Collections by Martine Brand

MARTINE
BRAND
PRESS KIT 2013
MARTINE BRAND
PRESS KIT 2013
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SUMMARY
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Biography
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Children’s books
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Collections by Martine Brand
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Martine Brand, Editor-at-large
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Haute Couture
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Art
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Testimonials 62
Contact
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BIOGRAPHY
Having attended the Institute for Fashion and Design and the Art Academy
for Painting and Illustration in Amsterdam, Denhage and Antwerp, Martine
Brand practices her art in an ecletic way.
As an illustrator for children’s books, Martine Brand collaborates with the
editors Kluitman, Harper Collins, Casterman and Penguin Books.
Martine has also developped several original projects with the dutch literary
book publisher MatchBoox in close collaboration with different talents:
the Dutch Children’s Book award winning authors Sjoerd Kuyper, Tjibbe
Veldkamp and Marion van de Coolwijk, the journalist and TV presentator
Philip Freriks, the fashion photographer and publisher Michel Haddi, the
Walt Disney jewellery designer Kidada Jones and the film producer and
former Vice President of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Cary Woods. The
dutch theme park Efteling commissioned Martine Brand to create a serie of
illustrations of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
It was the swiss fashion photographer Bruno Bisang who first discovered
her talent for fashion illustrations. In only two years, Martine Brand became
a unique character in the fashion world, often compared to the master René
Gruau. She is today acknowledged for introducing a renewed representation
into the fashion world, providing the industry with an advertising and
economic stimulation in a new creative and sensitive vision.
Martine Brand’s artwork is commended by major brands and designers from
Dior, Guerlain, Ferrari, Giorgio Armani, Martini, to name a few. Her artwork
is published worldwide in prestigious magazines such as Vogue, L’Officiel,
Harper’s Bazaar, Bolero, Spashion, L’Uomo Vogue, Avant Garde and in the art
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© Bruno Bisang
fashion bookazines she publishes, today as a reference: COLLECTIONS by
MARTINE BRAND.
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CHILDREN’S BOOKS
As an illustrator for children’s books, Martine Brand collaborates with the
editors Kluitman, Harper Collins, Casterman and Penguin Books.
Martine has also developped several original projects with the dutch literary
book publisher MatchBoox in close collaboration with different talents: the
Dutch Children Book award winning authors Sjoerd Kuyper, Tjibbe Veldkamp
and Marion van de Coolwijk, the journalist and TV presentator Philip Freriks,
the fashion photographer and publisher Michel Haddi, the Walt Disney
jewellery designer Kidada Jones and the film producer and former Vice
President of Sony Pictures Entertainement, Cary Woods. The dutch theme
park Efteling commissioned Martine Brand to create a serie of illustrations
of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
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COLLECTIONS
by Martine Brand
Martine’s creative and artistic commitment to fashion finds its consecration
in the biannual “bookazine” COLLECTIONS, BY MARTINE BRAND, created
with Michel Haddi Studio.
Between the artbook and the magazine, COLLECTIONS, BY MARTINE
BRAND, COLLECTIONS MAN and COLLECTIONS KIDS illustrate the
collections of the greatest fashion designers: Alexander McQueen, Armani,
Chanel, Dior, Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Louis Vuitton,
Marc Jacobs, Prada, Valentino, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, to name a few.
Beautifully edited by CONDE NAST, COLLECTIONS plunges us each season
into a world where art, fashion and poetry create together an unique
alchemy. Martine Brand’s mesmerising illustrations and Michel Haddi’s
sensitive words made COLLECTIONS become quickly a must collected by a
selective international public of connoisseurs and the world of Fashion and
Fine Art.
COLLECTIONS, BY MARTINE BRAND is echoed by prestigious personalities:
the photographer and publisher Michel Haddi, Sally Hunwick, journalist at
Harper’s Bazaar’s and the journalist Antonio Nieto are among ones who
wrote their enthusiasm about this unique artwork fashion media. Forwords
of COLLECTIONS have been signed by the Hollywood film producer and
former Sony Pictures CEO Cary Woods, Bertrand Djian (D. Porthault, Dior)
and Tom Florio, former publisher of VOGUE USA.
