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Biographical note: Zoë Ryan ist Kunsthistorikerin und Kuratorin am renommierten Art Institute of Chicago.Chris Zevenbergen studierte Ökologie an der Agricultural University Wageningen und promovierte in Umweltingenieurwesen an der Universität Utrecht. Er ist Professor am Water Engineering Department am UNESCO-IHE (Institute for Water Education) in Delft.Dieter Grau ist Landschaftsarchitekt und Partner im Atelier Dreiseitl in Überlingen, wo er Flussrenaturierungen, großräumige Wasserkonzepte und Wasserplanungen in Gebäudekomplexen plant und umsetzt.Zeljka Carol Kekez istStadtplanerin und ist als solche im Atelier Dreiseitl tätig.

"The newest volume in the Art Institute of Chicago's successful A+D series, Fashioning the Object invites readers to visit three of the most visionary design studios at work today: Bless, Boudicca, and Sandra Backlund. Fiercely independent and far-reaching in their influences, these young designers from Berlin, London, Paris, and Stockholm are producing fashion objects that straddle the line between traditional craft and cutting-edge technique, both in their use of materials and in the promotion of their brands.Zoë Ryan establishes the context for understanding the exciting departures these design houses represent, as the young creators draw inspiration from an array of other disciplines, including architecture, performance, film, and fine art. From Bless's numbered editions, to Boudicca's graffiti-can perfume, to Backlund's ready-to-wear pieces of knitted copper, these designers adapt storied objects to new uses and break old conventions, promulgating their ideas in playful, groundbreaking ways"--