The Basque fashion firm Minimil uniform to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao for its twentieth anniversary, whose presentation has been held an official reception. From now on all the team of this institution will wear new uniforms designed by the signature of Origin Donostia. Its managers have taken into account the aesthetic aspect, as is natural, but also the comfort and versatility of the garments. The tissues that best adapt to this program are the same ones that have traditionally been used by the workers of the industries that identify with Bilbao: steelmaking, metallurgy and shipyards. So that the resulting forms are identifiable with this industrial culture that Bilbao keeps, for the confection have been used cuts and finishes that refer to this industrial memory.
- Way:
The uniforms of minimil for the Guggenheim Bilbao, are adapted to the different thermal conditions of the seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter) as well as to the different work places in which the staff of room is present, which include Both the inside of the museum and the outside areas.
To respond to this complex program, the uniforms have been made with natural materials that provide comfort, as they allow perspiration and coat. The undergarments – T-shirts, poles and skirts – have been made of cotton, and wool-knit jackets and microfiber quilted garments.
- Color:
Influencing this industrial memory as well as a desirable chromatic discretion in the halls of a museum, Minimil has opted for a range of austere, black and dark blue colours. To differentiate the workers from the museum visitors and to make them easily identifiable, graphic elements have been incorporated by means of metallic stamping. This chromatic element looks for the closeness with the titanium of the museum.
The articulation of the Marine blues, the black and the metallic ones generate a chromatic order that looks at the time to the culture and the traditions of the Basque Country as well as to the vanguard that represents the Guggenheim museum Bilbao. Minimil's designs reflect the original forms of the Basque Country and in them you can find new echoes of our language, landscape and craftsmanship.
- About Minimil:
More than 40 years ago it opened its doors Minimil in the city of San Sebastián, a Basque company of fashion characterized by a style austere, sober, and timeless. His designs reflect the original forms of the Basque Country and in them you can find new echoes of his language, landscape and craftsmanship.
The firm collects international trends and adapts them to the language, shapes and colors of the earth, in what is called "New Basque Style". One of the keys to success against the large multinational "low cost" that have invaded the market in recent times, it is the differentiation: a good pattern, a confection of rigour, the use of noble fabrics, a sustainable production and the commitment to a design Local. Thus, colors like the dark blue, beige and black flood the collections of each season, the good pattern along with an exquisite selection of noble materials mark your identity.
Currently, being a benchmark in the world of Basque fashion design, is present in the cities of San Sebastián, Bilbao, Valencia and Vitoria. Contxu Uzkudun founder of the firm, directs with his daughters, Beatriz and Ana Zuaznabar the family business.
Remember that you can find out more about Minimil on your landing page of the Bilbaoclick Premium Guide.