In addition to clothing and accessories, the exhibition features videos and installations, including the Zen garden setting for Viktor & Rolf’s acclaimed A/W 2013 collection: a plea for a slower pace and more spirituality in the fashion world. Wang Lei (China) makes traditional Chinese costumes from woven toilet paper. Carole Collet (UK) explores sustainable materials in her experiments with lace grown from the roots of strawberry plants. The hand-knitted creations of Pyuupiru (Japan) give the wearer a new identity, freed from the limiting factors of the human body. Technological innovations also offer new possibilities: the jacket from the Wearable Solar Project by Pauline van Dongen (The Netherlands) can recharge a mobile phone.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a lavishly illustrated, glossy publication and a special multi- media tour with commentary from several of the designers featured in the exhibition. Several new fashion videos will be posted on ARTtube during the exhibition and the museum will organise an extensive programme of activities including lectures, workshops and a symposium.