. A graduate of St. Martin’s school of design in London, and former design assistant of Martine Sitbon, Christian Lacroix , Jean Charles Castelbajac, and most recently Sonia Rykiel, she has spent over ten years at the center of Paris fashion. Now recently returned to Copenhagen this exhibition is a combination of both worlds; An hommage to Danish heritage and craftsmanship, mixed with the savoir faire of 3D draping and luxury design. Not only a continuation of the drapping techniques she used on the human form, these works are also a reference to the process of fashion itself. Worn out after years of researching inspiration to be edited and translated into something constantly new for the catwalk only to then fall off into oblivion, and mixed with an awareness and sensitivity towards some of the issues of consumation and waste that plague our global society, Rikke’s statement, or rather interest is in finding, celebrating and re-using what is already in existence. In many of her works this is generally represented by the use of found objects: left overs of homes and businesses around Copenhagen. For this exhibition and these works in particular, it is the use of the estimed, Le Klint lampshades. Made possible by the generous donation of cut offs from the Iconic Danish lamp manufacturers unique cross pleating technique on PVC. Not only is the historical nature of the pleating important to Rikke, but the couture house nature of the Le Klint atelier is another reminder and connection to her experiences in Paris, her former home.

For this collection, which is her 3rd, she is presenting 4 mobiles and 2 lamps. Pieces that create their own explosive story, one including the play of shadows, of subtle motion and light from within.

Opening reception February 5th, 7-9pm

at Brachfeld-Paris 78 rue des Archives Paris 3

For further info enlarge invitation below

AGENDA 2009 BY MANUEL RAEDER

A La Cach Cachi Porra is an agenda for the year 2009, which explores the possibilities of being a time storage device in a book format.

Graphic Designer Manuel Raeder has been working since year 2003 on the project of crafting a new agenda – also called time storing devices – every year, produced in collaboration each time with a different publisher.  It’s an ongoing project that focuses on questioning methods of how people organize, in a personal or non-personal way, their time. Formats, sizes and distribution systems vary each year.

List of previous agendas:

1. ‘Brand New Second Hand’ Agenda 2003 published by the Jan van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht.
2. ‘Brand New Second Hand’ Agenda 2005 published by Revolver Verlag, Frankfurt.
3. ‘Loose Leaf Wall Calendar’ 2006 published by Anberg and APC shop, Berlin.
4. ‘Popurri’ 2007 published by Sternberg Press, Berlin.

A La Cach Cachi Porra agenda description:
1 year, 120 pages, 17 cm x 24 cm, 25 Euro (excl. shipment)
Limited edition, each copy has a different color scale iris print.

Manuel Raeder lives and works in Berlin and Mexico City. His main focus lies in close collaborations with artists, plants, scientists, parrots, fashion designers, printers, interns, librarians, curators, rappers, photocopiers, book binders, non-professionals and theorists. His work has a wide range of formats from exhibitions, ephemera, books, and type design to furniture design. Manuel has held workshops at the Ecole nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, Paris, University of Toulouse le Mirail, Centro diseno, Mexico City and the Hochschule für bildende Künste, Hamburg.

Further info see Manuel Reader