Monday, August 30, 2010

Official launch of MRJ in the New Designer Showcase!


Photographer: Gino Spera

Greetings from Fish and Chips HQ!
We are very excited to announce that this week we shall be launching our final New Designer Showcase at 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?!'.
Josephine Raffaella Magno, Director and brand designer of MRJ, who was recently one of our host designers at our children's workshops with JEF, will be taking over the temporary installation room in the gallery. The Italian-American designer, who has been based in Vienna for the past 2 years, will be presenting her debut collection of wearable, hands-free bags which are focused around human kinetics and recycling taking influence from themes including aviation apparel and Amelia Earhart.
Josephine studied Industrial Fashion Design at SUN in Aversa and has 10 years industry experience working between Italy and California for a range of both commercial and high end brands. Her previous employment has seen her working in the accessories sector with companies that deal with clients including Gucci, Prada, Christian Louboutin and Roberto Cavalli. From growing up in Naples, Italy and being surrounded by leather craft and the inner workings of her family's atelier, Josephine has progressed into building up her own brand aesthetic which works around her concept. The MRJ label has also been invited to showcase as part of MQ Vienna Fashion Week commencing next month in which she will be presenting her collection to buyers and the media.
On September 1st Josephine will be unveiling her first MRJ collection in the showcase at 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?!' and we invite you to come along! There will be free drinks for our visitors and the chance to see the debut of her work alongside a short speech around 6pm.
We will be kicking off the launch event at 5pm in the freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL in the MuseumsQuartier, the exhibition is free so come and join us!
See you there!
Love
Team Fish and Chips
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Feature in Notion Magazine!


Hello from Fish and Chips HQ!
It's been busy central here at Fish and Chips land....only two weeks to go and a couple of extra special events coming up and plenty going on! We currently have a 2 page feature in one of our favourite magazines, Notion, written by one of the curators, Emma. Notion is a globally distributed fashion, music and lifestyle publication and we love it! Nice feature all about 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?!' complete with lots of images! The glossy mag is available on the shelves at stockists internationally and of course at WHSmiths stores nationwide and many others in the UK...so go grab a copy!
Love,
Team Fish and Chips
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Friday, August 27, 2010

New Piece from Contributor Margarita Louca!

Male Bonding "Weird Feelings" (Official Video) from Margarita Louca on Vimeo.

Hello from Fish and Chips HQ!
We thought we would share with you one of our contributor, Margarita Louca's, brand new music video because we LOVE IT! The film 'Weird Feelings' for UK based band, Male Bonding, just went live and it looks awesome! As part of this piece, Margarita also collaborated with fellow Fish and Chips featured contributor, animator and illustrator Will Adams so great to see a bit of creative joining of forces! Enjoy the movie times and if you are a fan of Male Bonding for all of our Fish and Chips neighbours, they will be playing in Vienna in November as well as bunch of other cities on their tour!
Hats off to Margarita and her crew...video is a treat!
Love
Team Fish and Chips
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

New Designer Showcase: Maja Mehle!


Hello from Fish and Chips HQ!
It's all change at 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?!' today! This evening we were really excited to unveil our current 'New Designer Showcase' as part of the accompanying programme. We are honoured to have brand new work on display from London based, Slovenian born designer, Maja Mehle.
Maja arrived in Vienna today to set up her installation which tells a story and features pieces from her new collection which make their debut in the gallery.
It looks awesome and we look forward to welcoming you to check it out!
Be sure to call in and come and see her work!
To read more about Maja see our earlier blog in anticipation of her arrival :
CLICK HERE!
Love
Team Fish and Chips
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

WE HAVE OFFICIALLY HIT 20,000 VISITORS!

Hello From Fish and Chips HQ!
Yesterday was major cause for celebration! In less than 10 weeks since the launch, 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?!' officially racked up 20,000 visitors yesterday! We are so happy with the awesome response that the project is having and it's great that the visitors just keep on coming! With a month to go until the close of the project, we can only hope that people continue to come and check out the exhibition! The positive feedback that the concept has generated has been overwhelming! We have continued to keep gaining press coverage and several side projects have branched out as a result of the exhibition for example new collaborations and opportunities for our contributors! We couldn't be happier! There are still a few weeks for you to catch 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?! so be sure to stop by and keep an eye out for our upcoming features which include New Designer Showcases and additional talks! There is also some exclusive merchandise still available at the exhibition which includes our official publication packed full of juicy editorials, special written features and some great images alongside our printed tote bags so get them before it's too late!
Thanks for all the support guys!
Love
Team Fish and Chips
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Monday, August 16, 2010

