Last week, COS launched a menswear capsule collection at the 94th edition of Pitti Uomo in Florence. The first time the brand has presented at Pitti, the 17 piece collection and presentation was conceived in collaboration with Wayne McGregor – Resident Choreographer at The Royal Ballet, and a multi award winning British choreographer and director. Wayne and nine dancers from his company moved through the Istituto degli Innocenti in an explorative and contemporary performance. We were there and we witnessed how the unconscious and unintentional everyday movements which formed the starting point of the collection, were put into motion to encapsulate the COS aesthetic: wearable, versatile and quietly inventive.

Some AW18 brands we appreciated from buying trips to Paris, New York, Milan and London.

Craig Green

  Sies Marjan

  Vetements

A contemporary iteration of a garment proudly to the fore of the Irish design vernacular, the New Aran Fisherman’s Sweater – a collaboration between Sphere One and Inis Meain Knitting Company.

“A collaboration between two of Ireland’s most prized knitwear labels, Sphere One x Inis Meáin merges the modern, conceptual construction of Sphere One’s colourful designs with Inis Meain’s expert artisanal craftsmanship” – Barneys, New York.

A short film shot on the island celebrates this collaboration.

Film: Matthew Thompson \ Detail Design Studio

Fisherman: Marty Rea

April 26th saw Baluba and BED preview the COS AW17 collection at 72 Grafton Street.

This week saw the first collection arrive from the newly opened Los Angeles Atelier of & Other Stories, based on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood. Joining collections designed in Stockholm and Paris, the pieces will complement the minimalism of the former and the romanticism of the latter.

& Other Stories is no stranger to the Golden State and has previously collaborated on a capsule collection with Los Angeles-based Rodarte. It will open its third store in California later this month.

Celebrating 10 years of COS from cosstores on Vimeo.

Time does fly. This year, COS marks a decade of delivering its philosophy of fashion; rooted in quality, conceived with an ethos of modern, timeless, functional and tactile design at its centre. Arriving as a thoroughly new proposition, COS now has over 200 stores worldwide.

The culmination of this anniversary celebration is a capsule collection of ten pieces that nods to classic design techniques and references while remaining undeniably contemporary.

In February, Kildare Village partnered with OFFSET, one of the world’s most inspirational, educational and vocational conferences for the design and creative industries, to highlight the From the Isle campaign, Kildare Village’s commitment to nurturing the extraordinary wealth of talent emerging in Ireland’s creative sector. Our Só Collective concept store forms the fashion heart of From the Isle, and aims to provide a permanent destination for Irish fashion and design at Kildare Village, and to continue to celebrate and provide a tangible platform for Irish makers, designers and creatives to sell their unique products in Ireland.

OFFSET design conference takes place over one weekend in February and sees an incredible line up of design creatives and inspirers. Baluba were on the second stage on Friday 16th February to talk about Só Collective and the From the Isle concept at Kildare Village, and to introduce our first Só Collective pop up shop at OFFSET featuring a selected curation of Irish designers and brands. We were also happy to welcome Sunday Books to the fold, an independent online bookshop based in Dublin stocking thoughtfully chosen books and magazines from world leading publishers.

Throughout the last decade COS has remained true to its philosophy; to offer a high quality collection comprised of wardrobe staples as well as re-invented classics, in keeping with the brand ethos of modern, timeless, functional and tactile design. The first store opened on London’s Regent Street in 2007 and since then COS has grown in presence globally and in turn built a strong relationship with the art and design world. The brand’s seasonal collections have always been influenced by art and design and to share this interest with their customers COS has invested in collaborative projects with established and upcoming artists, designers and institutions and to date have worked on over 30 projects across Europe, Asia and the USA.

In February 2017, Baluba held an intimate dinner in Dublin with COS to celebrate their landmark 10 Year Anniversary.

KTZ

Miharayasuhiro

Craig Green

J.W.Anderson

Baluba and BED launched & Other Stories at 26-27 Grafton Street, Dublin last week 8th December, 2016.