Mimi Berlin Blogger Team at the Unseen Platform Photofair

Posted on 26/09/2018 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Mimi Berlin Bloggerteam visited the annual Unseen Photofair in Amsterdam last weekend.

We saw many, many photographic works and met many friends. Like always this small photofair, held at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam (21/23-09-18) is always a joy to visit. Below some images we took of work that stood out for us. Enjoy! xoxo Mimi Berlin.

Mimi Berlin Blogger Team at the Unseen Platform Photofair

Alice Quaresma (Newwer, Monterey)

Jory Hull (Galerie/Julian Sander)

on the left: Jory Hull (Galerie/Julian Sander)

Rasha Kahil, Anatomy of a scandal (Gallery Janine Rubeiz)

it’s tape!!! Rasha Kahil, Anatomy of a scandal (Gallery Janine Rubeiz)

Weronika Gesicka (Jetnostka Gallery Warsaw)

Alma Haser (The Photographers’ Gallery, London)

visitors in blue at unseen amsterdam

chatting at the Ravestijn Gallery. The collage-photo in the back is made by inez and vinoodh.

When Records Mel project by Noémie Goudal

When Records Melt, an amazing project by Noémie Goudal

Books at Unseen Amsterdam

Theo Niekus and his wonderful (art) book ‘My Image Memory’ an autobigraphy.

Theo Niekus/JW Kaldenbach

Co-Op at Unseen Amsterdam

at Klaym collective (Co-Op )

(all images by Mimi Berlin made with a phone without filters)

Theo Niekus

At the bookfair we met Theo Niekus, a Dutch street photographer who publishes (and makes) his own books (by hand). We were very impressed by his art-book ‘My Image Memory”: 1690 pages thick filled with all kinds of images, collected by Mr Niekus throughout many years. Theo Niekus publishes much more, a.o. the photography magazine ‘Report’. We suggest you visit his site and have a look. theoniekus.nl

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Closing Show at Amsterdam Fashionweek by Maison The Faux

Posted on 18/07/2017 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Closing Show at Amsterdam Fashionweek by Maison The Faux: FAUXmosapien

Maison The Faux are Tessa de Boer and Joris Suk, they are based in The Netherlands. (read more about MtF Here on this blog) Let us begin by describing the show venue at the Westergasfabriek. It was filled with 12, neatly lined up, Ergoline Prestige1600 tanning machines. If you didn’t know these were sunbeds you could easily imagine yourself being in the hibernation room of a spaceship traveling in time (think Aliën or A Space Odyssey for example) Anyways: it all looked great! Placed at the beginning of the catwalk, in front of the huge movie screen, was a centered ‘check-in desk’ with an entertaining performance by 3 hostesses. All this looked like something Mr. Lagerfeld could come up with for a Chanel Show…. Okay; enough about the inspiration/dreamed-up world Maison the Faux shared with us, the audience, after all this was a fashion show. The collection was divers within it’s design-format: it included extreme looks (so-called ‘experimental’) with a follow up on more wearable designs (so-called ‘commercial’) In our opinion covering both qualities in one collection is an intelligent and strong way of communicating with the audience. It helps you to understand (unconsciously or not) why you need that striped dress (and the photographed outfits below). Without kidding; communicating by means of fashion isn’t an easy thing to accomplish, but SO nice when it happens! Don’t worry if you missed this show; there will be a second chance to see it at New York Fashion Week in September.

Closing Show at Amsterdam Fashion Week: Maison The Faux

fauxmosapien (the evolution) | maison the faux

Maison the Faux is Tessa de Boer

Maison the Faux is Joris Suk

photocredits; team peter stigter

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Opening Show at Amsterdam Fashion Week: Das Leben am Haverkamp

Posted on 18/07/2017 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Opening Show at Amsterdam Fashion Week: Das Leben am Haverkamp

Dutch fashion collective Das Leben Am Haverkamp opened the Amsterdam Fashion Week (sponsored by Mercedes-Benz: MBFWA) thursday evening. Das Leben am Haverkamp (The life at Haverkamp*) debuted in 2015 at Amsterdam Fashionweek during “The Future Generation” program with the fashion performance “Gefelicifashion” (*Read more about that and the designers HERE on this blog)

MBFWA OPENING SHOW JULY 2017 DAS LEBEN AM HAVERKAMP A/XOXOMIMIBERLINMMXVII

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(the finale XOXOMIMIBERLINMMXVII)

DLAH showed a “Holiday Resort Happening” The basis for this presentation was a question they asked themselves about fashion: what happens to clothes if you take away it’s functionality. The audience wasn’t really included in this questionnaire; we were left to think for ourselves whilst (a lovely cast) of models passed us by in a monotone choreography. The models were holding lifesize illustrations, mostly executed in plastic, of “looks”.

