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Born: 04.02.57, Brecht, Belgium
• Studies: Fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp
• First breakthrough: British Designer Show / London in 1987 as
part of ‘The Antwerp Six’
(with Dirk Van Saene, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Bikkembergs, Ann
Demeulemeester and Marina Yee).
• Since 1983 collections under the label Walter Van Beirendonck
• Artistic Director for Scapa Sports
• Childrens Collection ZULUPAPUWA for JBC
• Designer collection Walter Van Beirendonck
Glow - Autumn/Winter 2009-2010
eXplicit - Spring/Summer 2009
SKIN KING - Autumn/Winter 2008-2009
SEXCLOWN - Spring/Summer 2008
STOP TERRORISING OUR WORLD – Autumn/Winter 2006-2007
RELICS FROM THE FUTURE - Spring/Summer 2006
WEIRD - Autumn/Winter 2005-2006
SUPERNATURAL - Spring/Summer 2005
CLOUDY STARS - Autumn/Winter 2004-2005
FUTUREDAY - Spring/Summer 2004
• 1999-until 2004: æstheticterrorists® by
walter
PIXYDUST - Autumn/winter 2003-2004
RESPECT RETHINK REACT - Spring/Summer 2003
FLY OR VANISH - Autumn/Winter 2002-2003
BODY:XtensionXfashion - Spring/Summer 2002
• 1999-untill 2002: Walter Van Beirendonck
REVOLUTION - Autumn/Winter 2001-2002
STARSHIP EARTH - Spring/Summer 2001
DISSECTIONS - Autumn/Winter 2000-2001
GENDER? - Spring/Summer 2000
NO REFERENCES - Autumn/Winter 1999-2000
• Since 1985 is Walter teaching in the fashion-department from
the Royal Academy of
Arts-Antwerp/Belgium
• In 1998 opened Walter Van Beirendonck ,'Walter' , a multilabel store,with annex the
'window'-gallery, St.Antoniusstraat 12 - Antwerp/Belgium
• Between I993 and 1999:designer of W.&L.T./Wild and Lethal
Trash
Last collection designed by Walter was: Hi Sci Fi: Spring/Summer 1999
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Since his early collections, Walter has been inspired for his designs
by art, music and literature, all mixed with ethnic and nature influences.
Walter Van Beirendonck is considered to be one of the main trend-setters
in men’s fashion by the professional press.
His designs are very recognisable by either strong graphics
or innovating cuts and unexpected colour combinations .
The red thread throughout his collections is his sense of humour,
sex with an eye-wink and his concern about ‘safe sex'.
His continous statements about the fashion-world,earth,nature,
contempary life
and society are collected in prints and slogans.
Often 'double bottomed'!
Always in a complete unconventional context.
Since 1983 carries every collection a well-defined name.
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Walter works besides the collections,regurarely on projects:
• Designing costumes for theater, ballet and film,curating expositions,designing
objects,
think-thank for commercial projects and products,image-making
for pop-groups,
illustrating books,designing commercial collections...
• Walter is buyer for the 'Walter'-store and co-curater for the
'Window'-gallery.
• Due to Walter's intrest in 'Cyber'-technology,W.&L.T. was
the first fashionlabel,which
launched a full-CD-rom and Website, showing besides the collections, information
and self-designed games.
