• photography by JOSEFINE BÄCKSTRÖM
    styling JAHWANNA BERGLUND
    hair ANGELICA BECKMAN
    make up ELIN SVENSSON
    model GRETA DILLÉN / Oh My Management

    kimono KENZO x H&M
    hoodie JULIA FALKHORN
    all rings GÖRAN KLING

    The Jewellery World has a New K(L)ING

    Written by Meghan Scott

    Interview by Jahwanna Berglund
    Translated by Meghan Scott

    Odalïsque has been drooling over jewellery designer Göran Kling’s work and we were inspired to shoot his pieces on our gorgeous blogger and Major NY model, Greta Dillén, wearing mostly Kenzo x H&M.  The Swedish born jewerly designer Göran Kling graduated this year from University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm where he mastered his craft. 

    What made you want to make jewellery? And what did you do before?
    I have always made jewellery ever since I was little, so long as I can remember. I went a high school with a goldsmith’s curriculum, St. Görans Gymnasium. I also was a hardcore apprentice for about 7 years. I did not think it was so fun to work in such a traditional way so I stopped when I was finished with the training. After that I went to The University College of Arts and began making jewellery again, but in a different way.

    I like jewellery that lacks a practical function. It is made to adorn, not to be smart and it has existed in all cultures since the beginning of humanity.

    What inspires you? 
    Most associated with bad taste and aesthetics. Souvenirs, copies and mass-produced jewellery. I am interested of popular culture and the Internet. Memes and jewellery are quite similar, both based on an understanding of the references that are developed through repetition.

    Is the smiley a signature pice? If not what is your signature piece?
    Perhaps. The smiley is such a clear symbol of our time. It means nothing really and everything at the same time. I like that it belongs to everybody.

    Who would you love to adorn/see wear your jewelry? 
    I have no such a person actually. Jewellery is so personal, every time I see someone who has a piece of jewellery I've made, I feel incredibly privileged. Zlatan perhaps, that would be great!

    You have already collaborated with Adidas, do you have any other dream collaborations? 
    Punk Shop and Svensk Tenn same time would be a dream!

    coat KENZO x H&M
    top DEITAS
    necklaces MORGAN BORGSTRÖM
    all other jewelry GÖRAN KLING 

    kimono KENZO x H&M
    hoodie JULIA FALKHORN
    all rings GÖRAN KLING

    socks as a scarf KENZO x H&M
    signet ring with black stone WOS
    s shaped ring ANIMUS
    all other jewelry GÖRAN KLING 

    jacket TIGER OF SWEDEN 
    scarf as a top KENZO x H&M
    all jewelry GÖRAN KLING

    coat KENZO x H&M
    top DEITAS
    necklaces MORGAN BORGSTRÖM
    all other jewelry GÖRAN KLING 

    shirt HUNKYDORY
    all other clothes KENZO x H&M
    all jewelry GÖRAN KLING

    sweater DAGMAR
    collar RODEBJER
    grillz STYLIST'S OWN
    rings and bracelet GÖRAN KLING

  • jacket COS

    photography by NICLAS BRUNZELL
    hair & make up SANNA RILEY
    stylist MEGHAN SCOTT

    An Interview with Malin Levanon

    Written by Meghan Scott

    Swedish actress Malin Levanon, known most recently for her leading role in Tjuvheder, 'The Drifters', which won her the Guldbaggen Award (Swedish Oscar) for Best Actress. Levanon is a down to earth cool chick, for lack of better words. She is kind and witty and has an edge matched with a great sense of humour and a contagious laugh. I had the chance to sit down with her over coffee and apple pie at her apartment in the neighbourhood of Sofo in trendy Södermalm, the south side of Stockholm city.

    In her early life, she grew up in an international commune in the region of Dalarna, in the heart of Sweden, where her Godmother would invite people to stay who she had met on trips abroad. This exposed Levanon to the world at a very young age and she even ended up learning English and a little bit of French from conversing with the travelers. She grew up around horses and would ride them bareback because she wanted to feel the fear of falling off. Even though she had a few close friends, all these international characters coming in and out of the small picturesque village she resided in, Malin always felt a sence of loneliness and knew that she was going to leave eventually.

    Joining the theater at the ripe age of eight was Levanon's means to feeling complete. A female director in the theatre took a real liking to her and challenged her to grow, wrote parts especially for her, had her play many different parts so she could transition out of a character into another.

    Meghan: Do you think she paved your way in becoming the actor you are today?

    Malin: “I don't dare to think of what I would have become with out her guidance and care. She always pushed me to be better and that I didn't have to be 'cute' to fit in, she just expected me to do what the role demanded, and always encouraged me to take it a little further…This fundamental self-esteem and confidence building has definitely brought me to where I am today, especially in those times when it seems nobody around you believes in you, I always know I'm capable.”

    MS: She sounds amazing, what kind of preparation do you do for a role?