See More of our Runway Reports on Fashion Week Amsterdam/July2017 HERE

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Lichting 2017 Fashion Design Award goes to Lizzy Stuyfzand

Posted on 15/07/2017 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Lichting 2017 Fashion Design Award goes to Lizzy Stuyfzand

Yesterday (7/14/2017), on the second day of Amsterdam Fashionweek (MBFWA) Mini Berlin Blogger Team went to see the Lichting show (the annual contest for 14 graduating Dutch fashion design students) Lizzy Stuyfzand was the winner of the Lichting Award, for most promising talent, which is €10,000! Congratulations!! Ms Stuyfzand graduated last month at ArtEZ Arnhem with her menswear collection “Call me magpie” (see more about that here on this blog)

Lizzy Stuyfzand and her models. Congratulations!

Finale at the Lichting show

Participants/voting at lichting show (image via mini berlin’s insta)

CATWALK AMSTERDAM FASHIONWEEK SS18 (credits:team peter stigter)

LICHTING 2017 LIZZY STUYFZAND CATWALK AMSTERDAM (credits:team peter stigter)FASHIONWEEK SS18

LICHTING 2017 SARAH BRUYLAND CATWALK (credits:team peter stigter)AMSTERDAM FASHIONWEEK SS18

The second award, €3000; is ‘The Audience’s Favorite’ went to Sarah Bruylant of AMFI. The students participated to this lovely show were: Roos Boshart, Rachael Cheong, Annebel de Kok, Miro Hämäläinen, Karlijn Krijger and Ninamounah Langestraat (read more about them here lichting.nl) The winners truly deserved the prices they got, but we also rooted for Ninamounah Langestraat (Gerrit Rietveld Academy) her part of the Lichting show really stood out to us because of it’s very strong personality. Congratulations to all students; we wish you the best in your careers! xoxo Mimi

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Unseen Photo Fair in Amsterdam 2016

Posted on 24/09/2016 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Unseen Photo Fair in Amsterdam 2016

Mimi Berlin Blogger team went to the annual Unseen Photo Fair in Amsterdam. We had a great time! Being the childish team we are: we picked our favorite works to show you. Maybe you have other images you like better? You won’t know unless you visit the fair. We suggest you do. find all info here on the unseen site

Lana Mesic at LhGWR, The Hague

joscha steffens at galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt

Alberto Sinigaglia at Metronom, Modena

The Cool Coule at Metronom, Modena

Paulien Oltheten at Fons Welters, Amsterdam

Filip Dujardin at Van der Mieden Gallery, Antwerp

Filip Dujardin

Navid Nuur at Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam

Arms and Legs by Amie Dicke at Stigter van Doesburg, Amsterdam

elspeth diederix at Stigter van Doesburg, Amsterdam

Hiroshi Takizawa at G/P gallery/rin art association

Hiroshi Takizawa and Takashi Kawashima at G/P gallery/rin art association

Jonny Briggs at mc2gallery, Milan

Scheltens & Abbenes at De Ravestijn Gallery

Luke Stephenson at The Photographers Gallery, London

Resting at the unseen fair Westergas

Alma Haser at The Photographers Gallery, London

Cosmic Surgery by Alma Haser,

Rachel de Joode and Theis Wendt at Cinnnamon, Rotterdam

Rachel de Joode at Cinnnamon, Rotterdam

Rachel de Joode and Theis Wendt at Cinnnamon, Rotterdam

We have to be honest; we also took pictures of less favorite works because the urge and our ability to categorize themes and trends very quick, took overhand sometimes.

xoxo Mimi Blogger Team

MBFWA Opening Night

Posted on 15/01/2016 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

MBFWA Opening Night

Amsterdam Fashion week opened with the “Dutch Visionairies” show; Designs by Dutch fashion/retail brands of the past and the present on parade; Mac & Maggie, Puck & Hans, Monique van Heist, Mattijs, Aziz Bekkaoui, Ell=Bell, Spijkers en Spijkers, Humanoid, Laundry Industry, Avelon, Bas Kosters, Gletcher, Marcha Huskes, Oscar & Suleyman en Tony Cohen, all re-styled by Ruud van der Peijl, made do for a, definitely Dutch, festive show at “De Gashouder”! We filmed the finale for yous all……

We also visited the exhibition “Dutch Heritage” at the Transformatorhuis (the smaller show-venue at the Westergasfabriek) Work by Iris van Herpen, Fong Leng, Lola Pagola, Jan Jansen, Max Heymans, Mart Visser, Le Cri Neerlandais, Individuals and Collectie Arnhem were on exhibit.

“Dutch Heritage” exhibition

Mart Visser. “Dutch Heritage” exhibition

“Dutch Heritage” exhibition

“Dutch Heritage” exhibition “Dutch Heritage” exhibition

“Dutch Heritage” exhibition

Klavers en Engelen “Dutch Heritage” exhibition

“Dutch Heritage” exhibition

Iris van Herpen. “Dutch Heritage” exhibition

Unfortunately we missed out on the last show, the one we were most gespännt to see…..We heard good reviews on this “Couture & Crafts” show; try and find those elsewhere on the net. xoxo Mimi

More on MBFWA Jan/2016 HERE on this blog