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COLLECTIONS by Martine Brand
Styling of the first issue, COLLECTIONS Autumn/Winter 2011 was done
by Benjamin Galopin, Carine Roitfeld’s former assistant, under the creative
direction of Patrick Hamelin. COLLECTIONS Autumn/Winter 2012 was
styled by Anna Brambilla, stylist for Vanity Fair Italy, under the creative
direction of Patrick Hamelin as well. COLLECTIONS KIDS, Spring-Summer
2012 was styled by Mathilda Goat (Conde Nast, Wonderland), under the
creative direction of Patrick Hamelin. The three issues are put into words by
Michel Haddi. featuring the famous fashion photographer Bruno Bisang as
Editor-at-large.
COLLECTIONS is distributed worldwide by COMAG, a London-based joint
venture between Conde Nast Publications and The National Magazine
Company. It is published by Michel Haddi Studio and promoted during the
Fashion Week by the award-winning distribution consultant Stuart White.
• AUSTRALIA: Sydney
• BRAZIL: Sao Paulo
• CHINA: Shanghai, Beijing
• FRANCE : Paris
• GERMANY: Berlin, Münich, Frankfurt-Am-Mein
• HOLLAND: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Denhage
• ITALY: Milan, Rome
• JAPAN : Tokyo
• PORTUGAL: Algarve, Lisbon
• SPAIN: Barcelona, Madrid
• UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Dubai
• USA : Los Angeles CA, San Fransisco CA, New York City NY
COLLECTIONS is also available online at www.magazinecafe.co.uk and as
iPhone/iPad App on Apple Store and as Android app on Android Market.
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GUCCI JEWELLERY
COLLECTIONS by Martine Brand
YVES SAINT LAURENT
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COLLECTIONS by Martine Brand
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DIOR
COLLECTIONS by Martine Brand
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LOUIS VUITTON
COLLECTIONS by Martine Brand
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LADY GAGA
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COLLECTIONS by Martine Brand
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PRADA
COLLECTIONS by Martine Brand
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BABY DIOR
COLLECTIONS KIDS by Martine Brand
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CHANEL
COLLECTIONS KIDS by Martine Brand
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ARMANI
COLLECTIONS KIDS by Martine Brand
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SONIA RYKIEL
COLLECTIONS KIDS by Martine Brand
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SONIA RYKIEL
COLLECTIONS KIDS by Martine Brand
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TOMMY HILFIGER
COLLECTIONS KIDS by Martine Brand
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DOLCE & GABBANA
COLLECTIONS KIDS by Martine Brand
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THE WHITE COMPANY
SUPERGA
COLLECTIONS KIDS by Martine Brand
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MARTINE BRAND
EDITOR-AT-LARGE
Milano Centrale: Backstage the Italian Collections
by Michel Haddi
Martine Brand is Editor-at-large for Milano Centrale: Backstage the Italian Collections, a yearly beautiful book created by Michel Haddi after an
order of Vanity Fair Italia. Michel Haddi shoots there backstage at the Milan
fashion shows of Prada, Giorgio Armani, Versace, Alberta Ferretti… Featuring Karlie Kloss on cover, Milano Centrale includes great names such as
Amber Rose, Anna Maria Piaggi, Dean and Dan Caten from DSquared2,
Kanye West and Rachel Bilson. Behind the curtains, the models Alek Wek,
Alice Dellal, Constance Jablonski, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Karlie Kloss, Lindsay
Wixson, Natasha Poly and Nimue Smit are busy preparing to show the collections splendors.
1001 Nights
by Michel Haddi
Martine is Editor-at-large of the yearly book 1001 Nights created by the photographer and publisher Michel Haddi, launched during Paris Fashion Week
through more than 350 venues worldwide, including iTunes. Featuring the
model Robyn lawley, 1001 Nights is made of magnificent Michel Haddi’s
photo essays and Martine Brand’s superb illustrations loosely based on the
tale of Scheherazade.
