Eva Gronbach

Eva Gronbachs (born 1971 in Cologne) is a German fashion designer.

Life

Gronbachs grew up in the Rhineland. After high school she studied at the " ' Institut supérieur des arts visuels La Cambre " in Brussels ( stylisme et Création de la Mode ) and receives in 2000 a diploma. In the " Institut Français de la Mode " in Paris, the young designer was awarded the Master of Arts. Then Eva Gronbachs worked, inter alia, with Stephen Jones, Yohji Yamamoto, John Galliano and Hermès (companies ).

The designer excited with her collection " Déclaration d' amour à l' Allemagne " for the first time in 2000 an international sensation. Your most simple collections with clear forms deal with current political and social issues, which are set by her in a fashion context and stimulate discussion. The fashion of Eva Gronbachs is sold in Europe, Asia and the USA. Individual pieces were acquired by the Museum of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn as an exhibit.

In 2006 Gronbachs designed a shoe collection for the sports shoe manufacturer Mobius. At the 2006 World Cup produced Eva Gronbachs the official fan shirt - on behalf of the initiative " Germany - Land of Ideas". 2008, the Federal Agency for Civic Education Eva Gronbachs committed during the festival "REALLY! - Politics in the independent theater " for the design of accessories.

Eva Gronbachs has worked as a guest lecturer at the Cologne International School of Design ( KISD ) since May 2008. With the theme "Transformation process in fashion design " Students will be introduced to the fashion field approach. In 2009, Eva Gronbachs headed designer workshops for students in the Ruhr. The project was funded by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The designs of the students are in July 2010 as part of RUHR.2010 - European Capital of Culture will be presented in a fashion show.

In 2004, the designer of the "T -com inspire! Award" for their collections, including " Déclaration d' amour à l' Allemagne ". In 2005, the designer works as a curator for the City Museum Dusseldorf state capital. For the exhibition "Generation Mode", she attended fashion schools in 50 countries. A selection of peer-reviewed garments there was exhibited in Dusseldorf City Museum. As guest curator Eva Gronbachs presented at the 2003 exhibition. " In. Femme Fashion - 1780-2004 "at the Museum of Applied Arts (Cologne) on loan from fashion designers and young designers. The focus of the modeling of femininity was in the course of time.

The eva gronbach store opened in May 2008 in the Belgian Quarter in Cologne. The eva gronbach store cooperated in 2009 with young Belgian designers. The fashion designer from Brussels presented in cooperation with the Belgian Köln here your collections several weeks exclusively for the German market. Eva Gronbachs depth with this action, the connection between Brussels and Cologne, Belgium and Germany.

In 2013, she designed in cooperation with KölnTourismus the so-called " Cologne Shirt ", which is made from organic cotton with the design of Cologne Cathedral at dusk.

Eva Gronbachs lives in Cologne.

Labels

They founded the label " [ evagronbach ] " and "[ German jeans ] ".

" [ German jeans ] " is a basic collection for men and women, which is offered in addition to the couture collection. She is inspired by the work of the miners in the coal mining industry. The garments are made from used Bergmann suits and have a gray -beige color and clear signs of use.

Trademarks of Eva Gronbachs is a stylized eagle which is printed along with their names in the form of a stamp on many of the pieces of the collections visible.

Collections (excerpt)

  • 2000/ 01: " Déclaration d' amour à l' Allemagne " - fashionable declaration of love for Germany. The aim of the designer was to Germany towards a positive feeling to develop without being as patriotic or even nationalistic. The German national colors they processed rather inconspicuous here.
  • 2002: " love letter to Germany " The elegant fashion is mainly black and white and wears discreet applications in the German national colors.
  • 2003: " mother earth homeland " - Sweaters and jackets wear part applications with heavily distorted eagle's wings. The German national colors to be used offensively. Some pieces bear an imprint such as "Home is home ", " black red gold" or " mother earth homeland ". The models have their roots largely in Asia and Africa.
  • 2004/2005: "my new police dress uniform " - comfortable, casual look in dunkelblau.Hier worked Eva Gronbachs again with the eagle as a symbol and the German national colors. The magazine GERMAN brings this out a photo gallery.
  • Autumn / Winter 2005/ 06: "myfile - my profile " - Fashion as a commitment to self. Cooperation with Bayer MaterialScience. The collection should express transparency, openness and peacefulness. Gronbachs used Technogel, a gel, transparent material that comes for the first time in the fashion used. Classic garments from high-quality black wool fabrics were provided with molded gel elements.
  • Summer 2006: " Good luck" - From work clothes of the miners, she made leisure and street clothes. The hard, scratchy cotton fabric was soft and smooth by repeated cooking. Although the superficial dirt can be removed, the oil stains, holes, and the personnel numbers of former miners can still be seen.
  • Autumn / Winter 2006 /07: "the sacrosanct " (Eng.: most holy, inviolable ) - the subject of global disregard for human rights is being taken. Jackets and shirts were for example provided with the silhouette of a cowering prisoners, and with a text of human rights. The garments were partly the orange color of prison uniforms from the prison camp of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
  • Spring / Summer 2007: The simple and elegant collection was dedicated to the artist Karl Valentin ( 1882-1948 ).
  • 2008: Uniform collection for the staff of the European TGV Thalys.
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