Ronald van der Kemp at Amsterdam Fashionweek

 




















'Get ready for diversity, to become biodiversity. 
To listen when nature calls.
To let greed turn into empathy. 
To listen to the next generation.'

- Wake Up World -
An exhibition with changemakers by Dutch fashiondesigner Ronald van der Kemp during Amsterdam Fashionweek bringing together a diversity of people and disciplines.For this exhibition van der Kemp worked together with sustainable entrepeneurs like i-did; a social entrepeneur making products out of recycled felt, Sympany; a texile collector aiming to make the textile business circular, students of De Haagse Hogeschool, creating a sustainable future and EarthToday; on their mission to create more awareness about our planet and trying to accelerate protecting our nature.The exhibition was openend by Syrian, refugee and dancer, Achmed Joudeh, spreading his message "Dance or die" and bringing attention at the common mission of the changemakers. 

For Ronald van der Kemp's 'Project Trashure' the designer brought these different forces together to invent circular techniques to make something beautiful out of all the textile left-overs and waste. Part of this project contains artbags, animal masks, and graffiti-art on recycled felt.
What we saw were al lot of amazing masks and Art bags, exhibited together in an industrial venue in the center of Amsterdam. The masks were combined with the sustainable couture designs of different collections and seasons pointing out that fashion definetely is Art, fashion can be sustainable, a fashiondesigner doesn't need to create a new collection 6 times a year to be relevant, bringing different dicsiplines together and creating new techniques are a solution in creating more sustainable fashion and reduce waste the industry is known for.Besides all that....the designs and details were so beautiful who doesn't want to wear it or just have to look at it? Dutch fashiondesigner Ronald van der Kemp is one of the first creating sustainable Haute Couture which not only looks good but is also good for our planet. 

 
(Edit and pictures by Brenda)

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