Heaven Tanudiredja

[Scott]

Heaven studied at the Royal Academy of Antwerp where he got his BA in fashion design, he was born in Jakarta and named Heaven by his grandmother. Designers such as Dries Van Noten have commissioned him to collaborate on their collections. I first became aware of his work several years ago when one of his teachers at Antwerp was wearing an amazing necklace that he had made for her. Currently he is off to Bali to work on his next collection which will also include clothing. For my part, I think that his work reflects his life and that his grandmother knew what she was doing when she named him Heaven. [email protected]

F/W 09

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[Scott]

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[Navygreen]

Wow, those are pretty impressive!

 

[ChrissyM]

wow

really cool

thanks for the thread scott

 

[Larapixie]

Heaven is amazing!!Cant wait for his new collections.

 

[Meg]

awesome awesome pieces. Every thread you create in Accessories Scott, I just have to go into because I know it's going to feature these amazing things

 

[Scott]

he is such an incredible talent. it's really quite exciting to see a surgence in interesting jewellery and accessories talent. the same kind of aesthetics one would identify with clothes,employed in these pieces.

here's some of his work from last autumn-

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[Scott]

and i believe these pieces were from his 3rd year or final year at the academy-

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[cesarcmma]

Beautful!...such lovely pieces

 

[chaneladdict]

awesome awesome pieces. Every thread you create in Accessories Scott, I just have to go into because I know it's going to feature these amazing things

I feel the same way, I always love everything you post and these are no exception. I especially love the purple one at the beginning.

 

[HeatherAnne]

Thank for the thread Scott, the pieces are amazing.

 

[Scott]

you're very welcome you guys! and thank you for the sweet karma!

 

[SnowWhiteDrifted]

Wow, these pieces are amazing. His stuff from last fall is probably my favorite.

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

Love his work...
I had no idea he collaborated with DVN... very cool..

His work is very opulent and grandiose but the intentional unfinished nature of it adds a relaxed feeling to the overall pieces... modernity even?

Valery Demure should pick him up. Ty for posting Scott!

 

[Scott]

his work is very much distinct of his indonesian roots. richly opulent yet raw,unorthodox and exotic like it's nature...and with a splash of his experience with antwerpen's romantically melancholic aesthetic. pure magic.

 

[leyla m.]

i like a couple pieces of the new collection but would prefer a selection of 'slightly' toned down pieces..

 

[Scott]

s/s 10!!

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you will most likely be able to see this soon on totem's web site as they're heaven's new PR.

 

[Scott]

that black piece i think will be haunting my dreams

 

[AdaK]

I just died and went to...well, you know where.

 

[cesarcmma]

More SS10

source | dazeddigital.com

HEAVEN TANUDIREDJA REACHES NEW HEIGHTS
We take a look at the latest collection of one of the most exciting accessories designers around.
Text by Lucy Moreno | Published 03 November 2009

Photography by Michael Smits

We delved into the gothic world of jewellery designer Heaven Tanudiredja a while ago with a collaborative film directed by Malcolm Pate and here we take a look at his latest S/S 10 collection. Inspired by his ancestors and childhood memories Tanudiredja always creates a world of fantasy, with all the small jewels that he has been collecting since he was a boy. Named Heaven by his grandmother his work is very much like his roots; rich, opulent and exotic and his S/S10 collection is no exception.

Dazed Digital: Tell us about your collection?
Heaven Tanudiredja: 
It was a very simple inspiration. I was thinking about some of my friends who in my opinion are extremely great talent but trapped in their own cage. They can’t go anywhere but they want to protect what they believe in. And I translated that into a bird cage medallion, a medallion that has been protected by an architectural jet bird cage necklace.



DD: Why have you changed from designing menswear to jewellery?
Heaven Tanudiredja: 
I started making jewelry when I was still in the Academy because I needed more money to make the collections for school, and it is still hard to believe that my jewellery can grow into a business now. But we still are looking for the right moment for me to launch my womenswear and menswear ... very soon hopefully. 



DD: You collaborated with Dries Van Noten in the past, tell us about it?
Heaven Tanudiredja: 
It was an honour for me to have the chance to discuss and collaborate with him in many ways while I was working there. And working with him was such a pleasant time for me.
 


DD: Where do you seek inspiration?

Heaven Tanudiredja: It comes from everything really. I mean we have so many things happening in this world today, it is almost impossible not to let them affect your inspiration while you are working on something.



DD: What are the difficulties faced being a designer today?
Heaven Tanudiredja: 
I would say it’s very challenging. Perhaps in the past decade you make collections for only a (certain) group of people. Nowadays we have the whole world in front of us. If we make collections, it's for people in Europe and also for people in Auckland, to make them want to have the same things. Besides that, there are so many new people, talented designers, artists, scientists, politicians or whatever from everywhere coming up now. We have to invent a new world for all of us to live together.
 


DD: With whom you would like to collaborate?
Heaven Tanudiredja: 
I always have been interested to collaborate with someone that isn't fashion-related. And I`m very happy that this time I had collaborate with PLEIX. 
PLEIX is a virtual community of digital artists based in Paris. Some of them are 3D artists; some others are musicians or graphic designers. Let’s see how the collaboration will go in March 2010.

DD: What makes you happy?

Heaven Tanudiredja: Very simple actually, when I finish working on something that I think is very beautiful, I’m thinking maybe if I die I will go to Heaven.



DD: 

Where can we see your work?

Heaven Tanudiredja: Dover Street Market-London, Liberty-London, Maria Luisa-Paris, Blake-Chicago, Visionaire concept-Monaco, Holt Renfrew-Canada, Lane Crawford-Hong Kong, Boon-Seoul Korea, Maxfield-Los Angeles, Scotties-Auckland in New Zealand, Ra in Antwerp and some more...

Would love to know which pieces he did for Dries