Vita Fashion

2009

Formation of Etico Corporation Limited in Hong Kong
Design and production of bridal and evening wear for the Asian market, general partner and art director, until today
www.eticoweddings.com

Together with KultCrossing gGmbH, Cologne, developing and realising the lecture series „Mode von Schülern für Schüler“, which explore the periphery of the subject „clothing and fashion as non-verbal communication“, based on various school subjects at Gymnasium Kreuzgasse
www.kultcrossing.de

2007 - 2009

Head of design for ellis cross protection GmbH, Düsseldorf
Creating exclusive sport collections for horse riding with functional elements like invisible protective parts
www.ellis-cp.net

2005 - 2007

Formation of colours of white GmbH, Wuppertal
Design and production of bridal and evening wear for the European market, CEO and head of design, sale of the company in 2007

2003 - 2009

Design for Isabel de Mestre GmbH, Krefeld
Concept, design and production coordination of the bridal and evening collections in Germany and China
www.isabeldemestre.de

2000 - 2002

Head of design at cap-network AG, Düsseldorf
Designing and developing merchandising products for movies like The Lord of the Rings, Lara Croft Tomb Raider, Das Sams, E.T., Men in Black, Cosmopolitan Magazine, London, etc. in close cooperation with Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, and New Line, New York
www.paramount.com
www.newline.com

1996 - 1999

Design and production under own label and opening of a retail store in Cape Town

1995 - 1996

Design for Roberto Cavalli, Florence, Collections S/S 96 and F/W 96/97
www.robertocavalli.com

1992

Concept and design of the Free Soda Collection for Ton Sur in cooperation with Ross Feltus Ton, London
http://www.tonsurton.co.uk/

1991 - 1995

Styling for commercials, stills and tv, such as C&A, Mattel,
Hohes C, Opel, etc.

 

Exhibitions / Art Projects (Selection)

2011

White Wedding Dress: 200 Years Of Wedding Fashion, curated by the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, @ Bindigo Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia (G) (catalogue: ‘The Wedding Dress’ by Edwina Ehrmann, V&A, London)

Visual Aids, CRG Gallery, New York (G)

Embracing Our Differences, Island Park, Sarasota, Florida (G) (catalogue)

KunstwerkSTADT Pößneck, Germany (S) (catalogue)

Water Bienniale, Bad Breisig (G) (catalogue)

2010

Under Shiva’s Shield, Visual Gallery, Photokina, Cologne (S) (catalogue)

8 Views, 10 festival for fashion & photography, Vienna (G)

ECO-Creations, fashion from recycled material, Longmont Council for the Arts / Muse Gallery, Longmont, Colorado (G)

The-zip-association, House of Silk Culture, Krefeld (G)

Redux, fashion from recycled material, Desotorow Gallery, Savannah, Georgia (G)

2009

Artist in residence @ Sanskriti Foundation, New Delhi

Art Center, fashion illustration from recycled material, Mount Clement, Michigan (honorable mention) (G)

Sanskriti Kendra, New Delhi (G)

Sowing Seeds, International Artist Village Camp, SAR, Rajasthan (G)

Kaman Art Gallery, Jodhpur (G) (catalogue)

2008

Editor of the book Künstler Tatorte – Künstlersiedlung Franz-Jürgens-Straße about the artist colony in Düsseldorf in cooperation together with Annette Leyener and Kris Scholz, published by Edition Braus, Heidelberg

2007

Cranbrook Art Museum, Detroit (G)

Dt. Architektur Museum, Frankfurt a. M., (G)

Pro Arte Institute St. Petersburg (G)

On behalf of the exhibition series Shrinking Cities, a project (2002-2008) of the Federal Cultural Foundation, under the direction of Philipp Oswalt (Berlin) in co-operation with the Leipzig Gallery of Contemporary Art, the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation and the magazine archplus (catalogue)

2006

10. Int. Architekturbiennale, Venice (G)

University of Tokio with Art Deco Museum, Tokio (G)

Pralt Manhatten Gallery / von Alen Institute, New York (G)

On behalf of the exhibition series Shrinking Cities (catalogue)

2005

Beauty of Kaokoveld, Syrius, Düsseldorf (S)

Beauty of Kaokoveld, Back Lane Art Gallery, Aachen (S)

2004

Namibia, A Separated History, Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Cologne (G) (catalogue)

Photo project Monet’s Garden in Giverny in cooperation with Kris Scholz on behalf of the Museum of European Garden Art, Düsseldorf

Education

1988 Highschool Diploma, Märkisches Gymnasium, Schwelm
1988-91 Gertrud-Bäumer-Schule, Düsseldorf, couture tailoring
1991 Croydon College, London, fashion design (scholarship)
1992-95 Study at Modeschule Düsseldorf, graduated fashion designer and pattern maker