Geoffrey B. Small

Firstly, Since 1979, Geoffrey B. Small has worked tirelessly to elevate the art and science of artisanal clothing making. Further in 2003, he founded the Area Paris salon to meet the needs of independent designers. It has thus enabled the presentation of more than 57 independent designers from around the world. With more than 170 presentations of individual collections in Paris at the highest level. Moreover, he’s pioneered many global design trends, including upcycled fashion, designer streetwear, Napoleonic and medieval style movements. And on the other hand, his radical new conceptions of climate change.

He believes that quality clothing, and the people and techniques that underpin it, must be valued and that the interests of short-term global companies have become far too dominant in fashion. Secondly, he insists that “fashion is an art and must be used to improve the quality of design – not to lower it. To tell the truth about the world – not to lie about it and to do your best to make life better for everyone. Not just a few elites. ”

Above all, Small won the 2005 MTV Germany Designerama Prize for Menswear. The 1979 and 1980 ILGWU Americas Next Great Designer Awards (the largest design competitions in North America). In the same vein, the Zipp-in International Grand Prize for 1980 New York City. 1982 Cassina Milan / Lammhulske Sweden Arango International Award for Furniture Design and the like.

In 1993, he was hailed by Pierre Berge as one of the only American designers “with real talent”. In addition, he became the first American designer to present an avant-garde collection in Paris. Also the 3rd American in officially recognized history by the French Chamber. Union. In 1995 he presented the world’s first recycled men’s fashion collection in Paris, where he presented a record of over 70 avant-garde collections. Subsequently, covered in over 800 fashion publications worldwide. Including the prestigious “Young European Designers” published in a book in 2007.

Clients have included legendary supermodels Veruschka, Winona Ryder, Halle Berry and David Beckham. In 2006, Geoffrey B. Small received a special order from Louis Vuitton Japan. To design and manufacture unique mini-collections of recycled leather bags and sportswear for his Celux penthouse in Tokyo. After that, his collections were photographed by Karl Lagerfeld in Paris for Numero Homme.

To sum up, Small maintains one of the tightest distributions in the industry, with no more than 10 dealers worldwide licensed to sell its works. And production limited to a maximum of 400 handcrafted pieces for the world per season.