Man In The Forest

CAMPANA BROTHERS ‘CARTOON CHAIR’
Since 1983, the brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana have been solidly building their career achieving both national and international recognition. Their work incorporates the idea of transformation and reinvention. Giving preciousness to poor, day-to-day or common materials carries not only the creativity in design, but also very Brazilian characteristics – the colors, the mixtures, the creative chaos, the triumph of the simple solutions.
Based in Sao Paulo, Estudio Campana is constantly investigating new possibilities in furniture making.
It creates bridges and dialogues where the exchange of information is also a source of inspiration.The limited edition chair is 1 of only 25.

 

CHARITY AUCTION
The Cartoon Chair by the Campana Brothers will besold by semi-silent auction.All proceeds will be donated to Chinese children’s charity, China Youth Development Foundation and
Brazilian charity, Grupo Assistencial “Alvorada Nova” (GAAN).
The starting bid is US$75,000 (500,000RMB).
Please inquire with shop sta­ to make a formal bid.
Bidding closes August 31, 2010.

Man Is In The Forest Tel:+86.21.64456623

 

CLOT &Disney Sid Skull Tee
Price:620RMB
Color: White/Black

In movie Toy’s Story, every time the troublemaker Sid is on, the rest of the cast are holding their breaths for mischievous incidents to arrive. So we think it a brilliant idea to give all the Toy’s Story fans out there a surprise by this Skull Tee of Sid’s! Putting the CLOT logo casually on this print tee, it won’t blur the Skull Tee focus and preserves the CLOT spirit, a great detail to show our creativity!

CLOT & Disney Mickey FacesTee
Price:620RMB
Color: White

How can we exclude the all-time favorite CLOT Logo tee in this collaboration! We have arranged different looks of Mickey to form the CLOT Logo, this one is another masterpiece of the collection.

CLOT & Disney Mickey Presents Tee
Price:620RMB
Color: White

Brought to you by CLOT and Disney concept store – Man Is In The Forest, we proudly present this Mickey Tee to you! Mickey as the representative of Disney, standing on the CLOT Logo proudly presenting you the store, wanna know all the goodies in the store? Follow Mickey around then!

CLOT & Disney Bimbette’s Tee
Price:620RMB
Color: White

Along with our traditional Tees for men, we have a brand new CLOT & Disney for Women collection. This CLOT & Disney Bimbette’s Tee is the opening piece for womenswear!


CLOT & Disney Bimbette’s Tee
Price:620RMB
Color: Black/White

Shanghai sees the opening of Man Is In The Forest, the only pop-up concept store in the world that will house exclusive Disney collaborations presented by CLOT.

Disney, together with leading Asian independent retailer CLOT officially opened the highly anticipated concept store Man Is In The Forest- the first store in the world where ground breaking Disney collaborations with leading designers will be sold under one roof.

Already established fashion leaders in Asia, CLOT has four retail outlets in Asia selling the latest in cutting edge street wear design and labels such as HeadPorter, OriginalFake and much more. Man Is In The Forest will be the fifth retail offering and their second in mainland China.

“We are excited about the launch of this unique retail concept in Shanghai. Man Is In the Forest is such a exclusive offering and the only place in the world that will house all of these iconic designers. CLOT has always been inspired by the enduring legacy of Walt Disney- we’re confident that consumers everywhere will be eager to come and check out such a complete offering,” says Kevin Poon, co-owner of CLOT.

"To work with Disney is a dream come true - I have been a fan since I was young and it has followed into my life to now with Toy Story and the upcoming release of TRON Legacy. Being able to work with this whole magical kingdom of Disney and to educate and present them is an honor and I hope what we're doing now is in line with the high standard that Disney holds," adds Edison Chen, co-owner CLOT.

Hot on the heels of the release of Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 3 and to celebrate the launch of the store, Toy Story takes center stage, taking inspiration from the lineup of Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Rex, Jessie and Hamm. A collection of limited edition t-shirts designed by leading fashion designers such as Cassette Playa, Costello Tagliapietra, Henry Holland, Jonathan Saunders and Victor Glemaud will be sold in-store.

Man Is In The Forest opens June 26 and is located at 897 Julu Road, Shanghai, China. Opening hours Monday- Sunday (12noon-9pm).

Read the full press release...

In addition to the launch, Man Is In the Forest will be holding a charity auction of a limited edition “Cartoon Chair” designed by the iconic Brazilian designers, the Campana Brothers - all proceeds will be going to China Youth Development Foundation and Grupo Assistencial “Alvorada Nova” (GAAN).  Based in Sao Paulo, the Campana Brothers constantly investigate new possibilities in furniture making.  Their pieces integrate permanent collections of renowned cultural institutions such as the MoMa in New York, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris or the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany.  The “Cartoon Chair” is testament to their unique work and auction bids can be placed at the Man Is In the Forest store.



