SANDRA BACKLUNDK N I T W E A R

INTRODUCTION

Sandra Backlund is a Swedish fashion designer specialising in sculptural knitwear.

Backlund set up her own eponymous label in 2004.

Collaborated with Louis Vuitton (A/W 2007) and Emilio Pucci (A/W 2009) on several knitwear pieces for their collections.

In 2010 Backlund launched her first solo collection

AESTHETICSBacklund’s design aesthetic is sculptural, architectural and dynamic.

Striving to exaggerate and accentuate the female form

fluctuates proportions, producing designs that are simultenously sci-fi and warm.

MATERIAL & COLOURS

Works with heavy wool, paper, soft wood, human hair and more recently 100% copper wire.

Backlund has manged to transform the very meaning of knitwear into a piece of sculpture, a piece of moving art.

her colour palette is often neutral using solid beige, browns, grey, maroon and

SILHOUETTES

Likes to “consciously dress and undress parts of the body” in an effort to “highlight, distort, and transform the natural silhouette with clothes and accessories,”

LANDMARKCOLLECTIONS

BODY SKIN & HAIR This collection highlights the proportions of the body and flesh colored tones, and actual human hair.

INK BLOT TEST

The collection is based on the patterns used in the Rorschach inkblot test.

Collection won the Grand prix at the Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères.

(A/W 2007)

LAST BREATH BRUISES (A/W 2008)

Inspired by the colour spectrum of bruises

“This collection came together during my process of grieving.” -Backlund

“I don’t sketch my ideas. Everything I make is by hand, and I invent the pieces as I am making them.

DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND

(A/W 2006)

“I think I work with design as a form of therapy. When others write poems to deal with themselves, I do fashion”.

PERFECT HURTS

CONTROL-CCollaboration with Maglificio Miles

(A/W 2009-10)

Maglificio also collaborated with other iconic designers like Azzedine Alaïa, Sonia Rykiel and more recently, Lanvin.

The results of the collaboration were on display at White Club

First collection to be recreated on machines with four all black samples.

S/S 11

Sandra Backlund mixed openwork crochet, lightweight knitting and metal yarns creating designs that transform and highlight the contours of the human body.

100% copper yarn

REFERENCES

www.sandrabacklund.com

www.vogue.it

www.dazeddigital.com

www.forwardcouncil.com Avijit Gill, KD-4