Designers wear their own t-shirts! -Round 1: Hamansutra-

Hamansutra was born in Tehran, Iran. He moved to New York with his family in 1978 but was principally educated in Germany.

He studied graphic design in Munich, working on the themes of fashion and accessories, where he could successfully synthesize his Persian cultural background with fresh ideas.

He subsequently worked as a graphic designer for the well known advertising agency Jung von Matt in Hamburg (Germany). He then moved to London to study fashion design at St. Martins School of Art.

In 2002 Hamansutra worked on the Scorpions Team Posters project for Nike. Following this, he started work on 3 costumes for a major project at the London International Film School. Returning to Germany, he completed a two-month assistantship at the KKBw, “Clothing Department of the German military forces”, Munich, and followed it with his third work experience as an assistant for "Kostas Murkudis GmbH &Co. KG" in Munich, Germany (former assistant of Helmut Lang), where he stayed for four months. In the same period he worked as a freelancer for "Kickz Sportswear GmbH" in Munich, creating a suit for the German basketball team.

He has also worked as a Costume Assistant the Bavarian State Opera in Munich , designed the Blue Costume for the 2003/04 "Geiz ist Geil" campaign of the German HIFI Company "Saturn Hansa”, and designed costumes for singer Sonique.

Hamansutra presented his Final Fashion Show at Central Saint Martins in May 2004.







What is your name?
Haman Alimardani for hamansutra
Which country do you wish to represent?
Germany - Iran - England - Japan

What did you have in mind when creating your T-1 T-shirt design?

I finished my female bodybuilder collection at St. Martin’s college in London (2004), and used this image as a shirt print. I use this as inspiration for newcomers. “new babies for the world”

I saw the film "total recall" from Arnold Schwarzenneger". There was a Alien with a baby, so this is my new Conclusion.

What sort of places or situations will best fit your T-shirt design, do you think?
In the lift and train.
Has your final T-shirt design turned out the same as you initially imagined it would?
My process was to use this image as a print, but in the real position, like the real place for a baby. With “all over print” you can do that.
When you were designing your T-1 T-shirt, how did the process compare with your normal work?

Yes, I’m selling my dreams and not clothes.

Please give your T-shirt a name.
Blue baby
Please give us a a message to all the people who visit the website, to spark their interest in your T-shirt.
o.k.

If there is any music that would best fit your T-shirt design, please let us know.
Kraftwerk - Sex Objekt - german version.

Is there any strikingly memorable T-shirt or impressive T-shirt that you remember?
no

What is your favorite food?
Grilled baby chicken with safran rice and grilled tomatos.

Are there any countries that you'd like to travel, if you had the chance and time?
Tokyo

Are there any people, things, happenings, that have especially influenced you?
My background, the Persians.
What do you want most? Anything?
To produce my own ideas. E.g. a menswear collection.

Is there anything that you recommend us to check out? Any items, events, etc?
My Hamansutra fashion lookbook  -  a 20 page book of postcards.
Who would make you most pleased if they were to wear your T-shirt?
Japanese girls and boys are my clients. Make it dirty like a baby.

If you have any news or information about your recent or upcoming activities, please let us know.
To produce my own accessorie collection for japan.