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EDUCATION
royal academy of fine arts, fashion department
MA diploma
september 2007 - june 2008 (antwerp, BE)
royal academy of fine arts, fashion department
BA diploma
antwerp, belgium
september 2004 - june 2007 (antwerp, BE)
the scandinavian design college
fashion foundation certificate
august 2003 - june 2004 (randers, DK)
teie high school of fine arts
upper secondary diploma
august 1999 - june 2002 (tønsberg, NO)
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WORK EXPERIENCE
damien ravn
founder
august 2011 - present (antwerp, BE)
/ own label with focus on craftsmanship, technical fabric developments and wearability
academy of fine arts, fashion department
3BA design teacher
january 2011 - present (warsaw, PL)
/ mentoring student in full development of their collections, from concept to realization
maison vandenvos
creative director
january 2009 - december 2010 (antwerp, BE)
/ women- and menswear desiger
/ digital-, screen-, hand- and placement printmaking
/ technical drawings and sheets
/ fabric development and sourcing
/ pre- and post production; styling shoots, editing lookbooks and magazines
/ travelled frequently to france, italy, shanghai and hong kong
/ responsible for re-branding the company’s visual profile
maison vandenvos
freelance designer
september 2008 - january 2009 (antwerp, BE)
/ responsible for the AW09 menswear line
/ women’s AW09 knit and fur
/ prints for both lines
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OTHER WORK
biennale interieur 2012
freelance designer
july 2012 - november 2012 (antwerp, BE)
/ design and development of the uniforms for interieur 2012
heaven tanudiredja
freelance jewellery designer
september 2008 - august 2011 (antwerp, BE)
/ artesian jewelleries with extensive handwork, antique stones, crystals, metal works and leather
coca cola inc.
freelance designer
november 2010 - january 2011 (antwerp, BE)
/ designed and developed signature pieces for the relaunch of coke VIP
urban
assistant store manager
july 2002 - august 2003 (tønsberg, NO)
/ all creative responsibility; visual merchandising, buying, styling of campaigns and shows
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AWARDS
dress a host(ess)! by biennale interieur & FFI
winner
/ selected designer of the interieur biennale design competition - july 2012 (antwerp, BE)
tommy hilfiger award
awarded ‘best of show’
/ BA collection selected by tommy hilfiger - june 2007 (antwerp, BE)
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NOMINATIONS
festival d’hyères 2012
finalist
/ SS13 collection ‘BEN.NA’ - april 2013 (hyères, FR)
UPR creativity award
finalist
/ ss12 collection ‘subterranean sunlight’ - october 2011 (antwerp, BE)
5th season by flanders fashion institute
finalist
/ capsule collection ‘solid matte’, september 2010 (antwerp, BE)
showroom
/ SS13 @ unlimited PR belgium & luxembourg - november 2012
/ SS13 @ RA paris - september 2012
/ SS12 @ unlimited PR belgium & luxembourg - november 2011
/ SS12 @ festival international des jeunes createurs - october 2011
exhibition
liza’s territory - curated by lena lumelsky
/ PFW @ RA -march 2011 (paris, FR)
/ nocturne @ the MoMu - april 2011 (antwerp, BE)
backstage assistant
/ PFW @ raf simons, SS09
/ PFW @ raf simons, SS07
/ PFW @ dries van noten, SS06
/ PFW @ dries van noten, FW05
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
books
/ fast forward: fashion, september release - usa ‘11
magazines
/ ELLE, april - belgium ‘13
/ glamcult, april - belgium ‘13
/ SLEEK, april - germany ‘13
/ DS magazine, march - belgium ‘13
/ weekend knack black 03, april - belgium ‘13
/ kwintessens, 1st trimester - belgium ‘13
/ GLAM*IT, march - belgium ‘13
/ weekend knack, february - belgium ‘13
/ weekend knack black 01, february - belgium ‘13
/ victorie, january - belgium ‘13
/ ELLE, january - belgium ‘13
/ kwintessens, 4th trimester - belgium ‘12
/ DS magazine, october - belgium ‘12
/ ELLE, october - belgium ‘12
/ instyle, may issue - poland ‘12
/ elle, april issue - russia ‘12
/ marie claire, march issue - belgium ‘12
/ exklusiv, february issue - poland ‘12
/ kwintessens mode, 4th quarter - belgium ‘11
/ dazed & confused korea, january issue - south korea ‘09
/ dazed & confused, december issue - uk ‘08
/ weekend knack, july issue - belgium ‘08
/ elle, october issue - norway ‘07
/ elle, september issue - belgium ‘07
/ marie claire, august issue - belgium ‘07
/ de standaard, june issue - belgium ‘07
/ de nieuwe gazet, june issue - belgium ‘07
/ knack, june issue - belgium ‘07
internet publications
/ VOGUE italy, may ‘13
/ VOGUE DEUTSCHLAND, may ‘13
/ VOGUE PARIS, may ‘13
/ purple, april ‘13
/ l’express, april ‘13
/ madame figaro, april ‘13
/ the telegraph, april ‘13
/ WAD, april ‘13
/ look at me, january ‘13
/ vogue china, january ‘13
/ trend hunter, december ‘12
/ dezeen, december ‘12
/ un nouveau ideal, december ‘12
/ style bubble, december ‘12
/ fashionising, december ‘12
/ de standaard, november ‘12
/ dezeen, november ‘12
/ trend hunter, november ‘12
/ LS:N global, november ‘12
/ design scene, november ‘12
/ ASVOF, october ‘12
/ weekend knack, july ‘12
/ de standaard, july ‘12
/ belmodo, july ‘12
/ style, may - italy ‘12
/ style today, march - belgium ‘12
/ dazed digital, december - uk ‘08
/ wit mag, december - italy ‘08