EXHIBITIONS
Walter Van Beirendonck / Aestheticterrorists /
W<
by Walter Van Beirendonck from 1986 |
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Galerie Polaris Paris / France
Participation-Exposition : '2357' - 2009 |
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag / Netherlands
Participation-Exposition : 'De ideale man' - 2008 |
Metropolitan Museum of Art New York / USA
Participation-Exposition : 'Superheroes, Fashion and Fantasy' - 2008 |
Modemuseum Hasselt / Belgium
Participation-Exposition : 'Ten dans gevraagd' - 2008 |
Nationaal glasmuseum Leerdam, in Fort Asperen / Netherlands
Participation-Exposition : 'De ideale man' - 2008 |
Oude Gevangenis Hasselt / Belgium
Participation-Exposition : 'Dichter op de huid' - 2008 |
Science Gallery Dublin / Ireland
Participation-Exposition : 'Technothreads, What fashion did next' - 2008 |
Victoria and Albert Museum London / UK
Participation-Exposition : 'Fashion V' - 2008 |
Benaki Museum Athens / Greece
Participation-Exposition : RRRIPP!!, paper fashion - 2007 |
Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology New York / USA
Participation-Exposition : 'Exotism' - 2007 |
Speelgoed museum Mechelen / Belgium
Participation-Exposition : Speelgoed van... - 2007 |
Vlaam Parlement, de loketten Brussels / Belgium
Participation-Exposition : '6+ Antwerpse Mode - 2007 |
MoMu Antwerp / Belgium
Participation-Exposition : 'De MoMu Collectie - Selectie II' - 2006 |
3. Biennale Berlin Germany
Video Installation - 2004 |
Lille / France
Dreamcube Installation - European Cultural Capital - 2004 |
MoMu Antwerp / Belgium
Participation-Exposition : 'Malign Muses, when fashion turns back' exhibition - 2004 |
Musée de design et d'arts appliques contemporains Lausanne / Swiss
Participation-Exposition : 'Body Extentions' - 2004 |
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago / USA
Participation-Exposition : 'Skin Tight / The Sensibility of the Flesh' - 2004 |
Forum - Fashion Nation Antwerp / Belgium
Exposition : Ballet costumes designed for 'Not Strictly Rubens' - 2003 |
Lidewij Edelkoort Fort Asperen Netherlands
Installation 'Weest steeds waakzaam' - Armour, the fortification of Man - expositions - 2003 |
MoMu Antwerp / Belgium
Participation-Exposition : 'Patterns' - 2003 |
Musée de la Mode Paris / France
Participation-Exposition : 'Trop' - 2003 |
Museum of Applied Arts Cologne / Germany
Participation-Exposition : 'Koerprnah - Koerperfern' - 2003 |
Selfridges London / UK
Participation : Body Vision Project, representing the 'Playful Body' - 2003 |
MoMu Antwerp / Belgium
Participation-Exposition : 'Backstage' - 2002 |
National Design Museum New York / USA
Participation-Exposition : 'Skin', curated by Cooper Hewit - 2002 |
Victoria & Albert Museum London / UK
Participation-Exposition : 'Men in Skirts' - 2002 |
Bon Marché Rive Gauche Paris - France
Participation-Exposition : 'Les collections d'art des couturiers et créateurs mode' - 2001 |
Kobe Fashion Museum Japan
Participation-Exposition : 'Mohr: Colour and Space part 5 Sayoko'- 2001 |
Metropolitan Museum of Art New York / USA
Participation-Exposition : 'Extreme beauty' - 2001 |
Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology New York / USA
Participation-Exposition : 'Belgian Fashion Design : Antwerp Style' - 2001 |
Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam / Netherlands
Participation-Exposition : 'Exorcism / Aesthetic Terrorism' - 2000 |
CCAC San Francisco / USA
Participation-Exposition : 'Fast Forward' - 2000 |
Elena Levi Roma / Italy
Participation-Exposition : Curated by Haim Steinbach - 2000 |
Galerie Enrico Navarra Paris / France
Participation-Exposition : 'Le Corps Mutant' - 2000 |
Grimaldi Forum / Monaco
Participation-Exposition : 'Air Air' exhibition - 2000 |
New York / USA
Installation Summer 2001 'Starship Earth'- collection - 2000 |
Hasselt / Belgium
Installation-Exposition : 'In de Ban van de Ring' - 1999 |
Kuenstlerhaus Vienna Austria
Participation-Exposition : 'Fast Forward' - 1999 |
Metropolitan Museum of Art Tokyo/Japan
Participation-Exposition and catalogue :
'Vision of the Body : Fashion Invisible Corset' with Video 'Fetish for Beauty' - 1999 |
Biennale di Firenze Italy
Installation at Stazione Leopolda (Fashion/Cinema) - 1998
Installation in context of New Universe / Personna - 1996 |
Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam / Netherlands
Walter Van Beirendonck/W.&L.T. exhibition in
collaborationwith Marc Newson - 1998 |
Design Museum London / UK
Participation-Exposition : 'Welcome Little Stranger / Men in Black 'Erotic Design' - 1997 |
Louvre Paris/France
Participation-Exposition : Musée de la Mode - 1997 |
Copenhagen / Denmark
Installation - European Cultural Capital - 1996 |
Fashion Museum of Marseille / France
Exposition : '10 years Walter Van Beirendonck 86-96' - 1996 |
CURATOR - PROJECTS |
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Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam / Netherlands
Curator 'Surreal Things, Surrealism and Design' - 2007 |
Die Zeit Hamburg / Germany
Art Director for a special fashion issue of 'Die Zeit' |
Phaidon
Co-curator for the 'Fashion-Cream' Project (published - 2005) |
Selfridges London / UK
Co-curator and designer of the windows for the Body Craze Festival - 2003 |
Sleazenation
Anti-War poster - 2003 |
| Fashion show in Moscow and St. Petersburg - 2002 |
Mode 2001 Landed-Geland Antwerp / Belgium
Curator from 1999-2002 : Landed/Geland. Fashionproject conceived for the city of Antwerp
4 Exhibitions : '2 Women', 'Mutilate ?', 'The Radicals', 'Emotions'
A,B, C Magazine, Exhibition - Catalogues, Merchandising - Project - 1999-2001 |
Realisation video:
‘Revolution’ - Autumn/Winter 2001-2002 |
Moët & Chandon
‘L’esprit du Siècle’-award for the Six of Antwerp - 2000 |
Awarded title ‘Cultural Ambassador of Flanders - 1999 |
Nomination Fashion Awards in New York - 1998 |
Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam / Netherlands
Curator 'Kiss the future'. 'Shop-Installation'- Project with Marc Newson - 1998 |
COOPERATIONS |
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U2 / BONO
Outfits for the 'Popmart' tour |
Mustang
Creatin gthe W< - Universum |
Coca Cola
Coke - can for the 'Coke light Fashion Edition Belgium' |
Eastpak
Limited Edition by Walter Van Beirendonck |
Nissan
Makeover of a Nissan Micra for the Brussels Automobile Fair.