The Cartoon Chair by the Campana Brothers will be sold by semi-silent auction.  Bids can only be made by formal submission in-store at Man Is In The Forest from the 26th June, 2010.  The limited edition chair is 1 of only 25 in this series and bids will start at US$75,000 (500,000RMB) with all proceeds being donated to Chinese children’s charity, “China Youth Development Foundation” and  Brazilian charity, Grupo Assistencial “Alvorada Nova” (GAAN) as a tribute to the Campana Brothers’ home country. 

How did your Toy Story character inspire you and then mirror your design aesthetic?

BUZZ IS MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER BECAUSE HE IS A FEARLESS FUTURIST AND ADVENTURER! THE ULTIMATE CASSETTE PLAYA WARRIOR , TO INFINITY AND BEYOND !

How would you say your trademark looks or signature styles are represented in your Toy Story piece?

OUR DESIGN IS TOTAL SIGNATURE CASSETTE PLAYA = GRAPHIC, FUTURE AND CARTOON

This is quite a unique project, how did you get started and was the creative process different than how you normally design clothing?

WE OFTEN TAKE INFLUENCE FROM COMICS AND CARTOONS AND FILMS SO OUR PROCESS WASNT SO DIFFERENT. CASSETTE PLAYA IS ABOUT BUILDING NEW WORLDS AND CHARACTERS SO TRANSLATING BUZZ INTO OUR DESIGN WAS VERY SIMULAR TO THE WAY WE DESIGN WACH SEASON

This is also about your “love of toys” and growing up with the Toy Story film, what was your favorite toy from the movie?

BUZZ OF COURSE! BUT I ALSO L O V E THE ALIENS !! OOOOOOO

Has the film inspired you in any other fashion or non-fashion related ways?

I ACTUALLY REFERENCED BUZZ IN MY FIRST COLLECTION!  ALSO WHEN I FIRST SAW THE FILM I WAS REALLY EXCITED BY THE CGI, WE ALSO USE CGI IMAGES IN OUR DIGITAL AND TRANSFER PRINT.

How did your Toy Story character inspire you and then mirror your design aesthetic?

I loved all the different elements and colours to jessie's costume and her kick ass attitude very much reflects the girl who I design for. I loved the bold and bright colours in her costume and so used them quite literally on a tuxedo tee design.

How would you say your trademark looks or signature styles are represented in your Toy Story piece? 

I suppose my trademark style is very bright, bold and humourous tee graphics so I think the idea of a tuxedo shirt reflects this perfectly. Luckily jesse's costume is very bright and bold and so I was able to utilise the colours too. The finished piece is fun and enjoyable to wear and that's something that I always aim for with everything I do.

This is quite a unique project, how did you get started and was the creative process different than how you normally design clothing? 

I started by looking at the character - Jessie - who I was paired with and looked at her costume within the film and her character traits. Jessie is a kick ass cowgirl with a lot of attitude and I wanted to reflect that. The design process was different in some ways as I had to fully represent an existing character within the piece but also it was similar in many ways. I had a girl in mind that I was designing for as I do with my mainline collection, only this time the girl was a cartoon cowgirl!

This is also about your “love of toys” and growing up with the Toy Story film, what was your favorite toy from the movie?  

My favourite toy in the movie is either Buzz or Mr Potato head. I love buzz costume and think mr potato head is hilarious.

Has the film inspired you in any other fashion or non-fashion related ways? 

I find animation very inspiring as it's such a bright, colourful and fun fantasy world that you get to explore.

News of the new concept store is breaking fast. Check out this article from Freshnessmag:

http://www.freshnessmag.com/2010/06/21/clot-x-disney-man-is-in-the-forest-pop-up-concept-store/

Scottish born print designer Jonathan Saunders graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1999 with a BA in Printed Textiles, going on to graduate from Central Saint Martin’s in 2002 with an MA with distinction in Printed Textiles, subsequently winning him the Lancôme Colour Awards 2002. In September 2006, he was awarded the Fashion Enterprise Award by the British Fashion Council. As a special invitation from the BFC for SS10, September 2009 fashion week, Jonathan Saunders presented back in London for the 25th anniversary of London fashion week.

Jonathan shares his thoughts on his Toy Story collaborative experience.

How did your Toy Story character inspire you and then mirror your design aesthetic?

Rex is a great character – he’s bold, fun and colourful – I wanted the design to reflect this.

How would you say your trademark looks or signature styles are represented in your Toy Story piece?

Graphic imagery and placement print has always been an integral part of my work. I also love to combine different patterns and prints together like collage. I have used all these techniques in the Toy story Piece.

This is quite a unique project, how did you get started and was the creative process different than how you normally design clothing?

It’s quite similar – there is always a key idea or starting point for the collection – ideas then evolve and change as you try different things out – I worked in the same way with my Rex t shirt. It’s been great to work with a concept that’s so fun, sometimes fashion can get a little to serious.

This is also about your “love of toys” and growing up with the Toy Story film, what was your favorite toy from the movie? 

Obviously Rex!!

Has the film inspired you in any other fashion or non-fashion related ways? 

Reading up on the work that goes into producing the Toy story movie is inspiring – so much thought, time and research. But it’s all worth it!

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To read more about Jonathan Saunders- http://www.jonathan-saunders.com/