Malene Birger
Malene Birger (born 1 December 1962) is a Danish fashion designer. She co-founded Day Birger et Mikkelsen in 1997 and By Malene Birger in 2003.
Malene Birger
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- Name
- Malene Birger
- Born
- 1 December 1962
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- designer
- Fields
- fashion design · design
- Education
- Danish Design School
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• Name — Malene Birger • Born — 1 December 1962 • Label Name — By Malene Birger
Documentary record
Malene Birger, a designer, was born on 1 December 1962 in Copenhagen. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Career
Career
Birger graduated from the Danish Design School in 1989. She began her career in the fashion industry in 1989 as designer at Jackpot by Carli Gry. She was also the head designer of women's wear at Marc O'Polo in Stockholm. In 1997, Birger co-founded the company Day Birger et Mikkelsen. She was the creative director of the company until leaving it in 2002. In 2003, she founded By Malene Birger in collaboration with IC Group. In 2010, Birger sold her share of the company to IC Group. She left the position as creative director in January 2014 and now runs the interior design company Birger1962. In 2015 she founded the eponymous design consultancy Malene Birger's World. And she has recently launched a small jewellery collection GOLD&ME. In later years she has also become a successful artist creating art prints which are recognized by black and white abstract brush strokes forming shapes.
Personal life
Personal life
Birger lives in Mallorca. She is a Danish UNICEF ambassador. Four times a year she designed shirts and string bags to sell in order to raise a profit that can be donated to UNICEF.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1962
Malene Birger born at Copenhagen.
Awards
In the year of 2002, Birger won the Danish Design Award. She received Guldknappen in the year of 2004 from the Danish fashion magazine Alt for Damerne. In the year of 2005, she received the Scandinavian Design Award. In the year of 2008, Birger won brand of the year by Costume Norway.
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- 1.Claire, Marie. Interview: Malene Birger. Marie Claire. 2013-02-21.
- 2.An Interview with Christina Exteen of By Malene Birger. Coggles. 2015-09-15.
- 3.A new direction for By Malene Birger. Drapers. 2018-02-28.
- 4.Malene Birger: the Danish designer who's making a Killing. The Independent. 2013-03-19.
- 5.Politiken. Dansk modedronning fylder rundt. 30 November 2012.
- 6.Fashion Model Directory. Malene Birger.
- 7.Klerk, Amy de. Why does Scandi style have such an international appeal?. Harper's BAZAAR. 2018-02-06.
- 8.Bouman, Door Bartjan. Vogue Living: in gesprek met Deense ontwerpster Malene Birger over stijl en interieur. Vogue. 2020-04-16.
- 9.Malene Birgers World.
- 10.My Flow by Malene Birger.
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