SMALL TALK: Bling and more...

Communication design / Fashion design / Product design

This week's SMALL TALK: more Bling from Boontje, Save the Date - Graphic Design Festival Breda 2010 and Talent 2009 winner.

By Jeanne Tan /asdf 27-08-2009

SMALL TALK

Charming
Tord Boontje designs new pieces for his jewellery collection for Artecnica with the addition of whimsical penguins, butterflies and bubbles. The nature-inspired jewellery collection comprising charms of flora and fauna is made of 18k gold and silver plated metal.

Save the Date!
The dates of the Graphic Design Festival Breda 2010 have been announced. Come 8-30 May 2010, Breda will play host once again to the graphic design biennale featuring lectures, workshops, exhibitions and other surprises. New for next year's event will be the idea of a theme that will guide the major public exhibitions. For 2010, the theme will be <de>coding.

Talent 2009
HTNK Fashion recruitment & consultancy and Modefabriek fashion trade show joined forces this year to present the annual exhibition of talented Dutch fashion graduates for 2009. As voted by the visitors of Modefabriek, this year's winner Ratna Ho (ArtEZ) will exhibit and sell her collection at Amsterdam fashion mecca SPRMRKT for one week from 27 August 2009. Daphne van der Heuvel took second place and third went to Erna Einarsdottir.

Gsus Kids
Parents who are Gsus fans can now pass on the love to their kids. The popular Dutch streetwear label will now offer a kid's line exclusively via their online shop alongside the women's and men's collection.

Main image: Charming, Tord Boontje
Image: Ratna Ho, Photography: Kees de Klein