Sandra Backlund - masterly knitted Last Breath Bruises
28. July 2008 Art & Fashion, Designers & Labels, Knitwear
If it´s the knitted curiosities crafted by Donna Wilson and Vík Prjónsdóttir, soft flowing noble-creations from Louise Wahlgreen and Patafisic or the progressive knit-provocations by Sibling and cooperativedesigns - for me, knit is one of the most fascinating division in fashion design. As more designers I detect, as more excited I am, about the plurality of creations that come out of simple balls of wool.
And so, as a matter of course, there´s no getting around Sandra Backlund. Since graduating from Stockholm´s Beckmans School of Design in 2004 the young Swede is causing a furor with her sculptural knit-creations.
Using the human body as a starting point, Backlund composes, multiplies and drapes basic bricks into complex, exe-catching pieces that settle in between fashion and art. Indeed, vanguard and experimental, Backlund´s creations abjure any suitability for daily use, but still cause appreciative attention throughout the world with their characteristic aesthetics and thrilling complexity.
In an interview with über-blogger Diane Pernet, Sandra Backlund betrays how the name for her current collection “Last Breath Bruises” was born and which experiences conduced to become inspirational parts for her actual fashion-knitart-work. Read Interview here.
Photos via Sandra Backlund
Related posts: The Knit - Marie-Louise Vogt, Bless - Shoes vs. Socks, J.W. Anderson - the Rattlebag Collection, From bobble to knit-tube - Anuschka Hoevener, Cooperativedesigns, Signe Emdal - The girl that has it´s own head, Sibling - Knitwear on the next level.
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