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MARTINE BRAND EDITOR-AT-LARGE
30 years of Polaroids
by Bruno Bisang
For 30 years of Polaroids, his third book with the publishing house teNeues,
the fashion photographer Bruno Bisang shares a fascinating and authentic
record of his Polaroid archives and asked Martine Brand to be its Editor-atlarge. Page by page, the reader witnesses the unfolding of Bruno Bisang’s
vision. Featuring such stars as Naomi Campbell, Carla Bruni, Tyra Banks,
Monica Belluci, Claudia Schiffer, Michel Hunziger and Victoria Beckham,
30 years of Polaroids has become a cult classic, a must-have for
connoisseurs as well as photographic scholars.
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HAUTE COUTURE
Martine Brand is currently working with the photographer Bruno Bisang on
Haute Couture. This exclusive collector book, also available in a collector
box, takes you backstage at the fashion shows of the greatest Haute
Couture designers: Chanel, Dior, Giorgio Armani, Valentino, Versace,
Yves Saint Laurent... The characters of this play behind the curtains are
named Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Carla Bruni, Karen Mulder, Linda
Evangelista, Kate Moss... An exclusive immersion into the demanding and
industrious world of glamour served by the unique artistic visions of Bruno
Bisang and Martine Brand.
Haute Couture in its two versions will be distributed by Comag, the joint
venture between Conde Nast Publications and The National Magazine
Company and published by Michel Haddi, photographer and publisher at
Conde Nast.
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ART
Beyond her internationally renowned illustration artwork, Martine Brand is
also commended for her art work.
For MatchBoox anf the photographer Michel Haddi, Martine created an art
MatchBoox and a short movie named « My Love » featuring Kate Moss.
In 2012, she exhibited a fashion portrait of Michel Haddi at Jamm Art Dubai,
organized by the curator Sheikha Lulua M Al Sabah. This acknowledged portrait can be seen by clicking here.
In 2013 Martine will exhibit a piece of art at the Institut du Monde Arabe
in Paris, France. Together with the renowned fashion photographer Bruno
Bisang, she will exhibit at Young Gallery in Brussels, Belgium. She’s also currently working at the creation of an art collection for the worldwide renowned curator and art expert Jean-Christophe Amman for worldwide exhibition.
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TESTIMONIALS
TOM FLORIO
CARY WOODS
CEO of Advanstar Fashion Group, former Senior
Film producer, former Vice President of Sony
Vice President Publishing Director of Condé Nast
Pictures Entertainment
« In a world of tweets, crowd sourcing and
« Can you feel my heart, can you hear my
product placement, Martine Brand’s Collections
soul when I look at the work of Martine
captures the artistry and cultural blueprint that
Brand. Here we are !!! The true meaning of
we find in fashion. Her illustrations put us at
body and soul, I am in awe. Martine is able
the table with the designer and we experience the character of the women of
to translate the magic touch she received from her grandmother Loeki Klein.
whom they design. The images of Collections come tolife with an intimacy
Who in her time was one of the best children’s books illustrator.
and mobility that are the virtues of magazines.
I might be a growing up adult but looking at her body of work I feel in my
In Collections we are reminded that creativity, not commerce, drives the value
bones the youth, the energy, the « je ne sais quoi » that makes an illustration
proposition in fashion. Martine’s talent would translate regardless of the
terrific, an intricate fashion sense, a deep feeling and a kindred spirit.
platform. »
Foreword of Collections by Martine Brand
It will be an understatement to say that I am not a lucky person. I feel
fortunate to be her friend and to admire the asethetic prowess of her talent. »
Foreword of Collections by Martine Brand
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CONTACT
Should you have any request, we invite you to contact us by email at
[email protected]. We will be pleased to get back to you as
soon as possible.
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