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An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx, the design team behind A.F.Vandevorst are not driven by a combative give-take dynamic in which the friction between two creative minds throws off sparks of ingenuity. Thinking, designing and other thousands of small things are elementary to building a collection all done by the two of us or better, the one of us.
Arickx describes An as having grown up surrounded by contemporary art which nurtured her own artistic impulses. First An experimented on her own appearance, she wanted to express herself and create things, and she thought she’d surely find a way in fashion.
Vandevorst tells the story of a young boy growing up in a hardworking family whose parents taught him that to enjoy things was the major goal in life. “He was... [more]
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