IAN BERRY X TWOOD
Overview X Jonathan Christoper X TWOOD DENIM LEGENDS Living Room Giant Jacket
photos by Lennart Sjöberg
To celebrate the exhibition being shown at Textil Museet - The Textile Museum Of Sweden, Ian Berry had guest designers to interpret and comment his work.
Helsingborg born, Gothenberg based Swede Lill O Sjöberg, originator of the innovative and sustainable material Twood, commented and complements Ian Berry’s stories about denim and rock history by producing a Twood made Drum set and Guitar displayed with Berry’s 2012 Record Store record collection..
photo | Lennart Sjöberg
Twood [textile-wood] is a new sustainable material made of discarded jeans, a hybrid between textile and wood celebrating the beauty of denim. It is the result of an ongoing material research project by the designer/innovator Lill O.Sjöberg and her team. The aim is to extend the lifecycle of denim fiber while maintaining the story and aesthetics of denim.
Drum set made in collaboration with ICE percussion/Kjetil Granli
Photos at Textil Museet with TWOODS drums and guitar displayed with Ian Berry’s Record Store collection in denim.
Ian Berry with the Twood Denim Wood drum kit and guitar at Textil Museet
Guitar made in collaboration with GNU gitarrverkstad/Lars Arvidsson
on the collaboration Lill adds
“It has been a struggle the to put the material TWOOD in the right discipline. Finding the project always ”in between”.
In between industrial /academic research, in between sustainability/fast fashion and in between art/design. Together with the artwork of Ian Berry and Jonathan Christopher’s designs, the material project is presented in the most perfect context, embracing beauty, durability and sustainability. (And with so much fun! )”
High heel denim shoes can be seen at the Smart Textiles Showroom. Shoes made in collaboration with designer Anna Lidström.