IRIS VAN HERPEN

Magnificent Lady Gaga mesmerisingly entwined in Iris van Herpen ‘Sensory Seas’ Couture. Photography by Norbert Schoerner.

During Paris Couture Week Iris van Herpen showed her latest collection "Sensory Seas" in Cirque d'Hiver. For this collection, Iris van Herpen draws inspiration from the sensory processes that occur between the intricate composition of the human body, mirrored with the fibrous marine ecology of our oceans. 'Sensory seas' holds a microscope over the indelible nuances between the anthropology of a marine organism, to the role of dendrites and synapses delivering infinite signals throughout our bodies. It enchants the attention of how two processes of torrential messaging exist in an uninterrupted state of flux.

This synergistic collaboration comes as a natural evolution from the multidisciplinary approach of Iris van Herpen. Her groundbreaking vision of merging art and science, through design that is intrinsically linked to architecture, comes to life like a carpet of three-dimensional structures that are constantly changing throughout the building. With the help of a new construction technique that specially developed for this collaboration, the 263 panels were formed from a tailor-made mix of sand-sprayed concrete of small granular white marble aggregate, resulting in a delicate texture that feels as smooth as fabric. In addition to the relief pattern and texture of it concrete itself, the line play offers a third dimension to each panel that reflects the complexity of our geological structure.

Iris van Herpen presented her latest Haute Couture collection, ‘HYPNOSIS’, on July 1st, 2019 in Paris.

Iris van Herpen presented her latest Haute Couture collection, ‘Shift Souls’, on January 21st, 2019 at Musée des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Iris van Herpen presented her latest Haute Couture collection, ‘Syntopia’, on July 2nd, 2018 at Le Trianon in Paris.

Iris van Herpen presented her latest Couture collection, titled ?Ludi Naturae?, on January 22nd, 2018 at the Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie in Paris.

On 30 October, designer Iris van Herpen received the Johannes Vermeer Award from Ingrid van Engelshoven, the Minister of Education, Culture and Science, in the Ridderzaal in The Hague.

Cara Delevingne shines in Iris van Herpen Couture during the Hollywood premiere of Valerian the movie

Iris van Herpen investigates the nature and anatomy of air, the idea of airborne material and lightness to create negative and positive space using light and shadow. Van Herpen was inspired by the Danish underwater artists Between Music, who challenge the relationship between the body and it's elementary environment in a sub-aquatic environment where air is absent.

“Between the Lines”, Dutch designer Iris van Herpen’s new Couture collection presented in Paris on January 23rd 2017, explores the imperfection of systems and structure in both the physical and digital worlds.

Iris van Herpen showed her "Seijaku" Couture collection in the L’Oratoire du Louvre in Paris, during Haute Couture week.

For her Lucid collection, presented in Paris on March 8th, 2016, the Dutch designer Iris van Herpen explores the concept of lucid dreaming. Within a lucid dream, the dreamer is conscious of the dream state and therefore is able to exert a degree of control on what is happening.

Iris van Herpen stands for a reciprocity between craftsmanship and innovation in technique and materials. She creates a modern view on Haute  Couture that combines fine handwork techniques with technology .