fall/winter 10 collection

Approaching this fashion accessory collection from a product design angle, I adopted techniques used in industrial prototype making (e.g. rapid prototyping (3d computer printing)) and combined them with leather craftsmanship and great attention to detail. Substituting traditional pattern making, I found different ways of constructing bags, reinventing them from scratch.

In my MA final collection I worked on the classics - the basket, the brief case, the doctor's bag, the evening bow bag, the hat case, the croco bag and suitcase. In the 'Icons Undercover' collection hardware attachments, buckles and locks were moulded and abstracted to purely decoration. Suede, patent and very soft glove leathers were adorned with silver plated handles. A small copper purse with magnetic closure completes this contemporary ensemble.

'Icons Undercover' was awarded the prestigious ITS#6 ‘Accessories Collection of The Year’ price. For more information on ITS, please click here

photo by elise dumontet

solid poetry & liquid affection

graduation project 2004 - cum laude

Whenever the weather change the landscape transforms, the light becomes different and the whole atmosphere changes. All materials seem to alter. In my project I explore the possibilities for hidden design appearing as the environment changes. I applied techniques to enduring and solid materials as glass (liquid affection) and concrete (solid poetry), so that natural processes like differences in temperature causing condense reveal patterns on windows. Rain uncovers decoration on a city square. The possible applications of solid poetry and liquid affection are various: either at home in the bathroom, in the garden, in saunas and dance clubs, where the humidity is high or public spaces like bus stops or pavements. All forms of solid poetry have in common that they change the whole setting; they are surprising and have a life of their own.

for more information, please check out solidpoetry.com

porte-mémoire

graduation project 2004 - cum laude

The tradition of family coat of arms, diaries and family silver intrigues me.  porte-mémoire is a set with components to create family jewellery. The medallions can be filled with precious pieces which do not necessarily have a monetary value - a personal treasure for milk teeth, the first love letter and hair curls or the grandparent’s wedding rings. With every element of the jewellery a family member leaves a relic of his live for his descendants. In time the collection grows, leaving signs of sentiment.

Curriculum vitae

Name:              Susanne Happle

Date of birth:   26.06.1978 in Münster, Germany

Marital status:  single

Nationality:      German

Email:                jujube@gmx.de

Education & Workexperience

since 2011       project designer at Adidas &

since 2008       accessories designer for Adidas by Stella McCartney

2008                 freelance work, designing an accessories collection for BOGNER

2005 - 2007      MA Fashion Womenswear Accessories at the Royal College of Art in London, UK

2006                 Work placement at Viktor & Rolf – Amsterdam, Netherlands

2005                 partner in business start-up of ‘solid poetry’ concrete

2005                 assistant to home luxury textiles designer Marty Lamers in Amsterdam, NL

1999 - 2004      BA (first class) in the Design Academy department ‘man & identity’

2003                 Siemens Mobile Designlab in Munich, Germany, and Shanghai, China

2002                 internship at Li Edelkoort’s enterprise United Publishers for ‘view on colour‘         

                         and‘bloom’ magazine in Paris, France

Since 2000      publishing Limerick books and audio books in own firm, Nereus-Verlag

1999                 internship at HEALTHY PEOPLE (part of GREY) in Düsseldorf, Germany

1997/98           study of political economics at the Albert-Ludwig-University of Freiburg i.Br,

Exhibitions & Awards

2008               ‘ITS#SEVEN’ competition jury member, Trieste, Italy

2008               Superstore, Modefabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2007               winner ‘ITS#SIX Accessories Collection of the Year‘award, Trieste, Italy

2007               ‘The Great Exhibition‘, London, UK

2006/07          scholarship of DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service

2006               'Via Milano' - Woonbeurs Amsterdam, Netherlands

2006               Elle Wonen exhibition - 'Inside Design' Amsterdam, Netherlands

2006               'Kunst rond 1900 en Dutch Village', Noordbrabants Museum - s'Hertogenbosch, NL

2006               Pommery POP competition, 1st prize - London, UK

2006               Philips Fashion & Ironing competition, 3rd price - London, UK

2006               'Material Sense' - Hannover, Germany

2006               'Post Mortem' exposition - Milan, Italy

2006               Droog Design 'Garden of Delight' exposition - Salone di Mobile in Milan, Italy

2006               'Inspired By 06' awards, special mentioning - IMM Cologne, Germany

2005               'Dutch Village' - icff in New York, USA

2004               'Smart Materials' exposition in Eindhoven, Netherlands

2004               Graduation Show in Eindhoven, Netherlands

2003               Designlab exposition - Munich Design Parcours, Germany

2002               Leonardo scholarship

Publications

publication of graduation work in various magazines, including among others

Patterns 2: Design, Art and Architecture by Barbara Glasner, Petra Schmidt and Ursula Schondeling (2008)

Dazed & Confused (February 2008)

Arpel (January 2008)

CASA D (#29)

DIF Magazine (November 2007)

Collezioni Accessori (September 2007)

The Independent on Sunday (August 2007)

Vanity Fair Italy (August 2007)

The Independent on Sunday (August 2007)

The Independent (July 2007)

Out on a Limb (April 2007)

Elle Decoration UK (March 2007)

Elle Wonen (April 2006 & October 2006)

Domus (July/August 2006)

MD (4/2006),

Viewpoint (# 19)

dwell (May 2006)

design report (4/2006)

Wallpaper (April 2006)

FRAME (March/April 2006)

ICON (January 2006)

extensive online coverage includes among others

reluct.com, designboom.com, designsponge.com, mocoloco.com, core77.com, glamour.de, wgsn.com, domusweb.it.and style.it

susanne happle.com

icons undercover

ma final collection 2007

adidas by stella mccartney

During my internship at Li Edelkoort’s office I participated in the styling of several photo reportages for ‘bloom’ and ‘view on colour’. Both magazines are focused on trend and colour forecasting.

International project with 10 students from 5 different countries in Munich, Germany, including a trip to Shanghai, China. During the Munich Design Parcours the participants created an exhibition with the theme ‘architecture and communication – utopia’. My electronic installation HUMAN TOUCH deals with communication at distance without using words. It allows you to live together with your family although you do not live in the same city. The HUMAN TOUCH enables remote togetherness.

united publishers

internship 2002

designlab siemens mobile

think tank 2003

to see fall/winter 11 collection, please click here

adidas by stella mccartney

spring/summer 11 collection

adidas by stella mccartney