Enigmatic, magical, [retaining] aura and tradition as inherent elements of the artisan’s creative and life processes.'' In these words, Matthias Wagner K, the Director of Frankfurt’s Museum Angewandte Kunst, refers to the elements (more specifically, the materials) pivotal to the fashion of the Nordic Islands. Incidentally, or perhaps not at all, these very words could also serve as a particularly apt description of the recent tome by acclaimed photographic duo Cooper & Gorfer dedicated to the roots of the fashion and design traditions of the three West Nordic countries, namely Iceland, Greenland and The Faroe Islands. Titled ‘The Weather Diaries,’ the truly enthralling Gestalten’s publication coincides with this year’s edition of the Nordic Fashion Biennale {Norræna húsið} which will be held at the aforementioned Museum Angewandte Kunst inFrankfurt later this month, and which Cooper & Gorfer have been invited to curate.
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