Today we have the
pleasure to introduce you to Marieke van Geffen, who’s a 24-year-old Dutch fashion
designer. She graduated from the HKU Utrecht in 2014 and established her own
label, Marieke van Geffen. Marieke's collection will be presented at the Fashion Show Programme.
Hello,
Marieke! Please introduce yourself. Who are you? Where do you come from? What
is your field of specialisation?
Hi there! I’m Marieke. I am currently working on my new collection
SS/AW2015, which is planned to be released on June 15. Besides
working on my collection I follow a course at the Dutch Shoe Academy in
Utrecht, where I am learning the craft of making shoes, so I can fulfill a long-term wish of mine: to be able to design and fabricate a total collection from head to toe.
Where
are you based?
I live and work in Utrecht. It is a
beautiful old city in the heart of the Netherlands, such a nice place to both live and work!
What
inspires you in general?
The human body is what inspires me the most.
I am always thinking about how to protect the body for what the future will bring us. It is
challenging, because only time will tell us what is really going to happen to
mankind. Therefore, I make my own prophecies about what the future will bring
us. My collections are based on these stories.
What
place or city do you find inspiring?
This is a hard one! I find inspiration in many places and people. Ideas sometimes just pop up out of the blue. But you
if you want me to choose just one place, I would say Stockholm. The calmness and the atmosphere there give me a happy feeling. The old town and the beautiful nature with a lot of water give me the rest I need in order to create new work. Also, the Swedish way of living and style fits me well.
