Materialresearch Schafwolle / Sheepwool

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DANZ costume x Mirjam Marti & Gregory Tara Hari for the performance 'playing with fire'

Kostümdesign für die Performance 'playing with fire' - Darin spielen Bräuche, Tradtion und Geschichten rund um das Glarnerland eine tragende Rolle, insbesondere im Umgang mit dem Feuer; Der Brand von Glarus, Fridlisfüür, Anna Göldi, Schiibäflügä. Die Performance wurde im Kunsthaus Glarus, an der Cantonale Berne Jura und im Kunsthaus Pasquart in Biel aufgeführt.

Prozess Kostümdesign an einem Glarner Brunnen

Modboard and Versuche
Für dieses Projekt habe ich zunächst verschiedene Stoffe auf ihre Brennbarkeit und die Auswirkung des Feuers auf den Stoff untersucht. Welche Brandspuren zeigen sich? Wie schnell fängt der Stoff Feuer und wie ist die Flamme kontrollierbar. Die Schnitte, Details und sind inspiriert aus der traditionellen Glarner Tracht - diese wurden dekonstruiert und weiterentwickelt.

Textile research Hanji Paper

During an exchange in Seoul Korea in 2023 I was able to learn from korean craftists about the Hanji Paper. Here are some material experiments, through a process of layering the Hanji Paper with watering and kneading the texture and softness of the material becomes similar to leather. Hanji, also known as “mulberry paper,” is crafted through a traditional Korean papermaking technique using fibers from the paper mulberry plant. Hanji paper is sustainable, disposable and easily recyclable.

DANZ Presentation of the collection 'if you don't let us dream, we won't let you sleep'

If you dont let us dream, we wont let you sleep is the title of the collection 2023, to reveil the collection to the public a show was created. The performance took place on Friday 16.01.2023 and was presented at Zentralwäscherei in Zürich.

Backstage Photography by Veru

Video Gian Andrea Lüthi, creative direction and design by Mara Danz for DANZ, assistence Alice Bayer, choreography and art direction Yann Slattery, scenography Mikki Levy Strasse & Jana Lüthi

Photography by Veru Loremipsum, Céline Hess and Tomas Baumgartner

KNOTTED SEPIA

All ceramic objects are built by hand, glazed and fired in Zurich. Due to the manual production process, each piece is unique and can vary in shape, size and expression. The objects are fragile and must be handled with special care.

DANZ x Textildruckerei Mitlödi for the collection 'if you dont let us dream we won't let you sleep' 2023

For the 2023 collection 'if you dont let us dream we wont let you sleep,' I had the pleasure once again of collaborating with the textile printer Mitlödi. The resulting vibrant, handcrafted screen-printed fabrics, inspired by Swiss textile history, exemplify how I work with archives to reinterpret the hidden stories and formats of textile history in a fresh context. These printed textiles are designed, produced, and finished with great care in the Glarus region.

Für die Kollektion 'if you dont let us dream we wont let you sleep' 2023 hatte ich das vergnügen erneut eine Kollaboration mit der Textildruckerei Mitlödi umzusetzen. Die daraus entstandenen farbenfrohen, handgefertigten Siebdruckstoffe, welche von der Schweizer Textilgeschichte inspiriert sind, zeigen ein Beispiel, wie ich mit Archiven arbeite, um die darin verborgenen Geschichten und Formate der Textilgeschichte in einem neuen Kontext wiederzugeben. Die bedruckten Textilen werden mit viel Sorgfalt im Glarnerland designt, produziert und weiterverarbeitet.

DANZ costume x Jess Wonder - s'Konzärt

”Because everytime I feel ashamed for parts of my body or identity I know I am not the only one, and that the shame I am feeling is actually the oppression by beauty norms.”  - Ina Holub 

Choreografie Arlette Dellers, Assistenz Sofie Heller,Tanz Lena Marie Rheinländer, Katharina Naegeli, Pia Ringel,Musik Iman IbragicKostüm Mara Danz (@mara_danz) und Sandra Zurfluh, Nippel Alina Kopytsa, Make Up Design Sheyla Gómez, Make Up Production Sheyla Gómez, Franka Rosalie Feder, Marie-Paule Ricchi, Sofie Heller, Arlette Dellers, Vocal Coaching Annemarie Lauretta, Gesundheitscoach Marie-Paule Ricch, Outside Eye Lorenzo Ciciro , Produktion FLUX crew 

