Depuis 1979, Geoffrey B. Small s’est employé sans relâche à élever l’art et la science de la confection artisanale de vêtements. En 2003, il a fondé le salon Area Paris pour répondre aux besoins des designers indépendants. Il a ainsi permis de présenter plus de 57 designers indépendants du monde entier, avec plus de 170 présentations de collections individuelles à Paris au plus haut niveau. Il a été le pionnier de nombreuses tendances mondiales en matière de design, notamment la mode recyclée, le streetwear des créateurs, les mouvements de style napoléonien et médiéval et ses nouvelles conceptions radicales du changement climatique.
Il estime que les vêtements de qualité, ainsi que les personnes et les techniques qui les sous-tendent doivent être valorisés et que les intérêts des entreprises mondiales à court terme sont devenus beaucoup trop dominants dans la mode. Au contraire, il insiste sur le fait que “la mode est un art et doit être utilisée pour améliorer la qualité du design – ne pas la baisser, dire la vérité sur le monde – ne pas mentir à ce sujet et faire de son mieux pour rendre la vie meilleure pour tous – pas seulement quelques élites. ”
Il est lauréat du prix Designerama 2005 de MTV Allemagne pour la mode masculine, des “Next Great Designer Awards” ILGWU Americas de 1979 et 1980 (les plus grands concours de design en Amérique du Nord), du grand prix international Zipp-in de la ville de New York de 1980, du 1982 Cassina Milan / Lammhulske Suède Prix international Arango pour la conception de meubles et autres.
En 1993, il est salué par Pierre Berge comme l’un des seuls designers américains “avec un vrai talent” et devient le premier designer américain à présenter une collection d’avant-garde à Paris et le 3ème américain de l’histoire officiellement reconnu par la Chambre française. Syndicale. En 1995, il a présenté à Paris la première collection de mode de recyclage pour hommes au monde, où il a présenté un record de plus de 70 collections d’avant-garde, couvertes dans plus de 800 publications de mode dans le monde, dont le prestigieux “Young European Designers” publié dans un livre en 2007. Les clients ont inclus les légendaires top model Veruschka, Winona Ryder, Halle Berry et David Beckham. En 2006, Geoffrey B. Small a reçu une commande spéciale de Louis Vuitton Japan pour la conception et la fabrication de mini-collections de sacs de cuir et de vêtements de sport recyclés uniques pour son penthouse Celux à Tokyo. Ses collections ont été photographiées par Karl Lagerfeld à Paris pour Numero Homme.
Small maintient l’une des distributions les plus serrées du secteur, avec pas plus de 10 marchands dans le monde autorisés à vendre ses œuvres, et une production limitée à un maximum de 400 pièces fabriquées à la main pour le monde par saison.
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QuickviewGEOFFREY B. SMALL – HUJ01 jacket – Europe Exclusive
Geoffrey B. Small, Spring Summer 2018, shirts & tshirts, coats & jacketsQuickviewGEOFFREY B. SMALL – HUJ01 jacket – Europe Exclusive
Geoffrey B. Small, Spring Summer 2018, shirts & tshirts, coats & jacketsTo purchase this item, please contact us: info@essapmi.com.
HUJ01 EXCLUSIVE REMOVABLE COLLAR REVERSIBLE 4-IN-1 DESIGN: HAND6WASHED VARESE HADKERCHIEF SUPERLIGHT PURE LINEN WITH COMO PURE SILK RASO SATIN LINING, HAND-MADE BUTTONHOLES & REAL HORN BUTTONS GEOFFREY B. SMALL "This super limited edition HUJ01 jacket design is one of only 22 pieces of its kind made by hand in the entire world. Of these, just 3 piece was cread for all of Europe exclusiely for ESSAPMI in Lyon, from our original Slender Thread Sydney Pollack modified reversible four-in-one button front baracuta jacket pattern, from our extensive tailoring research, and cut using luxury Varese handkerchief superlight pure linen,combiend with pure Como silk raso satin floral and mandlin print lining, then specally hand wash in our studios for extra aging and softness. The design also features removable top collar and reversible "4-in1" design concept use for extra investment value, side tabs and remarkable real horn buttons made exclusively for us by the legendary Fontana family of button makers in Parma, Italy and real mother-of-pearl buttons made for us in Padova, no less than 14 real hand-stitched buttonholes in pure silk Bozzolo Reale Milano Sta thread and is hand-signed and numbered bu the designer. Variations in color and color density are not imperfections or irregularities but specific characteristics of the special fabric, and hand making technique. Please treat buttons and buttonholes with extreme care. We recommand professional cleaning only or hand wash in cold water and protect buttons with foil or plastic wrap when washing. Do not wash with other items. Do not put in washer or dryer. " -
QuickviewGEOFFREY B. SMALL – HUS15 shirt – Europe Exclusive
Geoffrey B. Small, Spring Summer 2018, shirts & tshirtsQuickviewGEOFFREY B. SMALL – HUS15 shirt – Europe Exclusive
