Unraveling Fashion a Knitting Experience

WORKSHOP GIVEN BY TWO DUTCH DESIGNERS VILLA LINA (RONCIGLIONE)… ITALY’S BEST KEPT SECRET unraveling fashion a knitting experience

by Conny Groenewegen & Corné Gabriëls 1-7 September 2013 | 5-Days Workshop @ Villa Lina (Ronciglione - VT) Price €600 [accomodation and meals included]

Unraveling Fashion, a knitting experience by Conny Groenewegen & Corné Gabriëls | 1-7 September 2013 | location: Villa Lina (Ronciglione)

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The aim of the workshop is to advance the idea of sustainability through recycling and re-use. Waste is a matter of perception. At all stages of the workshop, from creating your own unique yarn, wooden knitting bench and knitting pattern, you will be recycling and re-using textiles, yarn and wood, coming up with small, creative, on-hand solutions to turn ‘waste’ materials into useful ingredients for the creative design process.

The workshop by Conny Groenewegen and Corné Gabriëls includes a walking tour, offered by the city of Ronciglione, to discover its treasures.

For more information about the workshop and reservations: [email protected]

Unraveling Fashion, a knitting experience by Conny Groenewegen & Corné Gabriëls | 1-7 September 2013 | location: Villa Lina (Ronciglione) unraveling fashion a knitting experience

“Design starts before the first thread” Her collection A/ W2013/14 opened Japan Conny Groenewegen’s vision is Fashion Week in March driven by the urge to explore and 2013. develop. Conny doesn’t consider herself merely a designer but rather Conny Groenewegen a researcher shaping the material won the Mercedes-Benz from within the production process Dutch Fashion Award itself. (of: Not just a designer but 2011, the International an explorer shaping the material Incubator Award 2011 from within the production process and was nominated for itself) Technology and material are the Dutch Design Awards therefore inextricably joint to shape 2012. her designs. In recent years she has been researching the (sculptural) possibilities of knitting.

More information about Conny Groenewegen: www.connygroenewegen.nl

Unraveling Fashion, a knitting experience by Conny Groenewegen & Corné Gabriëls | 1-7 September 2013 | location: Villa Lina (Ronciglione) unraveling fashion a knitting experience

Corné Gabriëls works and resides in Italia online, as an up-and- Amsterdam, the Netherlands. coming designer. After graduating from Rietveld Academy of Arts, he attended the Artez Corné Gabriëls designs masters course at Arnhem Fashion from the classic menswear Institute. His work has been featured at “Garde Robe”; often venues such as, Stedelijk Museum, De pervading a subtle poetry Appel, Dutch Touch Paris, Amsterdam or a tongue-in-cheek International Fashion Week, Prelude by sense of humour. Corné is Dutch Fashion Foundation and White known for his attention to Milano. detail; working only with the finest materials, but Gabriëls has been nominated for applying new technologies, several awards such as Prix de Rome, including digital knitting Nouvelle Image, Robijn Fashion and weaving, resulting Awards and Festival des Arts de la Mode in superior handcrafted Hyères. He has worked on various art items that are truly exhibitions and projects and designed unique in character costumes for Dutch dance company and real collector’s “Introdans”. Corné also designed a items. The concepts of costume for French cinema icon wearability, timelessness Jeanne Moreau and for Dutch actors and minimalism are the Jeroen Willems and Maria Kraakman. founding grounds of Recently Corné Gabriëls was featured Corné’s creative discourse, with an article and profile on Vogue offering a range of designs that includes shirts, pullovers, bow and neckties, scarves, bags and accessories that symbolize the ultimate archetype clothing for the smartest set of modern dandies.

