Antipodium by Andrea Peterson.
Antipodium was a shop that used to stock Amelia’s Magazine many a moon ago… run by Ozzies, it has always championed Ozzie design. and apparently cake. At the Antipodium show at the Portico Rooms, Somerset House we were served up some delicious delicacies from down under.
Homemade cake: always good. And to think, not a cupcake in sight *thank god*
All photography by Amelia Gregory.
Antipodium by Jo Cheung.
Antipodium by Lisa Stannard.
Antipodium the label grew out of the boutique as it found itself home to all sorts of creative types. Owner Ashe Peacock launched the brand in 2006 with former intern Geoffrey J. Finch, and since then it seems they’ve been quietly growing something of a reputation for its easy going style – a result of their down-to-earth Australian background.
Antipodium by Andrea Peterson.
For S/S 2011 Antipodium took the “brutalist beauty of the Barbican hothouse as a starting point” – possibly the reason for the backdrop of huge potted plants. Filtered through the steamy social mores of the 1970s all sorts of scurrilous goings-on were imagined in the nooks and crannies of this iconic building.
Antipodium by Paolo Caravello.
In reality this meant a cleanly classic collection spiced up with great little details, shown on a range of young models who had obviously been instructed to act louche. This for me is where models fail – they’re too young to be convincing, to act anything other than the most basic of parts. But this didn’t distract from my enjoyment of the hugely successful collection – after all I didn’t read the accompanying bumpf until just now.
Antipodium by Jo Cheung.
Wearing a muted colour palette of mossy greens, khaki, pale blue, aubergine, dusky pink and fawn the models paraded to the music of two DJs hidden in the corner. Stand outs were the clever use of fabrics and detailing; waffly knitwear, silky shirting, the subtle A shape in the back of a man’s beautifully cut coat. But best of all had to be the prints: commissioned from Australian born (of course) New York artist Craig Redman, these featured double-take patterns: oversized limbs, bespectacled butterflies and strange blooms. Can you tell I trained as a printed textile designer? Always the colour and patterns for me… Fabulous stuff.
Antipodium by Lisa Stannard.
Antipodium by Jo Cheung.
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1970s, Andrea Peterson, Antipodium, Ashe Peacock, Australian, barbican, Cake, Craig Redman, Geoffrey J. Finch, Jo Cheung, Lisa Stannard, Paolo Caravello, Portico Rooms, Somerset House
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