What do I say about BLESS? Honestly, I've been trying to figure out their "thing" for awhile now and I'll have to admit that I don't get it.
Desiree Heiss and Ines Kaag met back in 1993 in Paris and formed BLESS in 1995, posting ads all over Berlin and Vienna of their newly formed label. Eventually their name caught wind and by 1996 they were advertising in i-D magazine, self service, and purple magazine.
A highly conceptual label, the duo finds obscure and random ideas/themes-- anything from hotel amenities (No. 20) to the act of "covering" (No. 21) to "privacy" (No. 22) to using electrical cables and adaptors to make jewelry (No. 26) and creates products/exhibitions centered around them. They often bring in guest artists to help materialize their visions.
From beautiful yet strange mobiles to towel scarves to cute sweaters, these two do it all. Their interpretations of everyday necessities and luxuries would make anyone chuckle a bit, and you'll see why when you check out the site. Much of it, it seems, is abstractly thought out and well executed, but with elements of levity and innocence, as well.
1 comment:
I want that hammock and those glasses.
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