More information about Corné Gabriëls: www.cornegabriels.com

Unraveling Fashion, a knitting experience by Conny Groenewegen & Corné Gabriëls | 1-7 September 2013 | location: Villa Lina (Ronciglione) unraveling fashion a knitting experience

VILLA LINA

Villa Lina is located close to medieval, Charming pergolas renaissance & baroque Ronciglione, and inviting terraces & in the Tuscia region, a land of art and verandas, where one can nature. take morning tea or an afternoon nap amidst It is Italy’s best kept secret! In a setting scented geraniums, mint of unspoilt nature: 4 km from Lake and old roses! A Synergic Vico natural reserve and close to the Permaculture & Traditional healing waters of thermal sulphur Organic Vegetable Garden, springs. a Garden of Scents and many animals and things The Relais (31 rooms opening onto to discover in 80 acres of the gardens and the singing fountains) beautiful farmland! consists of 7 historical homes authentic in every detail, surrounded Savour ancient flavours in by the 18th century Botanical Garden our 2 restaurants: “Taverna and the “Italian-style Garden” created del Fienile”, beneath in the 1920s by architect de Vico the olive & ancient fig with a unique 1929 Olympic pool, tree, or on the terrace a Symbolic Garden, a healing “Bio- shaded by walnuts, with Energetic Garden”, a panoramic pool peacocks strolling by, and ensconced in a natural habitat and a “Casa Portale”, in the 19th circular pool at the b&b! century drawing room or outside in the shade of the grapevine-strewn pergola.

More information about Relais Villa Lina: http://relaisvillalina.com

Unraveling Fashion, a knitting experience by Conny Groenewegen & Corné Gabriëls | 1-7 September 2013 | location: Villa Lina (Ronciglione) unraveling fashion a knitting experience

RONCIGLIONE

A charming town in the province XlII granted Ronciglione of Viterbo, situated along the road City status. to the west of Lake Vico, on the via Franchigena pilgrims route, it stands MONUMENTS: Church about 20 km from Viterbo and about of Santa Maria della 55 km from Rome. Provvidenza, Church of Sant’Eusebio, the HISTORY: The oldest document Cathedral (dedicated to in which the name of Ronciglione Saints Peter and Caterina), is mentioned goes back to 1103. Church of Sant’Andrea, Cipriano Manente, a 16th century the Castle (“I Torrioni”), historian from Orvieto, gives 1045 as Palazzo Comunale an approximate date for its foundation. (Council House), Fontana Grande, or the Unicorn In 1526 Ronciglione came into the Fountain, the Roman Gate, hands of the Farnese family, and Museum of the Venerable under its wise leadership enjoyed Mariangela Virgili. a period of great development and splendour (1526-1649). It was THE LAKE: Lake Vico is an economically developed town of volcanic origin, and thanks to its manufacturing activity: at 507m a.s.l. is Europe’s iron and copper works, paper mills, highest volcanic lake. potteries, armouries, etc., and was a Due to its unusual natural lively cultural centre, with a number features it is designated of Academies and printing works, as an area of special where among other things the first naturalistic interest of Italian editions of Tassoni’s The Stolen the Latium region. It is Bucket (1642) and of Tasso’s Aminta surrounded by the Cimini were printed. In 1728 Pope Benedict mountain range, and is part of the Lake Vico natural reserve. It is just 2 km from Ronciglione’s old city centre.

For more information about Ronciglione: www.comune.ronciglione.vt.it/la-citta

Unraveling Fashion, a knitting experience by Conny Groenewegen & Corné Gabriëls | 1-7 September 2013 | location: Villa Lina (Ronciglione) unraveling fashion a knitting experience

PRACTICAL DETAILS

‘Unraveling fashion, a knitting experience’ with Conny Groenwegen and Corné Gabriels Price: includes 5-day workshop, Accommodation (6 nights) and meals (excluding travel) Dates: arrival Sunday 1 September, start workshop Monday 2 September Workshop hours: Monday till Friday 10.00 – 16.00. Presentation on saturday Villa Lina facilities (e.g. swimming pool) free to use after workshop hours. Address Villa Lina: http://relaisvillalina.com/about-us/ directions/

If you request a double room for single use: 20 extra a night. Extra nights can be booked directly via the Relais Villa Lina office.

For more information about the workshop and reservations: [email protected] | +39 333 420 90 78

Unraveling Fashion, a knitting experience by Conny Groenewegen & Corné Gabriëls | 1-7 September 2013 | location: Villa Lina (Ronciglione)

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