sofya samareva

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sofyasamareva

Location

prague / czech republic

University

Academy of Arts Architecture and Design in Prague

Graduation year

2014

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Sofya Samareva began creating her unique hats in 2014, blending millinery design with hairstyling to create a range close-fitting, textured, sculptural head pieces. The Sofya’s hats escaped from the box of conservative forms and contexts. Precise processing of traditional felt material transforms this accessory of smart clothing into a playful sculptural object: a wearable and practical head cover is open to unexpected combinations due to novelty of its form. Sofya creates opportunities for playful manipulation of a human body. With her hat you put a balanced fusion of aesthetic perfectionism with a witty funky combination of art and fashion on your head.

A range of fashion designers have been collaborating with Sofya, such as Libena Rochova, Monika Drapalova, or Muslin Brothers, to complete their collections with head covers.

In 2015 Sofya was awarded the first prize as “Best Accessories Designer” at the Central European competition “Gombold Ujra!” for her sculptural collection “Hair in Motion”, consisting of five art pieces.

She won second prize at the Czech Grand Design Awards as “Up coming talent of the year 2015” for her “Cactus Hat” and “Rope Hat” collections and was one of 7 Czech designers winning the first place at the “International Fashion Showcase 2016” in London for “Best country”.

Latest Collection

HAIR HAT

For Sofya designing hats is like making sculptures. She freely crosses the line between functional hats and works of art.

The collection Hair Hat is the artist's response to her own desire of constantly changing hairstyles and to often try something new. It is playing with endless possibilities and experimenting with stylish and original aesthetics. This inventive approach allows the creation of a new, revolutionary iconography that stands in a dialog with the present perspectives in hat design.

Bold colors in the form of archetypal hair styles, including the bun and the chignon, create collection of 8 pieces. All hats are hand made (with a lot of care and attention to detail) from the 100 % rabbit felt.