Ik Willem #1 Feb. 2016 | Page 21

Our story The current graduate generation of designers has innovative, refreshing visions that are stirring things up. During their four years at the Willem de Kooning Academy, they have discovered ways to express themselves and learnt to look beyond the characteristics of the current fashion system. They proceed in a more interdisciplinary manner. Fashion is a way of thinking, visually communicating to the world and a conceptual manner to reflect upon our surroundings. These students didn’t sit around and accepted to be trained as one particular designer; they are stubborn, independent and inimitable. Students specialize in the area corresponding to their talents, ambitions and fascinations. Therefore there will be a variety of disciplines whereby students graduate in; film, technology, sustainability, craftsmanship, etc. Forming the event: RECONSTRUCT With this initiative we want to boost Design in Rotterdam as well as encouraging people from different art and design disciplines to collaborate amongst each other. Our aim is to inspire the audience by showing ways of innovative presentations within Fashion They strive to end their years of studying with an event whereby each student can present their work in their own exceptional approach. This is their opportunity to show the outside world what they are capable of by making the audience interact with them/their work. Find RECONSTRUCT on Facebook