Iris van Herpen

Iris van Herpen (born June 5, 1984) is a Dutch fashion designer known for fusing technology with traditional Haute Couture craftsmanship.[1] Van Herpen opened her own label Iris van Herpen in 2007. In 2011, the Dutch designer became a guest-member of the Parisian Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, part of the Fédération française de la couture.[2] Since then, Van Herpen has continuously exhibited her new collections at Paris Fashion Week.[3] Van Herpen's work has been included in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York and the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.

Iris van Herpen
Iris van Herpen during the Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2012
Born (1984-06-05) June 5, 1984
Wamel, The Netherlands
NationalityDutch
OccupationFashion designer
Label(s)
Iris van Herpen
WebsiteIris van Herpen Official Website

Career

Iris van Herpen graduated from the ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem in 2006[4] and interned at Alexander McQueen in London[5], and Claudy Jongstra[6] in Amsterdam before launching her own label in 2007.[7] The Dutch designer debuted her first Couture collection 'Chemical Crows’, at the 2007 Amsterdam Fashion Week.[8]

3-D printed neckpiece by van Herpen, 2011.

Van Herpen designed and shown her first 3D-printed garment at the 2010 Amsterdam Fashion Week. The ‘Crystallization’ top was inspired from the phase transition water undergoes when it crystallizes. The garment was 3D printed from white polyamide.[9]

Van Herpen’s work can be described as interdisciplinary as she draws inspiration from professions outside of fashion and the arts. Therefore, the designer creates much of her work in collaboration with professionals working in fields of science, technology and architecture.[10] In 2010, Iris van Herpen undertook her first collaboration outside of fashion, when she collaborated with the Dutch architectural firm, Benthem Crouwel Architekten to create her ‘Water’ Dress.[11]

Critics describe Iris van Herpen’s work as both organic and innovative.[12] With New York Times journalist Vanessa Friedman stating: "It’s not that she rejects the heritage of the couture, she just redefines it with modern tools. Once upon a time the sewing machine did the same.”[13]

Collaborations

Because of van Herpen's multidisciplinary approach to creation, she has collaborated with various artists such as Jolan van der Wiel[14] and Neri Oxman[15] and architects such as Philip Beesley[16] and Benthem and Crouwel Architects.[17] The designer's interest in science and technology has led to ongoing conversations with CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research)[18] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[19]

Further collaborations:

Awards and recognition

References
  1. Rebecca Mead (25 September 2017). "The New Yorker - Iris van Herpen's Hi-Tech Couture". newyorker.com.
  2. Staff Writer (9 April 2013). "The Times Style - Fashion forward boundary pushing designer Iris Van Herpen latest creation\website=style.time.com". Time.
  3. Amy Verner (2 July 2018). "Vogue - Fashion Shows Iris Van Herpen". vogue.com.
  4. Staff Writer (5 September 2017). "ArtEZ - Johannes Vermeer Awards 2017 goes to Iris Van Herpen". artez.nl.
  5. Mark Holgate (28 April 2016). "Vogue - Iris Van Herpen Dutch designer interview on 3D printing". vogue.com.
  6. Shannon Sharpe (28 October 2014). "Metropolis Magazine - Iris Van Herpen is making fashion future". metropolismag.com.
  7. Staff Writer. "BOF - Iris Van Herpen". businessoffashion.com.
  8. Laird Borrelli-Persson (1 January 2008). "Vogue - Fall 2008 Fashion Shows Ready to wear". vogue.com.
  9. Laird Borrelli-Persson (1 September 2010), "Vogue - Spring 2011 Fashion Shows Ready to wear", vogue.com
  10. Liz Stinson (19 November 2015). "Iris Van Herpen's Extraordinary Clothes Are More Like Wearable Sculptures". wired.com.
  11. Laird Borrelli-Persson (1 September 2010). "Vogue - Spring 2011 Fashion Shows Ready to wear". vogue.com.
  12. Liz Logan (6 November 2015). "The Dutch Designer Who Is Pioneering the Use of 3D Printing in Fashion". Smithsonianmag.com.
  13. Vanessa Friedman (2 June 2018). "Moving the Goal Posts in Fashion". Nytimes.com.
  14. "Magnetic dresses by Iris van Herpen and Jólan van der Wiel". dezeen.com. 30 July 2013.
  15. "Dezeen - Voltage by Iris van Herpen with Neri Oxman and Julia Koerner". dezeen.com. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  16. "Azure - Transforming Fashion: Philip Beesley and Iris van Herpen's Future Couture". azuremagazine.com. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  17. "Water dress by Iris van Herpen". benthemcrouwel.com. 20 July 2010.
  18. "Iris Van Herpen Created These CERN-Inspired Outfits Using 3D Printing And Magnets". vice.com. 3 October 2014.
  19. Sterling, Bruce (22 January 2013). "Iris van Herpen and Neri Oxman collaborate on 3DPrinted fashion". Wired.
  20. http://thecreatorsproject.com/blog/dressing-björk-meet-fashion-designer-iris-van-herpen Archived 2013-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
  21. "Roskilde Festival". bjork.fr. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  22. Sulcas, Roslyn (25 September 2015). "New York Times - Paris Opera Shows Off Its Brilliance". The New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  23. "Sasha Waltz - Kreatur". sashawaltz.de. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  24. "SHOWstudio - Splash!". showstudio.com. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  25. David (2012-03-09). "TIME Magazine names Iris van Herpen's 3D printed dress one of the 50 Best Inventions of the 2011 | i.materialise 3D Printing Service Blog - watch us make the future (feel free to join in)". I.materialise.com. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  26. "Vogue - Iris van Herpen named winner of the ANDAM 2014 Grand Prize". vogue.fr. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  27. "STARTS Prize - Magnetic Motion". starts-prize.aec.at. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  28. "Johannes Vermeerprijs 2017". johannesvermeerprijs.nl. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  29. Prix Versailles website
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