White Spaces Innovation in Sweden - Innovation policy for ... - Vinnova
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WHITE SPACES INNOVATION IN SWEDENbric, or <strong>in</strong> other cases immediate application of high-pressure powdered glass spray<strong>in</strong>g,to „wear‟ and „age‟ the appearance of the cloth. After this, hand sand<strong>in</strong>g further distressedthe fabric at strategic po<strong>in</strong>ts. Then grafitti were pressure- bonded <strong>in</strong>to the fabric,after which rips were strategically made to prom<strong>in</strong>ent parts of the product. The f<strong>in</strong>alproduction stage <strong>in</strong>volved the rips and tears of the distressed garments be<strong>in</strong>g elaboratelysewn up. The fashion element <strong>in</strong> this value-add<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>novative product and process was<strong>in</strong>tentional and design-<strong>in</strong>tensive. The pioneer of this k<strong>in</strong>d of distress<strong>in</strong>g was <strong>in</strong>novatorRenzo Rosso‟s anti-haute couture firm Diesel.Figure 4.6 <strong>Innovation</strong> Biography <strong>for</strong> Distressed JeansCo-evolutionary Transition Model: Art Niche>Punk Regime> DesignerLandscape <strong>for</strong> Ripped Jeans (Source: After Geels, 2006)ANDYWARHOLSTS 1USA1974RAMONESF 1972 Ripped Jeans, John Cale,A Velvet UndergroundCTORYSource: Centre <strong>for</strong> Advanced Studies2001 Diesel Dom<strong>in</strong>ant DesignThe Diesel brand emerged <strong>in</strong> 1978 <strong>in</strong> northern Italy, and is today an <strong>in</strong>novative <strong>in</strong>ternationaldesign company, manufactur<strong>in</strong>g jeans and casual cloth<strong>in</strong>g as well as accessories.It is present <strong>in</strong> over 80 countries with 10,000 po<strong>in</strong>ts of sale and some fifty company-ownedstores. When Rosso founded the company <strong>in</strong> 1978, he <strong>in</strong>tended <strong>for</strong> it to be astyle leader, a risk-tak<strong>in</strong>g firm with a clear and unambiguous identity. He hired designers<strong>in</strong>ternationally – <strong>for</strong> example chief designer Wilbert Das from the Netherlands andhis 2010 replacement Bruno Coll<strong>in</strong> from France – who were <strong>in</strong>novators and outsiderswho rejected the predom<strong>in</strong>ant trend-follow<strong>in</strong>g typical of the fashion <strong>in</strong>dustry. Thismeant evolv<strong>in</strong>g a more dynamic and imag<strong>in</strong>ative l<strong>in</strong>e of cloth<strong>in</strong>g than was availableSTSUKVIVIENNEWESTWOODSTS 3N. Italy95