Fashion designer Stephan Hann debuts ``The Lexmark Collection''.Business Editors & Technology Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2000 Unique fashion designs made from paper and recycled materials showcased at Lexmark's "20/20: Vision on Print" conference Up and coming fashion designer Stephan Hann has combined state-of-the-art printing technology with art to produce "The Lexmark Collection," unveiled in Berlin Thursday evening. Hann worked with Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LXK) in creating 20 haute haute adj. Fashionably elegant: "In Washington, haute gastronomy is at least as important as the national economy" Ann L. Trebbe. couture pieces from pages printed on Lexmark color laser and inkjet printers A printer that propels droplets of ink directly onto the medium. Today, almost all inkjet printers produce color. Low-end inkjets use three ink colors (cyan, magenta and yellow), but produce a composite black that is often muddy. . The designs were modeled on a specially constructed catwalk as the highlight of the gala media dinner at the annual "20/20: Vision on Print" Conference. Hann's collection showcased the diverse uses of printed and recycled materials and the high-resolution quality of Lexmark printers. Hann created the patterns and color of the designs and then printed them on Lexmark's Optra Color 1200 and Z51 Color Jetprinter using paper and recycled materials. "Designing `The Lexmark Collection' was a unique and exciting opportunity for me," said Hann. "The collection demonstrates the versatility of paper and other recyclable re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. materials through a range of outfits, from normal day wear to exotic evening wear." Hann, who studied at the Academy of Art in Berlin, has shown his work at several major fashion parades and exhibitions, including a gala fashion show at the Altes ALTEs, n.pr See apparent life-threatening events. Stadtschloss, working alongside Moda Berlin and Paco Rabanne Paco Rabanne, (born Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo on February 18 1934 in San Sebastian (Donostia in Basque) in the Spanish Basque Country), is a fashion designer. He fled Spain for France with his mother when the Spanish Civil War broke out. . Hann also designed all the costumes for the 1996 film, "Reflecting Wanda," and the baroque baroque, in art and architecture baroque (bərōk`), in art and architecture, a style developed in Europe, England, and the Americas during the 17th and early 18th cent. opera, "Les Indes Gallantes." Photographs of Hann's collection are available at Lexmark's "20/20: Vision on Print" website, at http://www.lexmark.com/corporate/2020/index.html. Lexmark's annual "20/20: Vision on Print" press conference is the only media symposium symposium In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. dedicated to the future of printing and associated technologies. This year's one-day conference took place in Berlin and was comprised of a series of presentations, panel debates, and break-out sessions to educate and entertain more than 200 journalists attending from around the world. Previous conferences have been staged in London, Paris, Barcelona and Boston. About Lexmark Lexmark (NYSE:LXK) is a leading, global developer, manufacturer and supplier of printing solutions, including laser and inkjet printers and associated supplies for offices and homes. Founded in 1991, Lexmark employs more than 11,000 people worldwide and markets its products and services in over 150 countries. Lexmark reported approximately $3.5 billion of revenue in 1999 and can be found on the Internet at www.lexmark.com. Lexmark and Lexmark with the diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc. registered in the U.S. and/or other countries. Optra Color 1200 and Z51 Color Jetprinter are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.100600/bb7 |
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