    ML: It depends on the part end project. It's very different.. Some parts are more demanding than others. Sometimes you have a lot of time to prepare, sometimes less…I do what I need to do for each character. Collecting information like a sponge, watching people; how they walk, how they move and talk. A lot of research is done and then transforming it into performance, it's the harshest period in the creation of a character. 'You have so much, but you have nothing'. And then by the time you're on set you just dive into it.

    MS: I was blown away by the film “The Drifters”, I can imagine you'd have to learn a lot about the underbelly of society in Stockholm, where there anything particular of Minna's character that was exceptionally challenging?

    ML: She's such a complex and multifaceted character, balancing in between being the businesswoman, the street pusher, her drug addiction and on top of it, her ADHD diagnosis. To still make the audience like her even though she does so many weird things. To get into prison for researching was difficult, because of all the laws, I had to be very creative. Finding the right level of ADHD was a challenge as well, I just wanted to show the human behind the diagnosis and addiction. 

    Also to hear some of the stories in my research interviews was harsh, especially those that contained kids. 

    Concerned with the environment, Levanon is conscious about what we take and leave in nature, this is a reaction to growing up around nature. She has a deep identification with animals and she is devastated by the absence of the textile industry in Sweden, especially wool.

    It's crazy when we throw away a luxury material as wool, they put it down in the ground instead of taking care of it, we could be cutting transports and so many jobs could be created. We are losing a lot more than jobs, we are contributing more to destruction of the environment by 'saving' money and buying overseas. The animals are more humanely treated here, it would be so nice if we could build that industry back up. Especially when we know how dangerous fleece is for the seas. Fleece should be forbidden by law, worldwide, as all micro-plastics. 

    Malin has a subtle style; bohemian, meets chic and modern. And obviously effortless. She doesn't like the stress of shopping in places that pressure one to buy, buy, buy! We chatted briefly about consumerism and came up with some theories that the big chains do to their customers in order to make money and move product. She is wise to the tricks behind impulse purchases, product placement and the 'fun house' mirrors placed in the change rooms that shame women into making quick and irrational decisions and purchasing more than necessary. Levanon prefers quality and sustainability over fads and trends. A classic lady.

    A very interesting project is coming up in which she cannot disclose any information about yet. But, we are sure for one thing, she will pour her heart into it once again and blow us all away with another spectacular performance

    top FILIPPA K
    jacket J.LINDEBERG
    top FILIPPA K
    jacket COS
    top & other stories
    trousers MONKI
    shoes 2ND DAY
  • Anton Corbjin 1-2-3-4

    Written by Meghan Scott
    Anton Corbijns's photography is the epitome of cool, his first series of photos were published at the ripe age of 17, a local magazine chose three out of nine photos he took of a local band in his small town in the province of Utretch, in the Netherlands. His strictly analogue practice in today's world of high performance digital cameras and retouching programs is a force to be reckoned with, he prefers the imperfection and the tension of not having the instant gratification we are accustomed to these days. In this series 1-2-3-4, contact sheets, covering his body of work through the years that have been stored away since their original release, have been revisited, this time from a different perspective. Never seen before options from the iconic photos of our rock n' roll heroes and iconic personalities we have grown up idolizing have been carefully selected by Corbijn to be shown firsthand at the Fotografiska Museet (The Museum of Photography) in Stockholm, Sweden. Odalisque Magazine had the privilege to join an intimate audience on the opening day to have a private tour alongside a Q & A with Corbijn himself and the museums, name, to discuss the nature of the big catalogue 1,2,3,4 exhibit.
     
    “This is a celebration both of a world of musicians and photography that no longer exists. All presented in the big catalogue 1-2-3-4 to go with this exhibition with the same name. I am so happy that I was able to work in this very intuitive personal way, sometimes having an idea, often not, whilst doing my job for magazines. I was not focusing on what could be sold to others. Today I blame magazines for asking photographers to take safe and impersonal pictures. And because of the massive competition, pho­tographers are keeping it nice and safe so they can sell all over the world.”, Corbijn officially states. 
     
    Corbijn has helped shape the images of the likes of Siousie Sioux, Metallica, Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Nirvana. In the Q & A Corbin reminises about revisiting the contact sheets after all these years, flooded with emotions of people lost and peculiar situations while shooting. He speaks of the time spent working with Depeche Mode and his continued relationship with them, how the music and his visuals in the videos are synched. We hear about his relationship with Nick Cave, special times spent with U2, The Rolling Stones. Also, how he is way more focused on making films rather than taking photos in a world of 'perfection'. Corbijn also touches base on trust, trusting your work and others, “Trust is not intelligent, it's intuitive”
     
    If you live in Stockholm or are passing through and have an affinity for rock nostalgia and have been following Corbijn's work, you cannot miss this exhibition.
     
    1-2-3-4 is on view from Septmeber 16 thru December 4, 2016

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