25.08.- 08.09.2008
Company participating in SuperStructures project in Vietnam. Artists from Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark are dropped into Ho Chi Minh City for two short weeks to realise a project.
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Doi Moi.
Made in Vietnam.
Our aim during our two-week stay in Vietnam was to design and produce a Guoc shoe (a traditional Vietnamese wooden sandal), collaborating with local manufacturers. We managed to make two quite ready prototype shoes with two different companies and one experimental shoe.
This is the start of the Ho Chi Minh-Helsinki story.
On right:
Feet Mushrooms
Design: COMPANY /
Aamu Song & Johan Olin
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Woodstar shoes
Design: COMPANY /
Aamu oOng & Johan Olin
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06.09.2008
Doi Moi.
Made in Vietnam.
Company
shoe project phase 1 ready and exhibited in Himiko Gallery.
Thank you so much:
Mr. Tien (Thahn Tien factory),
Apple, Mr. Kon Huynh, Mr. Nghi, Kate, Duc and curators Sue and Pontus. Cám o'n!
Day-by-day project report below:
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From left:
WoodStar shoes,
Foot Mushrooms
and Wrap & Feet shoes.
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06.09.2008
Opening party!
Guest of honour Mr. Tien's Family! |
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05.09.2008
Setting up the exhibition in Himiko Gallery, Ho Chi Minh. |
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05.09.2008
Apple, Aamu and final material shopping in Chinatown.
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05.09.2008
Company smells banana leaves in Ba Chieu market.
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Maybe this material is too demanding for our shoes. |
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04.09.2008
Meeting with Mr. Tien and getting first factory made prototypes. So happy about the result! (Sorry no product pictures yet. Exhibition opening on saturday..) |
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04.09.2008
Our work day at the hotel is interrupted by a surprise visitor. Time to have a break. |
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03.09.2008
A storm starts in the afternoon and streets became rivers. We hide inside the hotel. |
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02.09.2008
National day.
Company celebrates the day in a very royal mood. |
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02.09.2008
Very very asia aasia oh my dragon. We enjoyed local amusement park (and the locals enjoyed us). We recommend Suoi Tien park visit (take public bus no.19). Strong fun like the food of Vietnam. Yoo. Concrete dragon is alive in Vietnam. |
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02.09.2008
Vietnamese sells and lives to communicate. Company tries to learn this natural way of living. Aamu trying..
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01.09.2008
Visiting Mr. Nghi's factory and getting hands on the products. Cám o'n for all the beautiful sample pieces. |
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01.09.2008
That fabric back there, please.
Shopping for more material with Duc at Yersin market.
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31.08.2008
Drawing in the Dark.
Electricity black-out in the whole neighbourhood slows down a bit the drawing of the final models. |
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31.08.2008
Visiting the exhibition space Himiko next to Ba Chieu market. One can find anything from this market place. We were especially impressed of the gold fish display (on wheels). |
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30.08.2008
Sample making day at Company Ho Chi Minh office: Quang Hotel Bui Vien Q1.
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29.08.2008
Lunch time after factory visit in Binh Duong province with Apple and Mr. Driver. |
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29.08.2008
Journey to the factory in Binh Duong.
Company smells the Son Dao trees for Doi Moi Shoe project. Gam eung Apple, Bac, and the great sandal master Tien!
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28.08.2008
Sketching day. |
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27.08.2008
Better to look sharp when doing business. Johan getting the fastest hair cut (5 min) close to chinatown. This barber had six fingers (in Vietnam it is believed that six fingers are a sign for a very special talent.)! |
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27.08.2008
Re-search trip no2.
Company shopping materials in Ba Hat shoe street.
Meet Apple (on left).
Apple will assist us during the project. |
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26.08.2008
Re-search trip no1.
Ben Thahn market.
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26.08.2008
Meeting shoe-database-Kate and learning about shoe business in Vietnam and how our project (based on shoes) could be carried out. |
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29.08.2008
Company arriving to Ho hi Minh city and getting to know the other artists Sten, Marko and Pasi (sitting outside this picture) who participate SuperStructures project.
Best beer:
1. Saigon
2. Tiger
3. San Miquel
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25.08.2008
Sawat dee.
Good morning from Bangkok.
2nd transit. Few more hours to Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
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