What's hot and what's not - fashion design in Budapest

The creativity is booming amoungst young, ambitious designers in Budapest. Just like anywhere in the world, they are struggling to reach the customers and get a decent share of the market to make a living from their profession.

To work together with other designers in cooperatives is a good way to reach out and share the costs. We met Anna Hegedues, who is one of the founders of Heinrich design cooperative. In this interview she give us her view about the fashion scene in Hungary and her future hopes and expectations.

Fashion design, textile printing, graphic design, jewelry- and knitting design is some exemples of what is found in the Heinrich Design Cooperative .

The Heinrich office is located opposite to the Museeum of Applied Arts - an magnificent masterpiece of Hungarian Art Nouveau.
Address: HEINRICH Alkotói Szint at Üllői út 32, 1085 Budapest
Facebook information about the designers
Link to Anna Hegedues brand Piroshka

Here are some shops where you find Hungarian designers.
Take the chance and shop something that most probably is unique.

Wonderlab

Veres Pálné utca 3, 1053 Budapest

www.facebook.com/wonderLABconcept

 
Lollipop Factory

Magyar utca 18, 1056 Budapest

www.lollipopfactorybudapest.com

Design Terminal in located in the city center of Pest

Address: Erzsébet tér 13, 1051 Budapest

www.facebook.com/designterminal

 

pArt12 is a designer galleria where you can buy clothes, accessories, jewelry and interior design from upcoming Hungarian designers. The price level is still very decent and you find something unique that is not worn by everybody.

Address: Pozsonyi út 12, 1127 Budapest
Opening hours: Thuesday-Friday 10.00 - 19.00.
www.part12.hu
www.facebook.com/part12galeria

Photos by Teija

Do like the Budapestian hipsters- rent a bike!

The biking-trend has hit Budapest big time during the last two years. Bikerentals, biking bars, biking fashion and biking repair shops are widely spread around the city.

 New biking roads are built all over the city. This is necessary though, since there were hardly any before. 

Shops for bicycle repairs are found all over the city, as well as special biker's shops for fashion and other necessary equipment.

Practical and stylish bags can be found at Lollipop Factory. We also discovered bars offering bike rentals.

We have not seen many bikers wearing a bicycle helmet, but I'm sure it will come. If you ask me - it is necessary in the city of Budapest- the traffic is heavy and intense and many of the bikers seems to have an ambition to participate in Giro Italia or Tour de France. 

Do you happen to have some old crocheted materials made by your grandmother? Well here is a tip. Use them as a wheel protection.

From this year Budapest offers city-bikes for rent. If you want to be a hip Budapestian - follow the trend and experience the city by bike.  

Photos: Teija