COMING SOON! Maja Mehle


Hello from Fish and Chips HQ!
We are really excited about the next feature of the 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?!' accompanying programme. As part of our 'New Designer Showcase' platform we shall be introducing our v
isitors to our next participant, Maja Mehle, who will be taking over the temporary installation room in the gallery. Maja is a Slovenian designer currently living and working within the industry in the UK following her recent graduation from London’s prestigious Royal College of Art. Her work has been featured in publications such as Dazed Digital, Ponytail Magazine and Ribbed Magazine.
During her time at the college she w
on a number of awards and competitions and has worked with brands such as Oasis, Umbro and Thierry Mugler. Her final collection titled 'Tito and Me' is a combination of tailored and sportswear garments inspired by socialism, Balkan history, and Yugoslavian president Tito. She is combining traditional tailoring techiques and fabric such as wool and silk with sportswear shapes and details. One of the non-traditional tecniques used in her collection is digital print. Part of the garment is digitally printed with pixilation in a way darker part coming from the inside of the jacket to the outside into a lighter color. For this collection Maja created her own coat of arms, which was printed to dress and is used as a tag for this collection. Tito and me is a black and white memory of a uniformed socialistic childhood.
Maja will be taking over the showcase space as of this Friday,20th August, so be sure to pop into 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?!' to check out her work as it will be presented for a limited time only!

Love,
Team Fish and Chips
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Sunday, August 15, 2010

Temporary Showcase! Kid's Patchwork!


Hello from Fish and Chips HQ!
Today we changed our rotating showcase space to present the results of our recent workshops for kid's in cooperation with European youth organisation, JEF . Stage one of our workshops included a special theme promoting AIDS awareness and highlighting the work of organisation, Designers Against AIDS.

During these workshops the children were given the opportunity to create their own individual square that they could then contribute to a special patchwork that we were constructing to then hand over to DAA. Mixed in with the kid's patches were also contributions from some of our hosting designers Scott Ramsay Kyle and Pebelle and the exhibition curators, Emma Bell and Polona Dolzan.For the upcoming week the patchwork will be displayed as part of 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?! alongside some illustrations and designs created by the kid's during the workshops. Following it's showcase in the gallery we will be shipping the piece off to the DAA head office in Belgium.
We hope that you take the chance to come and check out the patchwork and the outcome of the fun and exciting workshops here at 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?!'
Love,
Team Fish and Chips
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Thursday, August 12, 2010

New Designer Showcase: Maartje De Man


Hello from Fish and Chips HQ!
As we mentioned last week we were very excited about our current 'New Designer Showcase' which is set up in our temporary installation room in the gallery as part of 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?!'.
Maartje De Man jetted in from Holland at the weekend and set up a showcase of some of her pieces from her "Proud to be Fout" collection.
The work from the Winchester School of Art graduate is on display for only a couple more days...so be sure to catch it before it leaves!
To read more about Maartje's work and her contribution to the 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?!' project click HERE!!!
Love,
Team Fish and Chips
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Thursday, August 5, 2010

The Budding Fashionistas!




Good Evening from Fish and Chips HQ!
The final stretch of our recent kid's workshops in partnership with JEF saw us rounding off with a live photoshoot in which our budding designers could pose wearing their finished creations for our photographer, Wolfgang Steiner. Here are some of the images which celebrate the completion of a great couple of days!
Don't forget to follow our official 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?!' facebook page HERE!!!! for all of the updates and photos!
Love,
Team Fish and Chips
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Kid's Workshops ROUND 2!




images: Wolfgang Steiner
Hello from Fish and Chips HQ!
We have been enjoying a fun filled week as we presented our second round of exclusive kid's workshops in cooperation with the European youth organisation, JEF.

Here at Fish and Chips we offered a series of workshops based around the theme of being a designer and what goes on behind the scenes hosted in the gallery. Our second phase of this feature was titled "Being a Designer...What a crazy job!" and gave kid's the opportunity to attend and learn new skills for a two day period.
The concept was to offer an insight into the entire process of workin
g within fashion from designing, to making, photoshoots and styling. All of the participants were set the brief of creating their own T-shirt as well as making accessories that they would then model at a closing catwalk show and shoot. The workshops were hosted and taught by the exhibition's curators, Emma Bell and Polona Dolzan, alongside Viennese designer Petra Kraeutner of Pebelle and Italian-American designer Josephine Rafaella Magno of MRJ.
From dyeing to applique and macrame to beading the kid's were given the chance to experiment with a range of techniques and crafts in anticipation of unveiling their creations. They also branched out into making their own jewellery and accessories including finger knitted scarves, Lady Gaga style hair bows and beaded necklaces teamed with their favourite items of clothing that they brought along. Following two days of great enthusiasm and dedication the group got to receive a make-over and a 'catwalk coaching' before taking to the runway to strut their stuff and throw out some poses to the audience!
Vienna based photographer, Wolfgang Steiner, offered his amazing skills and gave the children a chance to see a photographer at work as well as pose on th
e catwalk and participate in a live photoshoot.
Big thank you to JEF for supporting us and being part of creating a great experience for the attendees and also to the guys who worked alongside the team; Valentina, Chiara, Melanie and Patrick.
Check out some pictures of the catwalk finale from Wolfgang Steiner as well as a few of our behind the scenes action shots!


And now time for the catwalk!


Finally thank you to our wonderful participants who proved to be a great bunch of aspiring designers, it was an honour to have you guys as part of the project!

You can find the full set of images in our albums on the official 'Fish and Chips, Twice Please?!' Facebook page HERE!!!
Love
Team Fish and Chips
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