FIER showroom home to avant-garde and contemporary wear

Black Balloon - BE

Cléo Baele & Sarah Bos form the creative brain behind Black Balloon, a Ghent-based label focused on women's wear, menswear and accessories inspired by music and emotions.

The men and women's collections of this duo combine simple yet edgy elements, highlighting important details and accurate finishing.

Although they can be considered to be a relatively young label, they have obtained vast visibility in national and international press, including articles in De Morgen(Belgium), DM Magazine (Belgium), De Standaard Magazine (Belgium), Elle Belgium, Report (Japan) and Zaman Today (Turkey).

http://www.blackballoon.be

Charlotte Valkeniers - UK

Valkeniers began her training at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, finished her BA studies in Buckinghamshire, to then continue with a Masters Degree at London College of Fashion.

Since then, her collection has been picked up by BLOW PR, and obtained vast press coverage including article in Papercut, Glamour and Idol.

She applies specific leather techniques to high-end jewellery elements, thus creating accessory collections that are both strong and rigid, whilst being able to retain a certain contemporary, dramatic elegance.

http://www.charlottevalkeniers.com/

Hungarian footwear designer Enikő Toth-Kern graduated in 2011 from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, specialising in leather apparel. Her collections are the result of a careful selection of experimental objects reinvented and reassembled as footwear.

She is driven by an innate romantic undertone, which is clearly noticeable in all her designs. Decadence and intimacy give birth to a new way of perceiving female footwear, reviving old stereotypes through her reinterpretation of basic patterns within a traditional colour palette.

http://anny-tke.tumblr.com

Eniko Toth-Kern - HU

Franziska Kassama - DE

Franziska Kassama's focus lies in comfortable designs on high quality materials. Following the launch of the first collection in 2010, she has been playing with notions of elegance and comfort through her cuts and fabrics.

The majority of her garments can be worn in multiple ways, thus enhancing wearability and leaving plenty of room for personal interpretations.

She takes great care in ensuring that no one is exploited during the production process, as everything is manufactured in Germany and Austria in establishments carefully chosen by Franziska herself.

http://www.franziskakassama.com

Heidi Mottram - UK

Heidi Mottram is internationally renowned for award winning desirable bags and purses, which are individually designed in London, then produced from fairly traded and hand crafted, finest eel skin leather.

A London College of Fashion and Central St Martins graduate, with experience working with major international designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Matthew Williamson, Heidi was one of the first designers in the UK to design accessories with eel skin and Poulard leather.

She is considered by many to be a guru for the use of the skins. Each season she works with the eel skin and other sustainable eco leathers such as salmon skin and poulard leather to create different textures and designs.

http://www.heidimottram.co.uk/

Iris Schieferstein - DE

For many years, sculpture Iris Schieferstein has worked with dead animals as the main raw material behind her creations.

Forgotten fragments and elements are bound together to form something new, thus bringing death back to life into a more relevant and modern context.

Though her work may have caused controversy in the past, it has obtained worldwide recognition and been worn by the likes of Lady Gaga.

Iris' creations always outline a clear aesthetic vision and a somewhat lighthearted vision of life and death.

http://www.iris-schieferstein.de/

Jessica Bugg - UK

Jessica’s research and practice are situated in line with the development of conceptual and experimental fashion at the edges of subject disciplines.

Her work is concerned with innovative design methods that are informed by the body and interdisciplinary practice at the intersection of fashion, fine art and performance. Her background is in Fashion and Textiles and she has designed predominantly for the music industry and contemporary dance.

Her work has been performed and exhibited in group and solo exhibitions at galleries including The ICA, APT Gallery, Barge House South Bank, Fashion Space Gallery and seen in performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, the Linbury Space, Royal Opera House, The Place and at the Bolzano Festival in Italy.

http://jessicabuggdesign.com

Julia Theobalt - DE

After 3.5 years of exhibiting and studying Fine Art at the VCA,in Melbourne, Australia, Julia now lives and works in Berlin, Germany, where she is currently completing her degree in Product Design.

Theobalt currently uses reflective materials, light and painting to investigate the ideas around Hard Edge Abstraction with Pop, Minimalism and Installation practices.

Spatial elements and geometric forms are brought together in her different works to address the relationship between three and two-dimensional shapes.The resulting works seek negotiation between viewer, artwork and architectural space

http://www.theobalt.com

Miryaki - IT

Miryaki is an upcoming Italian brand that in recent years has come to obtain vast national and international recognition.

Soon after its launch, the label won the Premio Clam from the Mittelmoda Fashion Awards, and was then invited to presented in Zurich at Kostume.

