​CONTRAMINE

Born in Amsterdam

1974-1976 Studied at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy

1975 patern making and seamstress for Aenne (designer)

1976 Article about me in the Telegraaf (newspaper)

​1976-1977 Detex textile certification

1976-still    Entrepeneur Fashion

1977-1980 Senior designer for 't Lievertje

1980-1982 Colour study Johannes Itten

1980-1984 Senior designer for Daarnhouwer BV.

1985- still  Art painting (www.turn2befree.com)

1996-2010 Entrepeneur (colorful ceramics urns)

2002-2003 Drawing custom patterns for bridal clothing (Bride side -Night site)

2003-2004 First sales employee bridal clothing, cutter, make patterns (Angela                               bridal fashion)

2004-2004 Webdesign

2005-2006 Floor manager high fashion italian brand Caractère (Metz & Co)

2007-2015 Teacher Fashion design at privat fashionschool Diny Kelly

2007-2007 Developed workshop style and color (fashion school)

2009-2009 Developed workshop knitting and design (fashion school)

2012-2013 Photoshop, Illustrator, Wordpress

​2013 - still  Teacher/corrector for two NHA homestudies Making cloths and                                   Fashion design.

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After graduation I started to sell my designs in local boutique's. They were quickly sold because the designs were very different and special. They wrote about it in the newspaper. As a result, my designs were copied and I got no money for it. That is why I started to work as a senior designer.  I designed for young women age 16-28 and made this label 't Lievertje, very  successful. After a couple of years I needed a new challenge. I became the senior designer for childrens and men's department at a trading company.  The childrens department grew rapidly under my leadership and therefore I had to transfer the men's department to a colleague designer. My designs were sold to big compagnies like C&A, Wehkamp and other buying groups in Holland, Germany and Belgium. I worked here untill my first daughter was born. Then I picked up my passion for painting again. Free work and portrait orders. In 1996 I founded my turn2befree compagny (ceramic urns).  In 2002 I got back into fashion, making couture patterns for bridal wear and I worked a few years in the sales at the high fashion segment. Ten years ago I startet as fashion teacher for fashion drawing; color science; costume history and marketing. And nowadays for patternmaking and sewing.