Fashion Nerds

Oslo, Norway

Harald Lunde Helgesen

  • Conceptual clothing
  • Dance costume
  • Collaborative design

Harald Lunde Helgesen works between fashion, costume and visual art, using clothing as a way to investigate social habits and cultural meaning. A cofounder of HAiKw/, he has also designed costumes for contemporary dance in Norway and France.

Portrait of Harald Lunde Helgesen
Courtesy Kulturtanken · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five designs to know

HAiKw/ coat, interior view — Harald Lunde Helgesen, Date not documented

Collection selection

HAiKw/ coat, interior view

Date not documented

A published clothing design associated with Harald Lunde Helgesen.

HAiKw/, via PRAKSIS
HAiK w/ Aurlandskoen lace-up shoes — Harald Lunde Helgesen, 2014

Collection selection

HAiK w/ Aurlandskoen lace-up shoes

2014 · HAiK w/ Aurlandskoen

The shape of this shoe makes footwear a distinct part of the designer’s visual language.

Ruben Steinum / HAiK, via Norwegian Crafts
Cream short-sleeve shirt with open shoulder seam — Harald Lunde Helgesen, Spring/Summer 2014

Collection selection

Cream short-sleeve shirt with open shoulder seam

HAiK Spring/Summer 2014

Compact proportions make the cut of this garment especially clear.

Ruben Steinum / HAiK, via Norwegian Crafts
Turquoise typography-print shirt and trousers — Harald Lunde Helgesen, Date not documented

Collection selection

Turquoise typography-print shirt and trousers

Date not documented · Selected HAiK work

The leg line and proportions give this design its characteristic shape.

Thomas Ekström / HAiK, via Norwegian Crafts
Grey typography-print oversized dress — Harald Lunde Helgesen, Date not documented

Collection selection

Grey typography-print oversized dress

Date not documented · Selected HAiK work

A representative dress that makes the designer’s approach to silhouette visible.

Thomas Ekström / HAiK, via Norwegian Crafts

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Selected work

1 piece

About Harald Lunde Helgesen

His independent practice includes exhibition projects, extending garment design into performance and the arrangement of space.