Designer soso

Hi Soso! Please introduce yourself and what you´re making – what do you stand for as a designer?

I mostly sell to a small group of people who care about sustainability. The majority of what I’m selling is knitting.
I like to work with knitting and lately more on my knitting machine and with knitting needles sticks.
I like to make things that looks like it is falling apart. It moves with the movements and the shape changes like it does with knitting if you pull in it. When I handknit I like to work with large knitting sticks, so the threats move around more compared to smaller and tighter knitting.
I think I like it because it is fun to work with since I can see quite fast what’s happening. I don’t have to care a lot about small details, but I get a more chaotic feel. I don’t have the time or need to focus on each stich.  

How did the idea originate?

I think it happened because I was bad at knitting like old ladies with a lot of focus on control, patterns and details. I never wanted to follow patterns, I wanted to be impulsive. I never really follow the plan I start with; the process always changes.
Also, I didn’t want to create something that already existed in the world.

Can you explain the thoughts that lies behind the materials you use?

 I like combing knit with fabric.  I use stuff that is given to me or that I get through second hand. The fabric tells me what it wants to be. I hope it doesn’t sound too terrible, but it is what I´m doing.
A lot of the time I have a vision but then I can’t find the right fabric that is sustainable, or I can´t afford to buy what I want so I must find something else. And when people discover you like sewing, they start giving things to you.
Sometimes it annoys me that I can´t plan or can´t find the fabric. Sometimes it becomes better also if I make a mistake like if I cut something wrong it can become better than the original plan.

Can you explain the thoughts that lies behind the materials you use?

I like combing knit with fabric.  I use stuff that is given to me or that I get through second hand. The fabric tells me what it wants to be. I hope it doesn’t sound too terrible, but it is what I´m doing.
A lot of the time I have a vision but then I can’t find the right fabric that is sustainable, or I can´t afford to buy what I want so I must find something else. And when people discover you like sewing, they start giving things to you.
Sometimes it annoys me that I can´t plan or can´t find the fabric. Sometimes it becomes better also if I make a mistake like if I cut something wrong it can become better than the original plan.

Sustainability is a hot topic. What does it mean for you as a designer when you meet the consumer? Are people more conscious or is there still a way to go?

I think that the people that buy my stuff know its handmade and that it has mistakes and looks different compared to what you can get in a store. A lot of my friends and people I know care about sustainability but when you look at the big industry the picture isn’t that good.

How do you think the development is in Denmark in relation to sustainable fashion?

I like that there is more focus on sustainability. It’s hard to figure out what is sustainable and what just has sustainable traits. If we really wanted to be sustainable, we shouldn’t by new clothes we should just use what we already had.