It
was sold in favour of the Aids Research department at the Antwerp Tropical Institute. |
Theater Company Amsterdam
Costumes for 'The massacre at Paris' (Director : Ivo Van Hove) |
Royal Ballet of Flanders
Costumes for 'Not Strictly Rubens' |
Rei Kawakubo
Cooperation for Landed 2001 / '2 Women' - Art Directin 5 shows of Comme des Garçons in Antwerp |
Marc Newson
Cooperation for Shopconcept W< presented on 13 and 14 March in Paris
'Kiss the future' Exhibition in the Boijmans-Van Beuningen Museum Rotterdam
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Orlan
Cooperation for Catalogue 'Believe' |
Juergen Teller
Cooperation for fashionshoots and publications |
Lidewij Edelkoort
Cooperation on different levels |
Tropical Institute Antwerp department Aids research
Fundraising through regular projects |
Liveball Vienna
Benefit Fashion show 2000 / Vienna - Austria |
Amnesty International
design of Amnesty International T-shirt on the occasion
of their 40th Anniversary for fundraising |
Ronald Stoops
Cooperation for photoshoots |
Inge Grognard
Cooperation for Make-up - projects |
Mondino
Cooperation for photoshoots and Portraits of Walter |
Bloomingdales
Interactive Windows, New York Fashion Week: exclusive W.&L.T. shopwindows / New York - USA |
Starlab
Consultant for intelligent clothing / I - Wear Project / Brussels - Belgium |
Woolmark
Lecturer and guest of honour / Melbourne - FFashion Festival Australia |
Belgian Television VTM
In cooperation with JBC, Art Director for Levenslijn - Fundraising Project 'I love Stars' |
Bang & Olufsen
Lecture about colour for Bang & Olufsen, Denmark |
Paul Boudens
Cooperation for Graphics, catalogues and magazines |
Vivienne Westwood
Regular invitations as jury member - Hochschule der Bildenden Kuenste, Berlin |
Mr. Pearl
Cooperation on the Mr. Pearl - Room - Landed/Geland 2001 |
Stephen Jones
Cooperation in several 'Hat - Projects' |
the Avalanches- Australia
T-shirt-project - 2002 |
Joan Morey
Text-contribution to catalogue of Bad Boys-project/Bienale of Venice |
PUBLICATIONS |
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Mutilate
Book of Walter Van Beirendoncks first ten years of fashion, launched by Imschoot Uitgevers.
Full colour reproductions and technical tour-de-force on the book manufacturer.
Complete with post-it, stickers, cut-outs and pop-ups... - 1998
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Believe
Catalogue bringing together visions of Marc Newson, Orlan and Walter Van Beirendonck.
Especially realised for the exhibition : 'Kiss the future' - 1998
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Kiss the future
CD-rom
Due to Walter Van Beirendoncks interest in 'Cyber' - technology, W< was the first fashionlabel, which
launched a full CD-rom and website, showing besides the collections, information and self-designed games
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Paradise Pleasure Productions
CD-rom
Due to Walter Van Beirendoncks interest in 'Cyber' - technology, W< was the first fashionlabel, which
launched a full CD-rom and website, showing besides the collections, information and self-designed games |
Magazines and Newspaper Publications
See www.waltervanbeirendonck.com -> publications |
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