Iris van Herpen

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.

Because of van Herpen's multidisciplinary approach to creation, she has collaborated with various artists such as Jolan van der Wiel[9] and Neri Oxman[10] and architects such as Philip Beesley[11] and Benthem and Crouwel Architects.[12] The designer's interest in science and technology has led to ongoing conversations with CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research)[13] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[14]

Further collaborations:

• Björk[15][16]
• Benjamin Millepied[17]
• Sasha Waltz[18]
• Nick Knight[19]

Iris' design from the show

• TIME Magazine names Iris van Herpen's 3D printed dresses one of the 50 Best Inventions of 2011.[20]
• ANDAM Grand Prix Award (2014)[21]
• STARTS Prize, granted by the European Commission (2016)[22]
• Johannes Vermeer Award, Dutch state prize for the arts (2017)[23]
• 2019 Prix Versailles World Judge[24]

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