ESPRIT X CPHFW
We’re taking over Copenhagen Fashion Week AW24 with a series of events to support noteworthy emerging creatives.
ESPRIT X CPHFW We’re taking over Copenhagen Fashion Week AW24 with a series of events to support noteworthy emerging creatives.
We asked two emerging Danish designers, Louise Cehofski and Nadia Wire, to showcase their signature artistic crafts by reimagining one of Esprit’s signature pieces—The Chunky Logo Knit Sweater—each in their respective mediums, as a way of celebrating hyperlocal creative craftmanship and its influence on cultural objects; in this case, our iconic logo. By presenting these works as art, we aim to spotlight the influence of Danish craft while elevating the profile of two exceptional Nordic talents.
We asked two emerging Danish designers, Louise Cehofski and Nadia Wire, to showcase their signature artistic crafts by reimagining one of Esprit’s signature pieces—The Chunky Logo Knit Sweater—each in their respective mediums, as a way of celebrating hyperlocal creative craftmanship and its influence on cultural objects; in this case, our iconic logo. By presenting these works as art, we aim to spotlight the influence of Danish craft while elevating the profile of two exceptional Nordic talents.
We asked two emerging Danish designers, Louise Cehofski and Nadia Wire, to showcase their signature artistic crafts by reimagining one of Esprit’s signature pieces—The Chunky Logo Knit Sweater—each in their respective mediums, as a way of celebrating hyperlocal creative craftmanship and its influence on cultural objects; in this case, our iconic logo. By presenting these works as art, we aim to spotlight the influence of Danish craft while elevating the profile of two exceptional Nordic talents.
We asked two emerging Danish designers, Louise Cehofski and Nadia Wire, to showcase their signature artistic crafts by reimagining one of Esprit’s signature pieces—The Chunky Logo Knit Sweater—each in their respective mediums, as a way of celebrating hyperlocal creative craftmanship and its influence on cultural objects; in this case, our iconic logo. By presenting these works as art, we aim to spotlight the influence of Danish craft while elevating the profile of two exceptional Nordic talents.
Louise CehofskI
Louise Cehofski is a model and jewelry design student at The Copenhagen School of Design and Technology (KEA). Her pieces hold morphic forms that are often inspired by nature and organic shapes and feature injections of color using various stones and gems, along with cellular shapes that appear to mold to the wearer’s body. For her collaboration with Esprit, Cehofski chose to create neckpieces using chunky elements combined with a thread-like expression, crafting links using the Japanese wax technique Mitsuro Hikime, known for its flowing, organic aesthetic.
Louise CehofskI
Louise Cehofski is a model and jewelry design student at The Copenhagen School of Design and Technology (KEA). Her pieces hold morphic forms that are often inspired by nature and organic shapes and feature injections of color using various stones and gems, along with cellular shapes that appear to mold to the wearer’s body. For her collaboration with Esprit, Cehofski chose to create neckpieces using chunky elements combined with a thread-like expression, crafting links using the Japanese wax technique Mitsuro Hikime, known for its flowing, organic aesthetic.
Nadia Wire
Nadia Wire is a Danish designer behind the eponymous brand known for its bold, responsibly-made knitwear that features playful shapes and silhouettes. Wire graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2017, where she studied textile design with a focus in knitwear. For her collaboration with Esprit, Wire utilized the archival Esprit visual language of Tamotsu Yagi and Ettore Sottsass to inspire her works. In order to respect the natural fibers of the original piece, Wire refrained from cutting into the fabric or mixing in synthetics, instead dissembling the knit at the seams to rework the design entirely. Wire then carefully reworked the fabric with motifs inspired by Yagi’s work, demonstrating how the craft of knitwear can be both manual and machine made.
