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
