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outfit Selima Sevim | photography Nina Raasch | hair & make-up Manuel Niederbrucker | model Sara Noubani at m4models

outfit Selima Sevim | photography Nina Raasch | hair & make-up Manuel Niederbrucker | model Sara Noubani at m4models

outfit Selima Sevim | photography Nina Raasch | hair & make-up Manuel Niederbrucker | model Sara Noubani at m4models

outfit Selima Sevim | photography Nina Raasch | hair & make-up Manuel Niederbrucker | model Sara Noubani at m4models

outfit Selima Sevim | photography Nina Raasch | hair & make-up Manuel Niederbrucker | model Sara Noubani at m4models

outfit Selima Sevim | photography Nina Raasch | hair & make-up Manuel Niederbrucker | model Sara Noubani at m4models

outfit Selima Sevim | photography Nina Raasch | hair & make-up Manuel Niederbrucker | model Sara Noubani at m4models

outfit Selima Sevim | photography Nina Raasch | hair & make-up Manuel Niederbrucker | model Sara Noubani at m4models

outfit Selima Sevim | photography Nina Raasch | hair & make-up Manuel Niederbrucker | model Sara Noubani at m4models

outfit Selima Sevim | photography Nina Raasch | hair & make-up Manuel Niederbrucker | model Sara Noubani at m4models

outfit Selima Sevim | photography Nina Raasch | hair & make-up Manuel Niederbrucker | model Sara Noubani at m4models

outfit Selima Sevim | photography Nina Raasch | hair & make-up Manuel Niederbrucker | model Sara Noubani at m4models

outfit Selima Sevim | photography Nina Raasch | hair & make-up Manuel Niederbrucker | model Sara Noubani at m4models

"Schönheit sei nicht in den Objekten selbst zu suchen, sondern im Schattenspiel, das sich zwischen den Objekten entfaltet. Gerade wie ein phosphoreszierender Stein, der im Dunkel glänzt, aber bei Tageshelle jeglichen Reiz als Juwel verliert, so gibt es, ohne Schattenwirkung keine Schönheit." Tanizaki Jun`ichiro, Lob des Schattens

 

Falten. Unerschöpfliche Möglichkeiten. Bewegende Flächen. Textile Körperformierung. Zwischenraum. Zwiefalt. Brechendes Licht. Eintauchen in Schatten. Am Körper. Mit dem Körper. Organische Formgestaltung. Starr. Fließend. Intuitiv. Vertraut. Beobachtung der Natur. Genuin. Unregelmäßig. Bescheiden. Pur. Schönheit im Unvollkommenen. Japanische Ästhetik. Oberflächenstruktur. Ein flüchtiger Augenblick. Metaraum. Atmosphärisch. Vergänglichkeit. Melancholisch. Verblassend. Zarte Traurigkeit.

 

Ein Zusammenspiel.

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dress Selima Sevim | photography Jackie Hardt | hair Christiane Buchholz at nude | make-up Tom Strohmetz at nude | styling Nathan Vaknin at nude | model mega model agency

dress Selima Sevim | photography Jackie Hardt | hair Christiane Buchholz at nude | make-up Tom Strohmetz at nude | styling Nathan Vaknin at nude | model mega model agency

The outfit called “Crystal“ embodies the silhouette of a roughly ground crystal and is refined with crystals by Swarovski Elements. This dress was featured by photographer Jackie Hardt and exhibited during the Berlin Fashion Week 2012 in Chén Ché Teahouse.

 

Typical spatial symmetries of the crystal were considered during the design process that consisted of pattern making as well as digital printing. The self-created printed motif found in the kaleidoscopically symmetrical arrangement on transparent silk symbolizes the fragile delicateness. This is in contrast to the robust fabrics in anthracite and black. Equivalent surfaces assemble individual shapes of crystals, which seem to grow out from the garment similar to an architectural construction.

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dress Selima Sevim | photography  Lucio Aru & Franco Erre | styling Dávid Kele

dress Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller

make-up Lisa Walzl at maggie b. | hair Junia Turnes at maggie b.

model Bettina Lösch at fAnGfRiScH berlin

dress Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller | hair & make-up Geena Birkenmeier | model Ya-Chun Tsai at public heroes

dress Selima Sevim | video concept Selima Sevim | camera & editing Jan Kapitän at Büro Bum Bum | assistance Tobias F. Müller | hair & make-up Geena Birkenmeier | model Ya-Chun Tsai at public heroes

"Schönheit sei nicht in den Objekten selbst zu suchen, sondern im Schattenspiel, das sich zwischen den Objekten entfaltet. Gerade wie ein phosphoreszierender Stein, der im Dunkel glänzt, aber bei Tageshelle jeglichen Reiz als Juwel verliert, so gibt es, ohne Schattenwirkung keine Schönheit." Tanizaki Jun`ichiro, Lob des Schattens