The brand is formed by Mia Vilardo, from Sicily, and Riccardo Polidoro, from Veneto. The mixtures of cultures and personalities form the foundations of this brand, which encompasses elements of both the North and the South of Italy.

Its strength lies in reviving Italy's strong sartorial tradition and reintroducing it into a more modern context. Details are the basis of this brand, as every item is handmade and therefore unique.

http://www.miryaki.com/

sasha.kanevski - UA

sasha.kanevski is all about urban sophistication in which functionality and sexuality become inseparable, as they create laconic street-style silhouettes. The brand’s concept relies on irony, depicting strong, willful and confident personalities with profound, sometimes cynical looks and and the courage to face any challenge that modern society presents.

The label has been a headliner at the Kiev Fashion Days two years in a row, as well as the winner of the Harper’s Bazaar contest and mentioned in several publications including Vogue.it, vogue.russia, refinery29 and nowfashion.com.

Functionality is the main drive behind the brand. Men’s beauty is perceived through wearability and comfort, whereas women's collections highlight sensuality and femininity, through a careful balance of elegance and comfort.

http://sashakanevski.com/

SHREKAHNTH - AE

Shrekahnth launched his first collection at the Dubai Fashion Week in Spring Summer 2010. He began by working on a new wave of digital art work, making a name for himself by using bold islamic art in his work.

Shrekahnth graduated in Fashion Design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology, India. His previous studies at NIFT, Hyderabad introduced him to cut and construction, but also to the value of traditional and exotic Indian silks.

Despite there being a traditional history behind each element, his work is very modern and relevant. Shrekahnth focuses on modernising ethnic aesthetics by applying strong hyper-real prints to his designs, which translates into fashion forward prêt-à-porter.

http://www.shrekahnth.com/

TESJ - NL

The latest Tesj collection consists of a number of leather bags, the accessory Tuutje and a silk scarf with print.

The contemporary designs are functional but above all pure and feminine. Tesj is constantly looking for new forms for bags, for example the Tuutje is inspired by a milk jug. Only high-quality leathers are used for Tesj products.

Off-colors such as taupe and smog define the collection, contrasted with apple green and a bronze prints.

Carmen Gloudemans started her bag label Tesj in 2004, after obtaining the diploma of Fashion Design at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Arnhem. All products are designed and produced in the Netherlands.

www.tesj.nl

Vasso Consola - GR

Vasso Consola is an experienced knitwear designer who applies a futuristic approach to handmade, unique designs.

After completing her studies in fashion design at the Veloudakis Fashion School in Athens, she graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, where she focused on polishing her draping skills.

Her designs have been considered to be three-dimensional wearable art pieces, something that has not stopped her from producing pieces that are both wearable and contemporary.

She has been featured in many international publications, including The New York Times.

http://www.behance.net/Vasso

Vibe Johansson -DK

Vibe Johansson brings an alternative angle to simple, sensual styles that question convention. Nothing superfluous is to be found. Cutting right to the bone the simplicity of her designs encompass both classic minimalism and modern draping with a hint of avantgarde.

The Danish-born, Italian-bread designer Vibe Johansson studied fashion design at the Polimoda Fashion Institute in Florence, Italy followed by design technology in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Vibe Johansson presented her first official women’s collection for autumn/winter 2008. Quickly the label became available in selected stores across the world, mainly Europe and Asia.

http://www.vibejohansson.com

Yeashin Kim - KR

Womenswear designer, Yeashin Kim launched her brand 'SHIN' in 2011.Yeashin was born and brought up in South Korea, though she is currently based in London, where she also graduated from London College of Fashion.Shin's designs are heavily influenced by the UK's 60s style combined with Korean's traditional outfits. Materials of the highest quality are combined with careful details, giving rise to unique collections.

Yeashin bright colour palette and attention to detail sets her apart from the norm, focusing on providing luxury wear, whilst still maintaining the label's vibrant identity.

Her achievements include winning the WGSN Global Fashion Awards 2011 for Most Creative Student Collection, Best Fashion Graduates of 2011 in Vogue UK, and being amongst the London College of Fashion Press Show 2011 finalists.

http://www.yeashinkim.com

About FIER showroom

FIER showroom is the Berlin-based showroom run by FIER management, focusing on providing Sales and PR to international avant-garde and contemporary designers. The choice of labels undergoes a thorough background check to ensure the highest quality in terms of both design and materials.

FIER showroom does not play it safe, but rather invests in both emerging as well as established labels who share FIER showroom's aesthetic vision of unique, yet wearable designs.

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