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Article
BY HELLE MATHIESEN
Q | What does the unique collection contain?
A | Almost everything! Amongst other
items a suit, a cocktail dress, an evening
Sara Brunn Buch and Jørgen Simonsen
Photo: Mads Krabbe Fotografi
Q/A
HORNVAREFABRIKKEN
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JØRGEN SIMONSEN
dress, a coat and underwear. And of course
a large range of jewellery.
Q | What has been the most challenging part
of the cooperation?
A | Clearly, the material. I have never work-
ed with horn before – I have seen it used for
buttons, that’s all. The challenge is that the
material is not particularly flexible once
shaped as wished, which has led to an exci-
ting creative process where I worked very
closely with Sara Brunn Buch. However, we
established a great cooperation right away,
so it went well. I admire her profoundly
for her skills and ability to work in detail
The Danish Haute Couture
designer Jørgen Simonsen has
been visiting his homeland
Denmark to develope a
unique collection in horn.
The collection is designed in
close collaboration with the
artisan Sara Brunn Buch from
Hornvarefabrikken.
with only one material. Working with Sara
became a strong motivation in the creative
process - along with a fascination of the
horn as material. It is so beautiful and at
the same time exceptional strong and very
durable.
It is conducive for a design process to see
how another industry works - it opens up
new facets of craftsmanship that you have
never seen before.
Q | How has your upbringing in Struer in
Denmark affected your creative life?
A | It has developed my imagination! A safe
childhood in a small town did not neces-
sarily give me much direct inspiration, so
stimulation had to come from my imagi-
nation. My upbringing has facilitated my
creative power and in this way it has been
an important factor for what I have achie-
ved as a fashion designer today.
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