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Iris Van Herpen: Influence of Context (grew up in a small town (Formative…
Iris Van Herpen: Influence of Context
grew up in a small town
= had lots of artistic freedom
pursued many different artist discipline
dance, music, paintings
increase artistic resources
still seen as influential in all her collections and design approach
Formative Years
Living without a computer = increase interest in technological area
however During studies = didn't like computer aided programs
thought it hindered the creative process
Age 22 = technological fascination grew
bought first computer
3D printing = forefront of brand
seen as mechanism to produce her art
each year = technological improvements
saw fashion as a version of artistic expression =“identity combined with desire, moods and cultural settings”
was big on collaborations
example = Voltage
The collection explores the movement and power of electricity in reference to the body
Herpen collaborated with artist, architect, designer and professor at MIT Neri Oxman to engineer such a collection
result of the modern world = people very interconnect due to the new forms of communications begun in the 2000s
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Attended school in the city as a teenager =
exposed her to different fashion
the cultural diversity in the city = exposure to diversity in fashion
created an ideology = fashion is a locked system
but sheshe tries “to define [her] own language in this locked-down system and get fashion out of its comfort zone”
Collection of various materials prior to studies =
unknowingly nurtured and interest in unusual materials
After studying design Herpen used this interest in fashion and fascination in technological advancements she opened her fashion house and created the brand we know today
