20 Questions With Henrik Vibskov

"Henrik Vibskov has long operated slightly to the side of fashion's centre, building a practice that moves easily between clothing, installation, music and performance. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2001, the Danish designer has become known for his expansive, often theatrical universes - collections that spider into environments, where garments live inside wonderfully odd scenography, immersive soundscapes, and a distinct sense of humour."

"Over the past two decades, he has presented more than 40 collections (though he now primarily shows in Copenhagen, he will still occasionally take presentations to Paris) and exhibited work everywhere from MoMA to the Palais de Tokyo. There's also his multi-brand namesake boutique - or rather, universe - in his hometown, which he runs and does all the buying for. If Vibskov's immense creative practice transcends any tidy classification, it's simply human nature to him - how he squeezes coherence and vitality out of the world."

"His latest collection at Copenhagen Fashion Week, Frog Carry Frog, began with the sighting of a fire-belly frog and expanded into a meditation on shared weight, collective labour, and the unseen systems that sustain life. A typically Vibskovian starting point: unexpected, textured and bubbling with surreal possibility."

"In Paris for a panel on craftsmanship at the Maison du Danemark, Vibskov is - as ever - sliding between disciplines and ideas. We sit down with the designer on a terrace in Paris for 20 questions: on frogs, fabrics, foot massages - and the importance of keeping things just a little bit complicated."

Henrik Vibskov works across clothing, installation, music, and performance, building expansive, often theatrical universes. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2001, he has presented more than 40 collections and exhibited work in major institutions. His practice includes a multi-brand namesake boutique in his hometown, where he runs the space and handles buying. In Copenhagen Fashion Week, his latest collection Frog Carry Frog began with a fire-belly frog and developed into a meditation on shared weight, collective labour, and unseen systems that sustain life. He describes his universe as complicated, multiplied, and connected, and he continues to move between disciplines and ideas in Paris.

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