 

Falten. Unerschöpfliche Möglichkeiten. Bewegende Flächen. Textile Körperformierung. Zwischenraum. Zwiefalt. Brechendes Licht. Eintauchen in Schatten. Am Körper. Mit dem Körper. Organische Formgestaltung. Starr. Fließend. Intuitiv. Vertraut. Beobachtung der Natur. Genuin. Unregelmäßig. Bescheiden. Pur. Schönheit im Unvollkommenen. Japanische Ästhetik. Oberflächenstruktur. Ein flüchtiger Augenblick. Metaraum. Atmosphärisch. Vergänglichkeit. Melancholisch. Verblassend. Zarte Traurigkeit.

 

Ein Zusammenspiel.

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blouse & skirt Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller | hair & make-up Kerstin Seyrer | model Anna S. at instyle models

blouse & skirt Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller | hair & make-up Kerstin Seyrer | model Anna S. at instyle models

dress Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller | hair & make-up Selima Sevim | model Anna S. at instyle models

pullover & skirt Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller | hair & make-up Kerstin Seyrer | model Anna S. at instyle models

dress Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller | hair & make-up Selima Sevim | model Anna S. at instyle models

blouse & pants Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller | hair & make-up Kerstin Seyrer | model Anna S. at instyle models

dress Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller | hair & make-up Selima Sevim | model Anna S. at instyle models

blouse Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller | hair & make-up Kerstin Seyrer | model Anna S. at instyle models

Important aspects of wabi sabi, an old Japanese philosophy, are applied to this contemporary fashion collection: The ancient knowledge of beauty, as well as the aesthetic of imperfection and unpretentiousness.

 

This fashion collection represents the reflection of the far eastern aesthetic as the basis of a modern need. There is a social consciousness to other ideals, an awareness of finitude and the questioning of standards. The harmonious concept embodies the symbiosis of an original, oriental philosophy with the profound idea of a contemporary ideal of life, which epitomises the core of sustainability.

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dress Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller | model Anna S. at instyle models

dress Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller | model Anna S. at instyle models

sheer blouses Selima Sevim | photography & editing Jackie Hardt

hair & make-up Christiane Buchholz & Tom Strohmetz at nude

styling Nathan Vaknin | model Lea V. at mega model agency

pullover & skirt Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller | model Anna S. at instyle models

sheer blouse & pants Selima Sevim | photography & editing Selima Sevim & Tobias F. Müller | model Anna S. at instyle models

dress Selima Sevim in cooperation with artoz papier AG | photography & editing Jackie Hardt | hair & make-up Wiebke Olschewski at basics

The subsequent collection „Organic Origami“ symbolizes an innovative and graphical symbiosis of the ancient Asian art of folding with the female silhouette. The outstanding part of this collection is the transformation of the traditional paper origami converted to a variety of fabric qualities such as transparent organza and durable wool.

 

The exciting mix of materials adds very different impressions to the folding technique. The three-dimensional origami tessellations are integrated in various sizes, always based on the golden ratio. The advanced pattern- making adapts to the female body. To visually underline the purist design of the collection, the colour and mood is kept exclusively in a cool black, white and anthracite.

 

 

 

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A sponsorship by Artoz Papier AG. enabled the cautious approach to the more than 1,000-year-old Japanese art of origami in folding handmade silk paper. The extraordinary paper sculpture of ornaments like stars in various sizes was based on the traditional paper art and modular structures of contemporary architecture. The elaborate design and quality of the model guaranteed participation in the Berlin Fashion Week 2010.

Schattenspiel

Selima Sevim for SÝN Magazine

ChénChè Teehaus

exhibition

Pure Patina

haiku of silent devotion

„Manche Blume der edelsten Art

Strömt Duft wie Geheimnis so zart

In der Wildnis verlorene Weiten.“

Charles Baudelaire

"it's not what you look at that matters; it's what you see."

Henry David Thoreau

Dance of Dusk

interpretation of a dress

„Schönheit sei nicht in den Objekten selbst zu suchen, sondern im Schattenspiel, das sich zwischen den Objekten entfaltet. Gerade wie ein phosphoreszierender Stein, der im Dunkel glänzt, aber bei Tageshelle jeglichen Reiz als Juwel verliert, so gibt es,

ohne Schattenwirkung keine Schönheit.“

Tanizaki Jun`ichiro, Lob des Schattens

Organic Origami

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„Das Geometrische und das Organische – jedes in seiner vollen Reinheit –

ergeben zusammen erst das Abbild der kosmischen Harmonie.“

Leonard Koren

„Dinge gehen ins Nichts über oder entwickeln sich aus dem Nichts.“

ein Grundgedanke aus der Philosophie des Wabi Sabi

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