Eva Gronbach
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Eva Gronbach is a German fashion designer.
‘s Rhineland
. After High-School (Waldorf school) she studied at the „Institut supérieur des arts visuels La Cambre“ in Brussels
, Belgium
(Stylisme et Création de la Mode) and received her degree in 2000. At the „Institut Français de la Mode“ in Paris she received the Master of Arts and worked for various designers like Stephen Jones
, Yohji Yamamoto
, John Galliano
and Hermès
.
The designer gained first international recognition in 2000 with her collection „Déclaration d’amour à l’Allemagne“. Her collections with mostly linear cut and clear forms confront current political and social discussions and themes. Eva Gronbach‘s fashion is sold in Europe, Asia and the USA. Single pieces have been bought by the museum of the Federal Republic of Germany, Haus der Geschichte
in Bonn
.
In 2006, Gronbach designed a shoe collection for the sport shoe producer Möbus. For the soccer World Cup 2006 Eva Gronbach produced the official Fan-T-Shirt for the Initiative „Deutschland – Land der Ideen“ (“Germany: Land of Ideas”) under the patronage of Federal President Horst Köhler.
2008 the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung contracted Eva Gronbach for the design of accessories for the theater festival „ECHT! - Politik im freien Theater“.
Since May 2008, Eva Gronbach is a guest lecturer at the Köln International School of Design
(KISD). With the topic „Transformation processes in fashion design“ she introduces fashion to her students. In 2009 Eva Gronbach lead the designer workshops for students in the Ruhr
area that was sponsored by the region North-Rhine Westphalia. The developed designs will be presented in July 2010 at RUHR.2010 in a fashion show.
2004 the designer received the „T-com inspire!award“ for her collection „Déclaration d’amour à l’Allemagne“.
2005 she curated the exhibition "The Fashion Generation" for the Stadtmuseum Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. For this exhibition she travelled to the world's most renowned art schools in over 30 countries to collect leading design ideas. Verlag Hatje Cantz published the catalogue "the fashion generation" to the show. From 50 schools Gronbach chose the most interesting designs inspired by locality. The art schools visited were in Tokyo, New York, Paris, London but also in upcoming fashion towns like Ulan Bator/Mongolia, Tashkent/Usbkistan, Cape Town/South Africa, Dakar/Senegal, Kingston/Jamaika, Caracas/Venezuela, Reikiavik/Iceland, Shanghai/China, Auckland/New Zealand etc. She exposed all the designs next to each other and showed that there is one trend all over the world: local inspiration by global consciousness.
In 2003, Eva Gronbach worked as guest curator for the exhibition „.In. Femme Fashion – 1780-2004“ at Museum für Angewandte Kunst_(Köln). Focus was the modeling of femininity in the change of times.http://www.goethe.de/KUE/des/prj/mod/dsg/abc/en4084364.htm
In May 2008 the eva gronbach store[1] opened in Cologne‘s hip Belgian quarter. The eva gronbach store cooperated in 2009 with young, Belgian fashion designers. Together with the Belgischen Haus Köln [2] the designers presented their fashion for a few weeks to the German market. Eva Gronbach deepend with this the connection between Brussels and Cologne, Belgium and Germany.
Eva Gronbach lives with her family in Cologne.
„[german jeans]“http://www.germanjeans.com/ is a basic collection for men and women which is offered next to her Couture collection. It is inspired by the coal miners. The clothes are produced of used coal miner‘s work wear which are grey-beige and have obvious stains. Brand mark of Eva Gronbach is a stylized eagle (similar to the German national eagle) which is stamped with her name visibly on many of her pieces.
2002: „Liebeserklärung an Deutschland“ elegant line in black and white with applications in the National German colors black/red/yellow (gold).
2003: „mutter erde vater land“ – Sweatshirts and jackets with applications of the eagle‘s wings (German national eagle). The National German colors black/red/yellow (gold) are used offensively. Some designs have printed wordings like „Heimat ist Heimat“ (Home land is home land), „schwarz rot gold“ (black, red, gold) or „mutter erde vater land“ (mother earth father land). Most models are of mixed German and African or Asian background.
2004/2005: „my new police dress uniform“ – comfortable leisure look in dark blue. National eagle and colours are used as symbols.
Autumn/Winter 2005/06: „myfile – mein Profil“ – Fashion as a statement about the self. In cooperation with Bayer MaterialScience
. The collection symbolizes transparency, open-mindedness and peacefulness.
Summer 2006: „Glück auf“ - Made of former coal miner's working clothes to symbolize the coal workers culture in the Ruhr
area.
