Sunday, October 20, 2013

colchik

some great stuff for kids and their parents on http://www.colchik.com/  have a look:


I like to think that it is without doubt my Nordic grandmother who passed on to me her love of sewing and clothes. And the great-grandmother, of whom the only thing I have left is a knitted tablecloth in warm, imaginative shades, handed down to me her taste for colour and shape.


I acquired my technique as a stylist and designer at the ESMOD school of fashion and design in Paris, followed by three years with different fashion designers in Paris and Berlin. Following that, I worked on my own for several years in Paris, then in my workshops in Syria and Lebanon, during which, in the course of several collections, I was able to broaden my creative experience.

My three children and a few years dedicated to family life allowed me to immerse myself again in the delights of childhood – its universe, poetry and formidable energy. That's when I got the urge to create clothing which emphasizes the family bond.


From the far-reaching travels with my husband and our three boys, 18 months on the road travelling from Finland to China, from Uzbekistan to Ukraine, I brought back a thousand and one impressions, lines and colours which all together form the spirit of Colchik.

And then when we finally arrived home, I felt that the time was right. Some six months after parking our van in Babelsberg, close to Berlin, Colchik was born: clothes that stand up to the test of life, at your service.


Coral