Aufführungen: 15.04.2021, 20:00 Livestream, Mixed Pickles, Theater Roxy Birsfelde

bodystudies - fittings

DANZ x Tanja Vogt

This booklet for the Swiss Design Awards 2022 was created in collaboration with visual communication designer Tanja Vogt. The book highlights the experimental and material-based work of DANZ. It contains a collection of iconic brand images, catwalk images, core pieces and creative collaborations with artists such as ISSU ISSU, Olivia Schenker, Anne Bellinger, Yann Slattery and many more as well as processes, important data on the prints such as color specifications or screenprinting design numbers. The book gives an insight into the Universium DANZ and at the same time forms an archive for the project 'you have a beautiful voice' 2022, offering endless inspiration to be self-confident and radically individual as well as to ask questions about sustainability and production chains.

In Zusammenarbeit mit der Visual Communication designerin, Tanja Vogt ist diese Büchlein für die Swiss Design Awards 2022 enstanden. Das Buch zeigt die experimentive und Materialbasierte Arbeit von DANZ auf. Darin enthalten ist eine Sammlung von ikonischen Markenbildern, Laufstegbildern, Kernstücken und kreativen Kollaborationen mit Künstlern wie ISSU ISSU, Olivia Schenker, Anne Bellinger, Prozessen, sowie wichtigen Daten zu den Drucken wie Farbangaben oder Dessinnummern. Das Buch gibt einen Einblick in das Universium DANZ und bildet gleichzeitig ein Archiv für das Projekt 'you have a beautiful voice' 2022, es bietet endlose Inspiration, um selbstbewusst und radikal individuell zu sein sowie Fragen über Nachhaltigkeit und Produktionsketten zu stellen.

WINNER SWISS DESIGN AWARD 2022

For DANZ I curated an exhibition for the Swiss Design Awards 2022 and was deeply honored when the jury selected me as the Winner for Fashion and Textile Design.

Thank you all for these unforgettable moments, the love and support of the last year.

I designed an exhibition for the Swiss Design Awards, I had the honor of being selected by the jury as the winner of the Design Award. Surrounded by familiy and friends we celebrate the Swiss Design Awards. Thank you all for these unforgettable moments, the love and support of the last year.

DANZ Presentation of the collection 'you have a beautiful voice'

You have a beautiful voice is the title of the collection 2022, to show the collection to the public a show was created. The performance took place on th 09.09.2021 and was presented at Helferei in Zürich. 'Voices' in this fashion performance celebrates the diversity and strength of FLINTAQ*. Through the voices of performers from various backgrounds, it challenges stereotypes and invites reflection. It emphasizes the importance of every FLINTAQ* voice being heard and respected, advocating for their rights.

Backstage Photography by Marius Zweifel

Photography by Tomas Baumgarter (selection of Looks)

DANZ x Textildruckerei Mitlödi for the collection 'you have a beautiful voice' 2022

DANZ relies on local production, and in Mitlödi Textildruckerei it has found a partner that not only works locally but also cultivates a craft from this region. It is very important to us to keep the production routes as short as possible in order to gain an insight into the working conditions and to keep the ecological impact as small as possible.

A creative and forward-thinking collaboration has developed between Mara Danz and the company. Mara Danz scoured the company's archives in search of old print designs to breathe new life into them. With the inclusion of innovative printing techniques, the print collection DANZ was born. All fabrics from the collection 'you have a beautful voice' 2022 are silkscreenprinted in Mitloedi, Switzerland. The collection is made out of deadstock fabrics.

BELLINGER x DANZ

Anne Bellinger is a fashion designer from Germany who focuses on the development of unique textiles.
For the collection 'you have a beautiful voice' DANZ and Bellinger have created a shoe collection. Anne Bellinger has taken the print designs that DANZ developed for Mitlödi Textildruckerei and incorporated them with innovative handwork. The shoes, all second-hand, were thus upgraded into new must-have pieces.

DANZ x ISSU ISSU

Mariella Ingrassia and Cheryl Graf like it loud and bold. This is also evident in the editions of ISSU ISSU, the design collective behind which the two women stand. Time and again, they tackle unfamiliar materials and dive into new areas of design.
A wonderful collaboration has been created for the you have a beautiful voice collection. Organic earrings in three colours were designed by DANZ x ISSU ISSU and produced by a glassblower from Switzerland.