Designers You Need to Know

Hi everyone! I want to share these eleven cool talented designers with you. If you didn´t hear about them yet, you should definitely check and keep an eye on because of all of the amazing things they create. Let me know who is your favourite and which collection caught your eyes.

Thanks a lot for your comments and have an amazing day.

Natalia Sushchenko - Barcelona

Natalia Sushchenko

Natalia was born in small town in the middle of Siberia in Russia in 1987. Her family moved to St. Peterbsburg right before economical crisis in 1998. She remembers they couldn't afford any clothing and her mother used to sew everything for the whole family. Natalia was really involved in that process and created her own designs when she was 11. She started working as graphic designer and retoucher when she was 17. At the age of 24, she realized her true passion, something that she was fascinated when she was a child. In 2014 she graduated from IED Barcelona with her first collection called DEMO, inspired by old computer arts and demoscene. 

 Yojiro Kake - Florence

www.yojirokake.com

Yojiro Kake is a Japanese fashion designer based in Florence, Italy. He studied at the Ueda Yasuko school of Fashion in Osaka Japan. For 3 years he pursued the technical skills required in womenswear and menswear techniques. After graduating he worked within a private company as patternmaker and designer. While he still cherished his work he understood that in this area of manufacturing, the only objective was at making a profit. He soon realized a need to return to study fashion outside of Japan, in order to rediscover and establish his own ideas, beliefs and creativity. He left the company and made the life changing decision to study at Polimoda International Institute of Fashion Design & Marketing in Florence Italy.

Rachel Boston - London 

www.rachelboston.co.uk

 Rachel Boston is a London born and based jewellery designer and maker. Boston graduated in Jewellery Design from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design and continued to study at the Gemological Institute of America in New York where she received her diploma in Diamond Grading. This past year saw Boston nominated for New Designer of the Year at the UK Jewellery Awards and named by both Elle and Harper's Bazaar as a ‘designer you need to know now’. Boston was also youngest of the seven designers chosen to take part in the unique exhibition ‘Made in London: Jewellery Now’ at the Museum of London which showcased the work of 'the most talented jewellers working in London today‘.


De Polvo Y Viento – San José, Costa Rica
De Polvo Y Viento

De Polvo y Viento is a brand by twin sisters Ana María and María Fernanda Gavilán, based in San José, Costa Rica. Their hand made jewellery pieces are unique and thus envisioned to stand as the memory and spirit of an ancestor. With bones used in most of the pieces, each design celebrates “the dead nature and the remainder of it as a divinity”. They studied interior design at Universidad Veritas and jewelry design at Escuela Crisol. They began studying jewelry in 2010 and launched their first collection in August 2012 in Costa Rica. Their passion is jewelry design, but they also included in the first collection a few clothing pieces, and fabric and chain accesories.

Omtura – Tel-Aviv
www.omtura.com

From Tel-Aviv, Israel comes Anton Edelshtein of label OMTURA who employs his crafting artistry to blur the space between body and accessory, thus turning his industrialistic-minimalist bags into true extensions of people.


Przhonskaya – Kiev

przhonskaya.com

Founded in 2010 by Ukrainian fashion designer Helen Przhonskaya, the label does timeless garments that create comfort for your feelings, space for action and silhouette for your inspiration. PRZHONSKAYA is the first women wear brand in Ukraine mainly focused on work with outerwear and accessories.


Flow – Kyiv
Flow – Kyiv

    FLOW is a Belgian-Ukrainian fashion label for women who seek truly modern design. It is launched and run by sisters Victoria and Veronika. The label offers garments that are trendy and timeless, creative and wearable, feminine yet a bit austere.

Peter Movrin – London
petermovrin.com

Based in London, Peter Movrin’s ambition is not to create clothes but rather adornments for the body. His latest collection “Lu Gedigte Perlaophis” further explores the concept by introducing each of the garments as something very dear and precious, something that is meant to last, something like a great piece of jewellery.

Ohlin D – New York City

www.ohlin-d.com

The New York City – based founder of Ohlin D, Anne Deane, decided to follow her heart’s desire to explore the world of shapes, art and textiles down in Latin America. As a result, the label’s spring 2015 lookbook is brimming with sheer fabrics and azure blue hues, wrapped up in just a hint of mermaid-magic.

Angela Bang – Barcelona

www.shopangelabang.com

Based in Barcelona, young womenswear designer Angela Bang grew up in the Canary Islands and studied her craft at the prestigious Hong-Ik Univeristy. Expanding her knowledge of fashion design, she followed this up with her degree at the Instito Europeo Di Design; her accomplished graduate collection ‘Me, myself & I’, exemplified her passion for haute couture and the fusion between different cultures. After completing the degree, she specialised in swimwear & lingerie patternmaking at Felicidad Duce.

Tisja Damen – Amsterdam

tisjadamen.com

Specialized in handcrafted patchwork lingerie and draped silhouettes, and based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tisja Damen is a lingerie fashion designer who ties a story to every one of her beautiful collections. Having the technique of patchwork act as her handwriting, the designer’s work is a combination between intelligence, movement, allure and aesthetic pleasure.