Jan Taminiau
Jan Taminiau (born 14 September 1975) is a Dutch clothes designer who launched his own fashion label bearing his name (written as one word) in 2003. He designed a dress worn by Princess Maxima during the opening of the Mode Biennale exhibition in Arnhem in June 2009. Based in Amsterdam, Taminiau had an atelier located in the heart of the Red-Light prostitution district in Amsterdam.
Jan Taminiau
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- Name
- Jan Taminiau
- Born
- 14 September 1975
- Birthplace
- Goirle, Netherlands
- Education
- Academy of Art and Design Artez
- Awards
- Roos Gesink Award, ‘Cultuur Mode Stipendium’ award from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the “Grand Seigneur”
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Known for
- Post-bag jacket.
- Honours
- Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium and Grand Seigneur.
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Jan Taminiau (born 14 September 1975) is a Dutch clothes designer who launched his own fashion label bearing his name (written as one word) in 2003. He designed a dress worn by Princess Maxima during the opening of the Mode Biennale exhibition in Arnhem in June 2009. Based in Amsterdam, Taminiau had an atelier located in the heart of the Red-Light prostitution district in Amsterdam.
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He designed the blue dress worn by Maxima at the investiture of Willem-Alexander.
Jan Taminiau studied at ArtEZ University of the Arts. Works named in the authority record are Post-bag jacket. Work by Jan Taminiau is recorded in the collections of TextielMuseum, Royal Collections of the Netherlands, Centraal Museum and Kunstmuseum Den Haag. Distinctions recorded are Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium and Grand Seigneur.
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• Name — Jan Taminiau • Born — 14 September 1975 • Birthplace — Goirle, Netherlands • Education — Academy of Art and Design Artez • Label Name — JANTAMINIAU • Awards — Roos Gesink Award, ‘Cultuur Mode Stipendium’ award from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the “Grand Seigneur” • Occupation — Fashion designer • Illustration — The blue dress and matching cape that Queen Maxima wore for the inauguration in 2013 was designed by Jan Taminiau
Early life
Early life
Jan was born in Goirle, the Netherlands. In 2001, Taminiau graduated cum laude from the Academy of Art in Arnhem Artez.
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1975
Jan Taminiau was born on 14 September 1975.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2568967: Jan Taminiau
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- “Jan Taminiau”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Prizes and awards
2014 the Dutch oeuvre price the “Grand Seigneur”. 2014 "Marie Claire Prix de la Mode Best Dutch designer" 2013 the ‘Cultuur Mode Stipendium’ award from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. 2007 Marie Claire Prix de la Mode 2001 the Roos Gesink Award of best graduated student for his final year project at the Academy of Art and Design in Arnhem Artez. In 2019 he was ambassador for the exhibition Jewels! The Glitter of the Russian Court at H'ART Museum. His 2005 design for a "Mail bag jacket" was represented in the exhibition by the jacket worn by Maxima in 2009.
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Jan Taminiau received Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium and Grand Seigneur.
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