Tim Van Steenbergen winter 2009-2010

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some basic informations from his web:

Best Belgian designer Elle Style Awards 2009.

Tim Van Steenbergen graduates Magna cum Laude at the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts (fashion department, textile creation and theatre costume). Subsequently he takes classes in drapery and couture techniques and works as the first assistant of Olivier Theyskens.
His first collection is launched in 2002 in Paris and in the same year he sets up his own company Mitzlavv BVBA.

Meanwhile he's up to his fifteenth collection/fashion show and the label Tim Van Steenbergen is being sold in the best designer shops all over the world. His style evolves into a refined pureness and female elegance. He is a master of contemporary drapery and every detail, high quality standards, tradition and craftsmanship are being cared for.
"Le Petit Livre Blanc", a publication on Tim is a booklet printed on hand-layered paper evokes his special story.
Tim Van Steenbergen also creates jewellery for Swarovski UK, shoes for Novella Italia, "Barbie" outfits, a jean for Xfit by Lycra, an haute couture dress for the Museum of Fine Arts and Lace in Calais (France) and the bag "le Seau Elsa" for the french label Lancel.

He presents a fashion show for Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde on the Belgian Gala Night during an economic mission in Warshaw (Poland).

Further Tim Van Steenbergen exposes four haute couture dresses within the project "Framed", in The Groeninge Museum in Brugge and at the occasion of the motion pictures festival in Cannes. He also sets up an installation "Stills" at the Biënnale of Venice in 2003, besides several other expositions into which he participates.
As artistic director of the fashion company Donaldson he designs 3 collections.
He creates the uniforms for the attendants of the Flemish Parliament.

In collaboration with the well-established shoe manufacturer Ambiorix, Tim van Steenbergen is enlarging his women and men’s collections with a selected choice of shoe designs, made by hand in Belgium.
For Theo, he creates the sunglasses ‘Theo by Tim Van Steenbergen’.

Tim Van Steenbergen becomes artistic director for Chine, Belgian Design, beginning collection summer 2009.

Tim designs the costumes for international movie, theatre, dance and opera creations as for Anne Teresa de Keersmaecker and Guy Cassiers.

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Philosophy

The challenge in my work is the search for authenticity and artisanship in fashion.
The difference between confection and prêt-à-porter or couture is to be found in how it is made.
Handwork, quality of fabric, building a piece layer by layer, differentiates my work from confection.
I’m in search of old values in a new world.

The motivation in my work is to transfer craftsmanship and the old values into different and modern designs.
Due to my belief in artisanship, every garment is created by hand on the dummy to develop its characteristic shape.
These traditional construction process and unique draping techniques guarantee a high appreciated quality and an exclusive collection.


Studio Tim Van Steenbergen

The atelier of Tim Van Steenbergen is located in an old sewing factory in the Antwerp suburbs. During the 60ies the building was the atelier of a traditional couture label that designed and produced every garment in that factory due to an established textile industry in Flanders. The atelier was completely furnished with different kinds of machines needed for the various production processes. The offices and the showroom were located in the front house.
Today, the atelier is still maintained like it was years ago and it reflects the history and the philosophy Tim believes in when creating his designs.

The studio Tim Van Steenbergen is the optimal place to realise his ideas, situated in the pocketsize metropolis Antwerp.
This refreshingly cosmopolitan owes its reputation to the mighty port, the world diamond centre and its trendsetting vision of fashion.
This welcoming multicultural city-on-the-river the Scheld, is an intelligent, complex, fascinating and surprising habitat with a magnificent contemporary architecture, opera and theatre, monuments and artworks as well as its historical medieval centre.
The home of the Flemish Baroque master Rubens.
The Red Star line company set off its ships on the transatlantic voyage with millions of emigrants who set out for a new life in the States and Canada.
Nowadays Antwerp is one of the fastest growing cultural cruise destinations in Europe.
Due to its excellent access it pushes you to travel the world looking for new impressions and personal experiences.
After all it is an attractive place to come home from where you can work independently and with an open minded view on the rest of the world.

[Faust]

Thank you very much, muuma. This is all really beautiful and fresh. Thanks for diversifying SZ. More like this please (even if I am the only one replying).

[Sombre]

I didn't see this. Everything looks pretty good on browsing. In a rush, but Mumma, let me echo Faust and thank you. Where is this designer based?

[mumma]

faust, you are welcome. his stuff is really amazing, actually don't
know why not so popular around... but have seen only his
women's' wear in person which was truly beautiful - there
is a shop with fantastic clothes just 15 meters from my flat,
called nachbarin - they stock preen, van steenberger, clergerie,
leroy, and so, basically stuff i would wear if i wear a women,
haha.

his aesthetic reminds me of ann demeuelmeester/
kostas murkudis/ dirk schonberger/ af vandevorst,
but every piece somehow lives its own life - don't see
so well done deconstruction stuff based on classics, and his
detailing is from different world. yeah, for me one of the
best collections for upcoming winter. but as far as i
remember it's expensive as hell ;-)

[mumma]

Where is this designer based?

probably it's pretty visible - antwerp ;-) and actually he's done show/s
during paris fashion week couple of years ago - he's started
around 2002.

some videos from shows:

http://www.garagetv.be/video-galerij/vitrine/Tim_Van_Steenbergen.aspx

(whole show from 07/08)

http://vimeo.com/4723370

[eat me]

mhm, I think if he would edit out 1/4 of this collection it could look a bit more focused and it would be easier to get the theme. As it is - it's a bit too spread out. Some very nice pieces nevertheless.

[Faust]

His menswear will be at Tranoi in Paris as part of the Showroom Antwerp. I will definitely check it out. And yes, for any fan of Belgian design, it's pretty obvious (no offence, SR!).

[Wiggles]

This is great. I really love how the pieces, even though they're each very complex and "pop" on their own, work together in a way that I think is very hard to do with work of this type. I really love that vest in picture 3 of post 6.

[Mail-Moth]

First the Branquinho video, and now this. Thanks a lot Mumma.

Fabrics look superb.

And this...

... is very likely to haunt me, from now on. Along with the shirts.