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Iris van Herpen
Iris van Herpen is an Amsterdam couture house founded by Dutch designer Iris van Herpen in 2007 after her education at ArtEZ and experience with Alexander McQueen and Claudy Jongstra. The studio connects hand craft, bodily movement, scientific collaboration and technologies including 3D printing, laser cutting and material development. Van Herpen entered the official Paris Haute Couture calendar and has presented work through runway, exhibitions and performance. The founder-led company is private, so exhibition attendance, commissions, collaboration budgets and retail estimates are not presented as audited standalone revenue.
- Country
- Netherlands
- Founded
- 2007
- Founder
- Iris van Herpen
- Creative lead
- Iris van Herpen
- Ownership
- Founder-controlled private company
- Documented milestones
- 6
- Iris van Herpen — Creative Director2007–Present · house · current · Iris van Herpen
- Iris van Herpen — Founder2007–Present · house · current · Iris van Herpen
- 2007 — House foundedIris van Herpen presents her first collection in Amsterdam.
- 2010 — 3D-printed fashionCrystallization includes a pioneering printed garment.
- 2011 — Paris coutureVan Herpen joins the official haute-couture calendar as a guest member.
- 2014 — BiopiracyScientific and material collaborations deepen.
- 2018 — SyntopiaKinetic sculpture and aerodynamics shape the collection.
- 2024 — Sculpting the SensesA major retrospective expands internationally.