Pulling together looks from eight different eco-designers to create one cohesive show can't be easy, but the team players at Ekovaruhuset did it with flair on the final night of the GreenShows on Wednesay. Featuring the Fall/Winter 2010 collections of designers Johanna Hofring, Meiling Chen, Tor Söderin, Renata Mann, Mika Machida, Kaori Yamazaki, and Melissa Kirgan and Xing-Zhen Chung-Hilyard of Eko-Lab, the show delivered intricate crochet work, organic fabrics, and hand-painted charcoal-ink prints from Emmy Award-winning artist Jennifer Wen Ma.
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There is no “i” in “team” for the talented ladies at Ekovauhuset (House of Organic)—and lucky for us because the eight designers manage to pool their varied talents every season to present a unified front that is far greater than the sum of its parts.
For Fall/Winter 2010, Johanna Hofring, Meiling Chen, Tor Söderin, Renata Mann, Mika Machida, Kaori Yamazaki, and Melissa Kirgan and Xing-Zhen Chung-Hilyard of Eko-Lab—with assistance from guest artist Jennifer Wen Ma—raised a collection of boho-chic dresses, coats, and separates that intertwined spidery crocheted detailing, hand-painted ink swirls, and artful draping. The result is at once eclectic and enthralling, much like the designers themselves.
