USM × WILLIAM FAN – "Ring the Bell"
Founded in 2015, the Berlin label William Fan produces clothing, shoes, bags, jewellery and furniture – combining materials such as velvet, corduroy, brocade and pleats with technical fabrics and waxed surfaces. Modularity also plays a recurring role: inner jackets can be removed, for example, and faux fur collars can be added or reinterpreted.
As part of the "Ring the Bell" collection, the two long-standing partners William Fan and USM Haller presented a walk-through catwalk at KW Institute for Contemporary Art, which translated the label's familiar retail experience into the context of the show. Specially designed USM furniture became a central part of the staging and offered a hybrid environment between catwalk, exhibition and retail space.