German-Dutch Fashion Dialogues

From 30 June to 31 July, Premsela's multidisciplinary exhibition Basic Instincts will showcase contemporary and directional visions in Dutch fashion culture in Berlin. During Basic Instincts, ArtEZ Fashion Masters (part of ArtEZ Institute of The Arts) organises an afternoon of dialogues on Dutch and German fashion design on 8 July. 

 

Photo: Charlotte Albers by Wendelien Daan

 

The programme includes lectures by Jose Teunissen and Ulrich Lehmann (University for the Creative Arts) and a panel discussion with the participation of Dutch and German fashion design students, Han Bekke (MODINT) and a representative of Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW).

 

For more information on joining these dialogues, please contact DutchDFA project Coordinator Germany, Lodewijk Reijs, at lreijs@dutchdfa.nl

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