For its first collection in 2020, BIÉDE collaborated with Beijing-based Chinese artist, photographer and film director Quentin Shih.
COLLECTION 01 began with unsettled boundaries
BIÉDE's creative team is multinational and does not disclose its members' nationalities, genders or ages. Beginning with the genderless and the borderless, COLLECTION 01 reconsidered belonging and not belonging, and what a contemporary uniform might be.
See the COLLECTION 01 story and visuals by Quentin Shih
Working with Quentin Shih
Quentin Shih is a Chinese artist, photographer and film director based in Beijing. Alongside his photographic and film work, he has taken part in art projects with brands including Dior and Louis Vuitton.
For this collaboration, Shih made 19 images in a Chinese apartment and by the sea, working from BIÉDE's story. Light, colour and composition bring forward a place between East and West, dream and reality: somewhere and nowhere.
Three bags, two edge colours
COLLECTION 01 began with three leather bag forms made by craftspeople in Guangzhou. Each was produced with a YELLOW EDGE and a BLACK EDGE.
MIRROR
ELEMENT 01《MIRROR》YELLOW EDGE / ELEMENT 04《MIRROR》BLACK EDGE
A genderless crossbody bag with seven compartments.
BOOK
ELEMENT 02《BOOK》YELLOW EDGE / ELEMENT 05《BOOK》BLACK EDGE
A handbag whose form holds elegance and strength together.
SCORE
ELEMENT 03《SCORE》YELLOW EDGE / ELEMENT 06《SCORE》BLACK EDGE
A tote for large books, sheet music, a camera or a laptop.
The exhibition at STEIN BOX, Minamiaoyama
“BIÉDE COLLECTION 01 IN COLLABORATION WITH Quentin Shih” was held from September 12 to 18, 2020, at STEIN BOX B1F in Minamiaoyama. Eight of the 19 photographs were shown with the COLLECTION 01 bags. According to BIÉDE's announcement at the time, it was the first exhibition of Shih's work in Japan.
The presentation was open to the public for a set period, moving beyond a fashion exhibition limited to buyers and press. The work and products could be encountered in person rather than only as images online.
Read TOKION's interview with Quentin Shih
CREDIT
COLLABORATION ARTIST / PHOTOGRAPHY: Quentin Shih
STORY: BIÉDE
PRODUCED BY: KLEINSTEIN
CHINESE TRANSLATION OF COLLECTION STORY: Hui Quan
This article records the 2020 collection and exhibition. See each product page for current specifications and availability.