AUSTRIAN DESIGN TEAMS

2009.12.21　 Text: Daniel Kalt

As the Austria-Japan Year 2009, which was called out to celebrate 140 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, is coming to its end, we are happy to present the readers of Shift magazine with the last ...

APPARATU

2009.12.11　 Text: Eduard Prats Molner

"Apparatu is very young, is one studio, one workshop, one company; is something that is being defined through every project. My motivation since I started to believe in crafts was to create a design studio which would...

FUGAHUM

2009.12.2　 Text: Mariko Takei

FUGAHUM is a keen fashion brand started in 2006 by Akiyoshi Mishima, an artist and previously worked as an art director at Enlightenment until last July, and a fashion designer Asuka Yamamoto, and a new member since 2...

MASASHI KAWAMURA

2009.11.29　 Text: Mariko Takei

Making a buzz for generating more than 1.5 million downloads on YouTube, the music clip "Hibi no Neiro" was selected for DOTMOV FESTIVAL 2009 and amuses many viewers at festival sites nationwide since the festival lau...

PABLO GAMBA

2009.11.26　 Text: Gisella Lifchitz

Pablo Gamba is a hardworking argentine designer, illustrator and “object maker”. Not only he draws almost everything, but also he enjoys the playful experience of messing with new materials, creating shapes out of ...

TAISHI NOBUKUNI

2009.11.17　 Text: mina

Known for his brands BOTANIKA and TAISHI NOBUKUNI, the fashion designer Taishi Nobukuni explores his creativity with high quality tailoring, attracting people with his overwhelming presence as a designer. Having studi...

AUSTRIAN FASHION PHOTOGRAPHERS

2009.11.3　 Text: Daniel Kalt

If we have, throughout the past few months and in a collaborative effort between AUSTRIANFASHION.NET and Shift magazine, repeatedly tried to familiarise our readers with the Austrian fashion universe, yet another asp...

NANOOK

2009.11.1　 Text: Mariko Takei

SHIFT 2010 Calendar was released on October 20th! The Shift cover for November was designed by a Tokyo-based artist NANOOK whose work was selected for the calendar visuals as one of 12 artists. Let's wander into the l...

GRAM

2009.10.29　 Text: Victor Moreno

Very first time I met Alexis Holm and Anna Stenvi was in the after party for the Stockholm Fashion Week back in 2007. Flow rarely goes so easy, well despite by the mojitos. They are a truly partnership and one of the ...

JORINE OOSTERHOFF

2009.10.12　 Text: Mariko Takei

I think it' for sure every one of you would put a smile on your face when you see those unique tableware which could come alive at any moment. As one of them who were fascinated by the lovely tableware, SHIFT has inte...

TEENAGE ENGINEERING

2009.10.11　 Text: Victor Moreno

When you´re a kid you are full of innate imagination, you create a new state of mind and new ideas flow easily. Perhaps many of you remember for instance how easy was driving in your imaginary flying car next to t...

NATE WILLIAMS

2009.10.8　 Text: Gisella Lifchitz

When I was heading for my interview with Nate Williams, I already knew what to expect. People had told me he was a very creative artist, but I also found out he’s an extremely easy going guy, an open-minded person and...