Alessandra Varisco

Per il numero di Flash Art Italia 366. La città: utopie radicali, distopie contemporanee “Speculazione o fantasia? Alternative alla moda industriale a partire dal Dressing Design di Archizoom Associati” di Alessandra Varisco. Scopri di più al link in Bio. @alevvarisco @join_collective_clothes #FlashArtItalia366

On Sunday 24 May, we are hosting a workshop, Image Observation and Garment Translation, in collaboration with artist Joke Robaard (11:00 - 17:30).  There are 6 workshop spots available. Fee: 15 euros. Sign up via: [email protected] This workshop will start with a presentation by Joke Robaard and will work from a selection of images from her archive ‘Archive Intersections’ of fashion and newspaper images and texts that she has collected since 1977 until the present.  Image Observation and Garment Translation is a workshop format developed by Pattern Place. In every workshop, participants are invited to draw patterns intuitively based on garments represented in fashion images. Intuitively made patterns are not intended to be precise and calculated shapes to be neatly assembled (like those in the fashion industry). Instead, intuitive pattern making is an invitation to reinterpret and adapt garments on fashion pages through one’s own body and perspective. There are 6 workshop spots available. Fee: 15 euros. Sign up via: [email protected] Location: @amsterdam.warehouse Warehouse Sint Jansstraat 51, Amsterdam Identity and graphic design @lejlavala Pattern Place is supported by @stimuleringsfonds

We’re happy to invite you to the official opening of Pattern Place, a project by @anouksbeckers and @alevvarisco grounded in a shared obsession for (paper) patterns. On Friday, 22 May, we are launching the first issue of PP magazine (18:00 - 21:00), with a talk at 19:00 by Pattern Place and graphic designer @lejlavala Moderated by Tanveer Ahmed. Pattern Place Magazine is a modular publication developed as part of this project. The magazine unfolds into a pattern made intuitively, accompanied by an introduction text about PatternPlace as a critical fashion project. The text explains how pattern making is a tactic and the pattern a tool that can be interpreted from a personal and intuitive perspective. This issue also publishes the text ‘Garment Resurrected - Zombies Deflected’ @femkedvrs and ‘Un-Mastering the Pattern’ by Tanveer Ahmed.  This first issue is published in 13 variations, all sharing a pattern made intuitively during a Pattern Place workshop @modestraat_amsterdam For this workshop, Image Observation and Garment Translation, we started with selecting images from the Vogue September issue 2025. These images were translated during the workshop into a set of paper patterns. Many thanks to: Ada, Ana, Bo, Brittany, Femke, Floortje, Lois, Mania, Nienke, Robin, Robin, Youngeun and Zeina.  Graphic design @lejlavala Pattern Place is made with the support of @stimuleringsfonds

We’re happy to invite you to the official opening of Pattern Place, a project by @anouksbeckers and @alevvarisco grounded in a shared obsession for (paper) patterns. On Friday, 22 May, we are launching the first issue of PP magazine (18:00 - 21:00), with a talk at 19:00 by Pattern Place and graphic designer @lejlavala Moderated by Tanveer Ahmed. On Sunday, 24 May, we are hosting a workshop, Image Observation and Garment Translation, in collaboration with artist Joke Robaard (11:00 - 17:30). There are 6 workshop spots available; fee: 15 euros. Sign up via: [email protected] Pattern Place is a space that invites engagement with pattern making to critically investigate the fashion industry. You are invited to join us through a variety of activities, ranging from practice-based research to workshops, presentations and publishing. Pattern Place is made with the support of @stimuleringsfonds

Pattern Place identity is build from playful P’s 🅿️🅿️ many thanks to @lejlavala for working with us on this! Slide 3: P from Alfabeto per asciugamani 1954 Rakam. Riviste di moda e lavori femminili, January 1954, Year XXV, issue 1.

