ANTONIYA IVANOVA

Antoniya Ivanova was born and raised in Bulgaria. She studied Economics but driven by curiosity and the constant need for change she moved to San Francisco. There she studied Fashion Design at the Art Institute of California and was part of Missing Piece Art Collective focusing on custom wearable art. After graduating with honors in 2008 Antoniya moved to Paris where she worked for an Haute Couture house. Then in 2011 she made Berlin the base of her creative explorations and now runs her own atelier where she works on costumes design projects and limited edition handmade collections.
For Antoniya Ivanova the unspoken language of clothes is an expression of a person’s feelings and emotions. A constant evolution and a quest for balance, harmony and unity. Her approach to fashion is very personal - creating a garment is a journey and an exploration of ourselves, a creation of a relationship between the garment, the designer and the wearer.
Clean refined lines, modern shapes, unique and wearable one-of-a-kind pieces. Stylistic equilibrium between light and shadows, fluidity and structure, natural and man-made, past, present and future.
Her womenswear collections are contemporary, sophisticated and easy to wear. A comfortable silhouette mixed with high-quality materials that always feel good next to the body. She draws inspiration from art, architecture, music, contemporary dance, her constant travels as well as Berlin and its vibrant people and culture. All these inspirations evoke strong emotions and the design process follows them rather than following trends.