Risto prepares for his Hong Kong Show

Ella Press in Telegraph

Johan Ku

By now, we are known to have talented designers on our roster that are known for their unique design sensibility, as our newest addition does. Born in Taipei in 1979, Johan Ku has had great success since he began his fashion career. He is specifically famous to create sculpture-like silhouettes and unique chunky knitwear. While he was studying for his MA in Fashion at Central Saint Martins, his “Emotional Sculpture” collection won him a Gen Art’s Design Vision Avant Garde award in New York in December 2009.

Yet again, we welcome a new designer that not only creates beautiful clothing, but essentially creates a piece of artwork for everyone to wear. Below are a few images from his runway looks.

Risto Fashion Show at Hong Kong Extravaganza Gala

Risto Interview in “My Lifestyle News”

This past weekend, Risto had the chance to show his SS12 collection at the Hong Kong Fashion Extravaganza Gala with much success. My Lifestyle News did a quick interview with the designer, discussing his past endeavors, the inspiration for his collection, and the future of the brand.

• My initial influences were the realities of common socialistic lifestyle and early pop images on MTV. I went to Duperre School of Applied Arts in 1993 and this enriching experience resulted in initial research of the inner “East-West” balance in which it still quite prominent in my design today.

• It all started as a family business and evolved as an onward vision of a group of common-minded individuals. The ethics and aesthetics are based on embracing the traditional and translating it into a modern look. My focus is to offer a story, history and heritage, that is my design philosophy.

• My brand opens it doors in my home town Macedonia in 2007. The initial starts was solely dedicated to the ever growing needs of the knitwear, artisan and the cut and sew collection. I dropped the last name in a full collection in 2009 which is now become quite a well received name and successfully showing in New York and other part of the world.

• My SS2012 collection inspiration came from an urban girl who is rebellious yet elegant, you will see there are digital flora prints merge with leather and knitwear.

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Risto and Alek with their mom.

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via: My Lifestyle News