Room 30: A Living Fashion History

Ramona Salo Myrseth, EDDA, August Barron and GmbH share distinctive visions, a conceptual approach and a keen eye for detail. Their work questions established conventions and expands our understanding of what fashion can be. From 23 January 2027, a selection of their designs will be on view in Room 30 of the National Museum’s collection exhibition. 
 
Edda Gimnes is one of Norway’s most internationally acclaimed fashion designers. The selected works mark the beginning of her career, offering insight into the methods, ideas and visual strategies that continue to define her practice. 
 
EDDA’s work lies at the intersection of drawing, object-making and design. Playfulness, experimentation and deliberate imperfection are central to her approach, challenging conventional ideas of how clothing should look and function. 
 
For the Paris-based duo August Barron, fashion is a form of storytelling, existing as both clothing and art. Their collections often revolve around fictional characters striving to become someone or something beyond their reach, but who may never quite succeed. 
 
In their work, references to dress history acquire new meanings through unexpected combinations, material experimentation and transformation. 
 
Fashion designer and artist Ramona Salo Myrseth works at the intersection of fashion, textile art, performance and duodji (traditional Sámi arts and crafts). Drawing on Sámi philosophy and cosmology, she explores the relationship between body, landscape, memory and time. 
 
The works on display are taken from her collection and long-term project The Sámi Half-Hour. Here, local techniques meet forms of expression in which objects serve as carriers of relationships rather than merely aesthetic objects. 
 
The Berlin-based fashion house GmbH was founded in 2016 by Serhat Isik and Benjamin Huseby. Their work combines innovative design with political and social perspectives on postcolonialism, migration, ecology and queer culture. 
 
Their collections often incorporate recycled materials and draw on both futurism and traditional dress. The resulting works are visually visionary while remaining deeply rooted in history. 
 
Through transformation, reuse and experimentation, these designers explore the relationships between clothing, the body, diversity and materiality. Their work challenges established categories and presents new ways of thinking about fashion. 
 
Room 30 presents a changing selection of Norwegian contemporary fashion from the National Museum’s collection. Regular updates and new acquisitions continue to expand and enrich the display.