Pattern Place Magazine in process 💝 soon this publication on DIY fashion will be ready✨ including patterns translating images from Vogue 2025 September issue made by PP workshop participants at @modestraat_amsterdam 💌 More info about the launch soon! Graphic design @lejlavala 🧚🏼‍♀️ Pattern Place Magazine is made with support of @stimuleringsfonds

It was great to present my research on re-activating paper patterns within fashion archives at @rmit_advancedfashionstudios and @utsfashion @uts_art in March 2026. The workshop “Intuitive Pattern Making. Unlearning, Re-making, De-patterning” focused on critically disassembling the Italian drafting system “Excelsior. Metodo d’arte del vestito classico muliebre” (1926). Rather than treating it as a purely technical tool, the manual is approached as a cultural and archival object. Through the method of intuitive pattern making, the workshop engages with Excelsior from a bodily perspective, questioning processes of anthropometric standardisation and strict approaches to pattern drafting. Thanks to everyone who participated :)

What do you make of this? A dress In 1997 Rei Kawakubo published the sewing pattern of a garment from the Body Meets Dress, Dress Meets Body collection in issue no. 20 of Visionaire magazine curated by Comme des Garçons. The issue was published in a limited edition of 2800 copies. (For more info on Visionaire check out @saulmarcadent book “Publishing as Curating. Design and Imagery in Contemporary Fashion Magazines”, 2021) We have been so lucky to handle one of these issue; we traced the pattern and made the garment re-activating this archive content into a dress 🌟🌟 @anouksbeckers @alevvarisco

A lot of smiling in this complementary pattern making workshop, making carrier bags for precious heirlooms with @not.just.a.collective at @stichtingplaatsmaken Thank you to everyone who joined! 🌟

A glimpse into the visual identity process for @pattern.place ; exploring shapes, patterns, and lots of playful P’s. Loved building this together with and for @anouksbeckers & @alevvarisco More soon! ✂️ Slide 6; P from Alfabeto per asciugamani 1954 Rakam. Rivista di moda e lavori femminili, January 1954, Year XXV, Issue 1. Slide 11: P from fairEnough 2024 “fairEnough is a collectively made typeface, all characters are chosen and drawn by the participants during a workshop host by Xiaoyuan Gao. The workshop was part of the programmes of Graphic Design Fair host by @nieuweinstituut @naibooksellers “

@camielfortgens invited Pattern Place in their studio to host the workshop ‘Image Observation and Garment Translation’ by @anouksbeckers & @alevvarisco It was an inspiring day to work with the team of Camiel Fortgens on the method that we call intuitive pattern making. Together we explored different ways to research the first ideas for the AW2026 collection. By revealing and translating a garment or shape represented and ‘captured’ in an image into an intuitive paper pattern, the workshop aims to address topics such as representation of bodies, normative fit, measuring tapes and rulers as restrictive tools, authorship, creativity, skills and knowledge. Many thanks to the team of Camiel Fortgens: Bjørn @bjorntobeolijf Bo @bo.vdlinden Camiel @fortgenscamiel Clemence @clemblt__ Erin @erinmclarin Eva @evalouwers Floortje @floortje_wijnands Kay @kayettema Maxime @paxi_mi Sabine @sabinevankooperen Sam @samkenannn Sofie @sofie.hoeksema

On Thursday 11th of September we hosted the workshop ‘Image Observation and Garment Translation’ at @rietveld.fashion with first year fashion design students @rietveldacademie In the workshop participants are invited to experiment with the method that we call intuitive pattern making. By revealing and translating a garment represented and ‘captured’ in an fashion image into an intuitive paper pattern, the workshop aims to address topics such as representation of bodies, normative fit, measuring tapes and rulers as restrictive tools, authorship, creativity, skills and knowledge. Thank you for participating in the workshop: Antoinette @antoinettemousseigne Arena @eradesigndiary Beatriz @beatrizfneto_ Darre @darremacrander Isabella @isabella.neeltje Juliette @juliette.m_art Kim @dabg1rl Michelangelo @michelangeloarena Milly @millynas Nele @nelemarkmalen Willemyn @willemijneman Zoé, Timber, Eva & Lui ✨