Thursday, 2 April 2009

New confirmed designer


 

Rianne de Witte, born in Zeeland (1967), finished in 1994 her studies at the Sint Joost Art Academy of Breda NL, fashiondesign BFA, and graduated with distinction. The fashionhouse 'Rianne de Witte' is established in 1996.














Philosophy.
The philosophy of De Witte is to create beauty combined within a spirit of protection. Her designs are inspired by the elegance of nature, traditional skills and a consciousway of living. She achieves to create wearable clothing, which envelopes the wearer in a feeling of wellness and comfort. The contrasts she achieves in the designs by the choice of materials combined with the way they are shaped, often create a surreal atmosphere mixed with a typical way of humor.

Care
Rianne de Witte works with high standard, sustainable fabrics which are respecting the environment, and the clothes are fair trade produced. Fair trade produced clothes stands for clothes produced without abuse from labour, woman or children. She uses sustainable materials because they live a long life and fit comfortably. RIANNE DE WITTE brand is linked to MADE-BY www.made-by.org, the umbrella-label for sustainable produced fashion. The clothes of Rianne de Witte are made in The Netherlands, Poland, China, and Peru.

Collaborations and awards
Rianne de Witte was recently nominated for the Dutch Design Award 2006 with the 'peace deux pièce' design, is known for her recent work with Dutch celebrity Wendy van Dijk, which resulted in a successful limited collection by order of the Dutch department store V&D. She recently designed an exclusive line for Cora Kemperman and corporate clothing for, among others, Hotel New York in Rotterdam.

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