Autumn/Winter 2006/07: „the sacrosanct“ - topic are human rights. Jackets and shirts carry a silhouette of a kneeing prisoner or the wording of the human rights. Some pieces were in the symbolic color orange which is known from press pictures of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
prisoners.
Spring/Summer 2007: clear cut collection, dedicated to Karl Valentin (1882–1948).
2008: Uniform-Collection for the personnel of the high speed train Thalys
.
Eva Gronbach und Susanne Anna: Generation Mode (the Fashion Generation), Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern 2005, ISBN 3775716149
Life and career
Gronbach grew up in GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
‘s Rhineland
Rhineland
Historically, the Rhinelands refers to a loosely-defined region embracing the land on either bank of the River Rhine in central Europe....
. After High-School (Waldorf school) she studied at the „Institut supérieur des arts visuels La Cambre“ in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
(Stylisme et Création de la Mode) and received her degree in 2000. At the „Institut Français de la Mode“ in Paris she received the Master of Arts and worked for various designers like Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones (milliner)
Stephen Jones OBE is a leading British milliner based in London, who is considered one of the world's most radical and important milliners of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He is also one of the most prolific, having created hats for the catwalk shows of many leading couturiers and...
, Yohji Yamamoto
Yohji Yamamoto
Yōji Yamamoto , is an award winning Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Yohji is considered to be among the master tailors whose work is thought to be of fashion genius and he has been described by Julie Gilhart, fashion director for Barney's New York as probably the only designer...
, John Galliano
John Galliano
John Charles Galliano CBE, RDI is a Gibraltan-born British fashion designer who was best known as head designer of French haute couture houses Givenchy and Christian Dior , and his own self titled fashion house.-Family:He was born in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father, Juan Galliano, and a...
and Hermès
Hermès
Hermès International S.A., or simply Hermès is a French high fashion house established in 1837, today specializing in leather, lifestyle accessories, perfumery, luxury goods, and ready-to-wear...
.
The designer gained first international recognition in 2000 with her collection „Déclaration d’amour à l’Allemagne“. Her collections with mostly linear cut and clear forms confront current political and social discussions and themes. Eva Gronbach‘s fashion is sold in Europe, Asia and the USA. Single pieces have been bought by the museum of the Federal Republic of Germany, Haus der Geschichte
Haus der Geschichte
Haus der Geschichte is a modern history museum in Bonn, Germany. Located on the Museumsmeile , the museum has exhibitions related to German history from 1945 until the present...
in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
.
In 2006, Gronbach designed a shoe collection for the sport shoe producer Möbus. For the soccer World Cup 2006 Eva Gronbach produced the official Fan-T-Shirt for the Initiative „Deutschland – Land der Ideen“ (“Germany: Land of Ideas”) under the patronage of Federal President Horst Köhler.
2008 the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung contracted Eva Gronbach for the design of accessories for the theater festival „ECHT! - Politik im freien Theater“.
Since May 2008, Eva Gronbach is a guest lecturer at the Köln International School of Design
Köln international school of design
The Köln International School of Design is an institution of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences and offers an interdisciplinary study program in the field of design...
(KISD). With the topic „Transformation processes in fashion design“ she introduces fashion to her students. In 2009 Eva Gronbach lead the designer workshops for students in the Ruhr
Ruhr
The Ruhr is a medium-size river in western Germany , a right tributary of the Rhine.-Description:The source of the Ruhr is near the town of Winterberg in the mountainous Sauerland region, at an elevation of approximately 2,200 feet...
area that was sponsored by the region North-Rhine Westphalia. The developed designs will be presented in July 2010 at RUHR.2010 in a fashion show.
2004 the designer received the „T-com inspire!award“ for her collection „Déclaration d’amour à l’Allemagne“.
2005 she curated the exhibition "The Fashion Generation" for the Stadtmuseum Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. For this exhibition she travelled to the world's most renowned art schools in over 30 countries to collect leading design ideas. Verlag Hatje Cantz published the catalogue "the fashion generation" to the show. From 50 schools Gronbach chose the most interesting designs inspired by locality. The art schools visited were in Tokyo, New York, Paris, London but also in upcoming fashion towns like Ulan Bator/Mongolia, Tashkent/Usbkistan, Cape Town/South Africa, Dakar/Senegal, Kingston/Jamaika, Caracas/Venezuela, Reikiavik/Iceland, Shanghai/China, Auckland/New Zealand etc. She exposed all the designs next to each other and showed that there is one trend all over the world: local inspiration by global consciousness.
