Dystopian, a social form contrary to the ideal world, is often associated with the familiar Cyberpunk, The latter tends to follow the core concept of 'High Tech Low Life", where advanced technology is accompanied by a massive collapse of the social structure and environment.
If one were to find a building on earth that perfectly matches these two words, it would be the International Congress Center Berlin (ICC) in Ger-many. Since its inauguration in 1979, the lCC has been sitting there like a dormant starship, waiting to receive some kind of signal to lift off again. The two designers of the lCC, Ralf Schüler and Ursulina Schüler-Witte have incorporated a great deal of their own concepts into the building giving it the legacy of the reinforced concrete buildings of the 1960s, but also a dramatic aura with a sci-fi shell. This self-sustaining convention center in the context of contemporary urban architecture has a subtle quality that has served as a source of inspiration for countless artists.
For the ARTICLE NO.AUTUMN/WINTER 2022 "Dystopian Footprints' collection, we return to Berlin, the city where co-founder and creative director ANT de Padovane lives and works, and step inside the ICC to capture the fragile fragments of an anti-utopian world and the footprints of the spirit. In order to present a unique style, the designer sought a beautiful and rational fusion between luxury and lightness, high fashion and streetstyle.