Geoffrey B. Small, Spring Summer 2018, shirts & tshirtsHUS15 HANDMADE SHIRT DESIGN: EXCLUSIVE VARESE NATURAL PURE COTTON SHIRTING, HAND-STITCHED BUTTONHOLES & REAL COROZO NUT BUTTONS GEOFFREY B. SMALL "This super limited edition HUS15 shirt design is one of onely 6 pieces of its kind made by hand in the entire world. Of these, only 2 pieces were created for all of Europ exclusively for ESSAPMI in Lyon, from our 1940's curved hem button-vent American reproduction work shirt pattern, form our extensive tailoring research, and cut using natural pure cotton fabric woven in Varese, then specially double dyed by hand in our studios using a process that requires over 6 hours of specialized work to achieve its patina and effects and English tea leaves to achieve its unique special color. The piece also features an impeccable clean-finished French-seamed interior construction, and uniquely balanced cut, fit and design, remarkable real corozo nut buttons specially created for us by Bottonificio Finazzi in Bergamo, Italy and hand-stitched buttonholes in pure silk Bozzolo Reale Milana thread, which require at least 8-10 minutes to create each one. Variations in color and color density are not imperfections or irregularities but specific characteristics of the special fabric, and hand making technique. Please treat buttons and buttonholes with extreme care. We recommand professional cleaning only or hand wash in cold water and protect buttons with foil or plastic wrap when washing. Do not wash with other items. Do not put in washer or dryer. " -
QuickviewGEOFFREY B. SMALL – RSP04special pants – World Exclusive
Geoffrey B. Small, Spring Summer 2018, pants & shortsQuickviewGEOFFREY B. SMALL – RSP04special pants – World Exclusive
Geoffrey B. Small, Spring Summer 2018, pants & shortsRPS04special EXCLUSIVE, HAND-WASHED ORGANIC L. PARISOTTO SPECIAL LINEN WEAVE WITH HAND MADE VINTAGE LEATHER SUSPENDERS, HAND-STITCHED BUTTON-HOLES, REAL HORN & MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTONS GEOFFREY B. SMALL "This special version of the super limited edition RSP04 handmade suspenders trouser design is one of only 2 pieces of its kind made by hand in the entire world exclusively for ESSAPMI in Lyon. It was created from our original 1910's slim-fit high-wasited trouser pattern from our extensive tailorin research, and cut using a very special world exclusive pure linen random dyed yearn organic tailor's cloth fabric developed and woven exclusively for us in Sarcedo Vicenza by Luigi Parisotto and family, each individually hand washed in our studios for extra aging and softness. The design also features special real hand cut vintage recycle garment leather suspenders made by hand in our studios, special nickel aluminum zipper made for us by YKK in Japan chosen for maximum strength and style beautiful interior taped seam finishing using special trims woven only for us, special button in real horn made exclusively for us by the world's greatest living button-makers, Claudio and Cinzia Fontana in Parma Italy, real mother-of-pearl buttons made for us in Padova and our signature real hand stitched buttonholes in luxurious pure silk Bozzlo Milano Stea Reale threads, and is hand-signedand numbered by the designer. Variations in color and color density are not imperfections or irregularities but specific characteristics of the special fabric, and hand making technique. Please treat buttons and buttonholes with extreme care. We recommand professional cleaning only or hand wash in cold water and protect buttons with foil or plastic wrap when washing. Do not wash with other items. Do not put in washer or dryer" -
QuickviewGEOFFREY B. SMALL – RSP04special short pants – World Exclusive
Geoffrey B. Small, Spring Summer 2018, pants & shortsQuickviewGEOFFREY B. SMALL – RSP04special short pants – World Exclusive
Geoffrey B. Small, Spring Summer 2018, pants & shortsRPS04special SPECIAL, EXCLUSIVE HAND WASHED L. PARISSOTTO DOUBLE FACED LINEN & COTTON FABRIC, HAND-STITCHED BUTTONHOLES REAL HORN BUTTON & MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTONS GEOFFREY B. SMALL "This special shorter version of the super limited edition RSP04 handmade suspenders trouser design is one of onl 2 pieces of its kind made by hand in the entier world exclusively for ESSAPMI in Lyon. It was created from our extensive tailoring research, and cut using double faced linen and cotton fabric woven exclusively for us in Sarcedo Vicenza by Luigi Parissotto and family, each individually hand washed in our studios for extra aging and softness. The design also featyres special real hand cut vintage recycle garment leather suspenders made by hand in our studios, special nickel aluminium zipper made for us by YKK in Japan chosen for maximum strenght and style, beautiful interior taped seam finishing using special trims woven only for us, special buttons in real horn made exclusively for us by the world's greatest living button-makers, Claudio and Cinzia Fontana in Parma Italy, real mother-of-pearl buttons made for us in Padova and our signature real hand stitched buttonholes in luxurious pure silk Bozzlo Milano Stea Reale threads, and is hand-signedand numbered by the designer. Variations in color and color density are not imperfections or irregularities but specific characteristics of the special fabric, and hand making technique. Please treat buttons and buttonholes with extreme care. We recommand professional cleaning only or hand wash in cold water and protect buttons with foil or plastic wrap when washing."