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Niels Klavers (1967, Raamsdonkveer) and Astrid van Engelen (1970, Harmelen) are the creative tandem behind the label Klavers van Engelen. Klavers graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and worked for three years as an independent designer before enrolling at the Fashion Institute Arnhem. Astrid van Engelen also studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy after first taking a course at the Institute for Fashion Management and Design (currently the AMFI).
1998 was a top year for Niels Klavers. It saw him win not only first prize at the prestigious French Festival des Arts de la Mode in Hyères with his own collection, but also a NPS Culture prize back home.
Klavers and Van Engelen’s designs vary from pure conceptual to very wearable. The duo literally and... [more]
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