Bit papo com Kimmo Matias

Kimmo é finlandês, estilista e desenvolve seu trabalho em Helsinque.
Tive o prazer de conhecê-lo nos tempos da Assintecal.
Felizmente mantemos contato e hoje publico aqui um papo que tive com ele via MSN.

English is requeried, buddy. (excuses for gramatical errors)

Secco diz:

hi kimmo

what´s new?

Kimmo Matias diz:

hi secco

Kimmo Matias diz:

just finished few outfits for a fashion show that will be held here in helsinki during 23.-24.3. ... its been a busy two months

Secco diz:

oh, cool

have you a website?

or blog, or something like that?

Kimmo Matias diz:

the website should be opening soon, the process of creating it is on right now

Secco diz:

right

Kimmo Matias diz:

it will be www.kimmomatias.com when it opens

Secco diz:

ok, if need some help, tell me

Secco diz:

i would do a quick enterview w/ you to muy blog

Secco diz:

what you think?

Secco diz:

my blog (hehehe)

Kimmo Matias diz:

sure its ok

Secco diz:

great

Secco diz:

when you can?

Kimmo Matias diz:

if you want to ask some questions, i can answer them even now...

Secco diz:

oh great

Secco diz:

tell me about north europe in these day, specially design and fashion business

Secco diz:

what´s going on

Secco diz:

people that we would take look

Kimmo Matias diz:

i can say few things about finland. there are new brands rising and hopefully more will follow. just few i could mention is IvanaHelsinki and KoneHelsinki. They are two different brands though they sound alike. The fashion business and business in general is very difficult in finland because of high taxes so to start your own label is not so easy.

Secco diz:

looks like Brasil

Secco diz:

people there buy imported products?

Kimmo Matias diz:

no not necessarily. i mean in finland there is companies like l-fashion group that owns many many brands, marimekko which is classic finnish brand created in the fifties. and people here do value the made in finland-products. But at the same time producing here is very expensive so companies do move their production elsewhere. But of course the imported products are selling well too.

Secco diz:

marimekko is very cool

Secco diz:

i know wht you mean

Secco diz:

compete with asia is very hard, even east europe, i think

Kimmo Matias diz:

But high taxes do prevent new talents rising of course. The big companies rule and the designers that have a reputation already. Its difficult to enter the brands and like fashion business many times does, also in Finland its about connections.

Secco diz:

how many habitants Finland has?

Kimmo Matias diz:

asia is a big competitor and eastern europe too. it gets very difficult to beat the prices.

compared to brasil, finland is a small town, haha. about five million people only.

Secco diz:

small in number, not in talent people

Secco diz:

like you

Secco diz:

nokia is finland, whatelse?

Kimmo Matias diz:

oh, thank you. that was very nice of you. it is actually true, that design is rising in finland.

Secco diz:

exactly

Kimmo Matias diz:

nokia started from finland yes.

Secco diz:

ahd conquer the world

Kimmo Matias diz:

finnish design is like scandinavian design. functional, in my own opinion sometimes even a bit too functional. classic, clean lines. this goes on every sector of design. but when you live here, where in the winter the temperature goes down to minus 20 or even more, you have to think about functionality and aesthetics from a little different perspective than if it would be sunny all the time,

Kimmo Matias diz:

you know what i mean? ha ha

Secco diz:

clean lines, harmony, balance

Secco diz:

i love it

Secco diz:

oh great

Kimmo Matias diz:

but i think finnish design is also known and loved because of this clarity. the simplicity.

Secco diz:

i know website HEL-LOOKS

Secco diz:

it´s great, you know?

Kimmo Matias diz:

italians, finnish, russian, brazilian, we all have very different identities... oh I know Hel-looks too, it was a project done here, also released a book about the unique dressers in Helsinki

Secco diz:

really unique and so beautifull

Secco diz:

there some work by Kimmo on these pictures?

Secco diz:

hahahahah

Kimmo Matias diz:

for me, fashion is a state of mind. Unfortunately, no work of mine is there, haha

Secco diz:

tell me about finland music scene

Kimmo Matias diz:

well in few years the music scene has really risen from the ground. i mean, before the swedish made the music, you may know Abba etc... many others... and Finland was sort of trying but not really hitting it big. Now the situation is different.

Kimmo Matias diz:

Especially the metal scene is very big and growing.

Secco diz:

hahaha

Kimmo Matias diz:

Groups like HIM, The Rasmus, Lordi have made it big, also in the states.

Secco diz:

abba is a classic

Secco diz:

oh, new names for us in Brasil

Kimmo Matias diz:

Actually Abba is the first group I remember a song from my childhood.

Secco diz:

hahahahaha

Secco diz:

it´s a cultural memory, buddy

Kimmo Matias diz:

It was a song called Chiquitita. Very sad actually. Maybe that is why I have this two-sided personality, very joyful but reserved at the same time... I embrace pain cos it gave me me, you know... All very complex. But part of life. What do you have when you put a poet, amateur songwriter, fashion designer, painter together? You get me, Kimmo Matias. Haha.

Secco diz:

hahaha

Secco diz:

great self descrition

Secco diz:

kimmo, i thank you for this moment

Kimmo Matias diz:

you are very welcome

it was nice talking to you

Secco diz:

success on your new collection

Kimmo Matias diz:

thank you very much, good luck to you too

Secco diz:

send some pictures to us, directly of the catwalk, ok?

Secco diz:

you re welcome too

Kimmo Matias diz:

ok, i will. now i only have some amateur shots.

Secco diz:

but it´s the best

Secco diz:

maybe not to your image, i know

Kimmo Matias diz:

selfportraits without a head. haha

Secco diz:

hahahaha

Kimmo Matias diz:

had to take them for the fashion show stylist, hahahah

Secco diz:

could you send me same take of this?

to illustrate our chat

Kimmo Matias diz:

ok, i will send you some, thanks

Secco diz:

ok

Kimmo Matias diz:

or i might send you now?

Secco diz:

see you another digital day

could be great

Kimmo Matias diz:

ok, wait a sec

Secco diz:

is it from the new collection?

Secco diz:

can i publish?

Kimmo Matias diz:

these are the outfits that will be at the fashion show

Secco diz:

oh great

Kimmo Matias diz:

sure, i send you better ones later... maybe you can switch after you have the new ones

Secco diz:

right

Kimmo Matias diz:

the quality of the images is not that good.. but maybe they'll do

Secco diz:

ok, it´s great to a preview shots

Secco diz:

very soon i will publish our chat on my blog

Kimmo Matias diz:

ok, let me know so i can also check it out,

Secco diz:

of course, friend