Nadia Wire
Nadia Wire is a Danish designer behind the eponymous brand known for its bold, responsibly-made knitwear that features playful shapes and silhouettes. Wire graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2017, where she studied textile design with a focus in knitwear. For her collaboration with Esprit, Wire utilized the archival Esprit visual language of Tamotsu Yagi and Ettore Sottsass to inspire her works. In order to respect the natural fibers of the original piece, Wire refrained from cutting into the fabric or mixing in synthetics, instead dissembling the knit at the seams to rework the design entirely. Wire then carefully reworked the fabric with motifs inspired by Yagi’s work, demonstrating how the craft of knitwear can be both manual and machine made.
As we continue to connect with fan and fashion communities around the world, and true to our ongoing commitment of supporting the current creative class, we’re excited to announce our official sponsorship of CPHFW, including participation in the NEWTALENT program—a space that gives emerging Nordic designers a platform to express their point-of-view, as well as the financial support they need to formally present their work during fashion week.
As we continue to connect with fan and fashion communities around the world, and true to our ongoing commitment of supporting the current creative class, we’re excited to announce our official sponsorship of CPHFW, including participation in the NEWTALENT program—a space that gives emerging Nordic designers a platform to express their point-of-view, as well as the financial support they need to formally present their work during fashion week.
Louise CehofskI
Louise Cehofski is a model and jewelry design student at The Copenhagen School of Design and Technology (KEA). Her pieces hold morphic forms that are often inspired by nature and organic shapes and feature injections of color using various stones and gems, along with cellular shapes that appear to mold to the wearer’s body. For her collaboration with Esprit, Cehofski chose to create neckpieces using chunky elements combined with a thread-like expression, crafting links using the Japanese wax technique Mitsuro Hikime, known for its flowing, organic aesthetic.
Louise CehofskI
Louise Cehofski is a model and jewelry design student at The Copenhagen School of Design and Technology (KEA). Her pieces hold morphic forms that are often inspired by nature and organic shapes and feature injections of color using various stones and gems, along with cellular shapes that appear to mold to the wearer’s body. For her collaboration with Esprit, Cehofski chose to create neckpieces using chunky elements combined with a thread-like expression, crafting links using the Japanese wax technique Mitsuro Hikime, known for its flowing, organic aesthetic.
Nadia Wire
Nadia Wire is a Danish designer behind the eponymous brand known for its bold, responsibly-made knitwear that features playful shapes and silhouettes. Wire graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2017, where she studied textile design with a focus in knitwear. For her collaboration with Esprit, Wire utilized the archival Esprit visual language of Tamotsu Yagi and Ettore Sottsass to inspire her works. In order to respect the natural fibers of the original piece, Wire refrained from cutting into the fabric or mixing in synthetics, instead dissembling the knit at the seams to rework the design entirely. Wire then carefully reworked the fabric with motifs inspired by Yagi’s work, demonstrating how the craft of knitwear can be both manual and machine made.
Nadia Wire
Nadia Wire is a Danish designer behind the eponymous brand known for its bold, responsibly-made knitwear that features playful shapes and silhouettes. Wire graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2017, where she studied textile design with a focus in knitwear. For her collaboration with Esprit, Wire utilized the archival Esprit visual language of Tamotsu Yagi and Ettore Sottsass to inspire her works. In order to respect the natural fibers of the original piece, Wire refrained from cutting into the fabric or mixing in synthetics, instead dissembling the knit at the seams to rework the design entirely. Wire then carefully reworked the fabric with motifs inspired by Yagi’s work, demonstrating how the craft of knitwear can be both manual and machine made.
As we continue to connect with fan and fashion communities around the world, and true to our ongoing commitment of supporting the current creative class, we’re excited to announce our official sponsorship of CPHFW, including participation in the NEWTALENT program—a space that gives emerging Nordic designers a platform to express their point-of-view, as well as the financial support they need to formally present their work during fashion week.
As we continue to connect with fan and fashion communities around the world, and true to our ongoing commitment of supporting the current creative class, we’re excited to announce our official sponsorship of CPHFW, including participation in the NEWTALENT program—a space that gives emerging Nordic designers a platform to express their point-of-view, as well as the financial support they need to formally present their work during fashion week.