In 2003, Eva Gronbach worked as guest curator for the exhibition „.In. Femme Fashion – 1780-2004“ at Museum für Angewandte Kunst_(Köln). Focus was the modeling of femininity in the change of times.http://www.goethe.de/KUE/des/prj/mod/dsg/abc/en4084364.htm
In May 2008 the eva gronbach store[1] opened in Cologne‘s hip Belgian quarter. The eva gronbach store cooperated in 2009 with young, Belgian fashion designers. Together with the Belgischen Haus Köln [2] the designers presented their fashion for a few weeks to the German market. Eva Gronbach deepend with this the connection between Brussels and Cologne, Belgium and Germany.
Eva Gronbach lives with her family in Cologne.
Labels
Gronbach founded the labels „[evagronbach]“ and „[german jeans]“http://www.germanjeans.com/.„[german jeans]“http://www.germanjeans.com/ is a basic collection for men and women which is offered next to her Couture collection. It is inspired by the coal miners. The clothes are produced of used coal miner‘s work wear which are grey-beige and have obvious stains. Brand mark of Eva Gronbach is a stylized eagle (similar to the German national eagle) which is stamped with her name visibly on many of her pieces.
Collections (excerpt)
2000/01: „Déclaration d`amour à l’Allemagne“ - fashion love declaration to Germany.2002: „Liebeserklärung an Deutschland“ elegant line in black and white with applications in the National German colors black/red/yellow (gold).
2003: „mutter erde vater land“ – Sweatshirts and jackets with applications of the eagle‘s wings (German national eagle). The National German colors black/red/yellow (gold) are used offensively. Some designs have printed wordings like „Heimat ist Heimat“ (Home land is home land), „schwarz rot gold“ (black, red, gold) or „mutter erde vater land“ (mother earth father land). Most models are of mixed German and African or Asian background.
2004/2005: „my new police dress uniform“ – comfortable leisure look in dark blue. National eagle and colours are used as symbols.
Autumn/Winter 2005/06: „myfile – mein Profil“ – Fashion as a statement about the self. In cooperation with Bayer MaterialScience
Bayer MaterialScience
Bayer MaterialScience is an independent subgroup within Bayer AG. It was created as part of the restructuring of Bayer AG from the former business group Bayer Polymers, with certain of its activities being spun off to Lanxess AG...
. The collection symbolizes transparency, open-mindedness and peacefulness.
Summer 2006: „Glück auf“ - Made of former coal miner's working clothes to symbolize the coal workers culture in the Ruhr
Ruhr
The Ruhr is a medium-size river in western Germany , a right tributary of the Rhine.-Description:The source of the Ruhr is near the town of Winterberg in the mountainous Sauerland region, at an elevation of approximately 2,200 feet...
area.
Autumn/Winter 2006/07: „the sacrosanct“ - topic are human rights. Jackets and shirts carry a silhouette of a kneeing prisoner or the wording of the human rights. Some pieces were in the symbolic color orange which is known from press pictures of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is located on of land and water at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba which the United States leased for use as a coaling station following the Cuban-American Treaty of 1903. The base is located on the shore of Guantánamo Bay at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the oldest overseas...
prisoners.
Spring/Summer 2007: clear cut collection, dedicated to Karl Valentin (1882–1948).
2008: Uniform-Collection for the personnel of the high speed train Thalys
Thalys
Thalys is an international high-speed train operator originally built around the high-speed line between Paris and Brussels. This track is shared with Eurostar trains that go from Paris or Brussels to London via Lille and the Channel Tunnel and with French domestic TGV trains. Thalys reaches...
.
Literature
Patricia Brattig (Hrsg.): Ausstellungskatalog, In: femme fashion 1780-2004: die Modellierung des Weiblichen in der Mode, Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 389790215XEva Gronbach und Susanne Anna: Generation Mode (the Fashion Generation), Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern 2005, ISBN 3775716149
External links
- Eva Gronbach Homepage http://evagronbach.de/e_news.html
- Goethe Institute: [Versatile and Political – Eva Gronbach and her Collections]http://www.goethe.de/KUE/des/prj/mod/dsg/abc/en4084364.htm
- Zeche Zollverein http://zollverein.de/index.php?f_categoryId=846&f_articleId=4445
- eva gronbach as the fashion design referee at the Berliner Akademie der Künste. Fashion@society - Fashion design, youth culture, social identity. Organized by Bundeszentrale für politische http://www.bpb.de/die_bpb/ZN5VKT,0,0,FASHION%40SOCIETY%3A_Mode_trifft_Politik.html
- Eva Gronbach at Haus der Geschichte Bonn: Pictures of the eva gronbach collection are shown at the current exhibition "Mental Images. Icons Of Contemporary German History" http://hdg.de/bonn/ausstellungen/wechselausstellungen/aktuell/876/