THE DESIGNERS
ARTISTA is an independent ready-to wear and accessory brand. It is based in Budapest and has tight connections to Vienna since 1993. Three designers are working for the brand: Katalin Imre, Nóra Rácz and Katalin Stampf. The company has a Showroom in Budapest, a flagship store in Vienna and several stockists. The collections are proudly designed and produced in in Hungary.
THE BRAND
ARTISTA creates clothing that strikes a balance between lux and sporty, effortless day-wear, and relaxed elegance, that can be elevated to be special enough for any occasion. The clothes allow themselves to mature like a fruit, slowly, and not to consume something hastily and throw it away. Artista prefers the aesthetic sense, rather than an abstract concept. They respect classic, traditional tailoring, transplanting those lines into contemporary urban attire, in such a way that they are paired with extreme lines in a novel interpretation.
„We celebrate the authentic woman who loves freedom, art, and music. She is open-minded and has a good sense for style and quality clothing.”
THE COLLECTION
To notice, find, protect, preserve, and renew our treasures, both in spiritual and physical form. The source is vast, encompassing both the created and the creator, so we are part of it, complete it, and pass it on in its entirety. The prints of the collection were based on particularly beautiful, damaged film frames. The original damaged film frames are from Péter Lichter and Bori Máté's films. Their repairs, graphic additions, and paintings became patterns on the clothes, symbolizing the cycle. Emphasized details have been created from selected pieces of the brand's material collection, which is why they attract attention as 3D surfaces.
Characteristic again this year are defining classic cuts with extravagant details, and the first standard material associations, all of which preserve values.