CV
Qualities
Fashion, textile and filament design
Services
Innovation production developer
–Academic qualifications
– Fashion Design, ArtEZ institute of the arts Arnhem, Bachelor Degree, hons/cum laude (2008-2012)
– Fashion & Clothing MBO, ROC Zutphen (2004-2007)
Awards
– Bilbao international art and fashion (2022)
– Fashion scout London – Ones to watch award (2019)
– A’design award – International design platform: Silver prize (2019)
– Hyères award – International platform of fashion, photography and accessories: Finalist (2018)
– IFS award – British council London. Platform for emerging international fashion designers: Nomination (2016)
– Lichting national new talent award: Nomination (2012)
Career overview
2021
Launched fashion label Synærchi
2020
Horizon 2020 research & development residency – Re-FREAM tech hubs: Valencia, Linz & St.Gallen
2019
Moreneta collection – London Fashion Week
2018
Launched textile architecture studio Adaptive Skins
Design Chloé in collaboration with Woolmark and Swarovski at Villa Noailles France
Presenting collection Tormenta at Hyères festival international. Jury and fashion team: Haider Ackermann, Tilda Swinton, Farida Khelfa, Delfina Delettrez Fendi, Vanessa Schindler, Delfina Delettrez Fendi, Lou Doillon, Ben Gorham, Farid Chenoune, Jefferson Hack, Jean Pierre Blanc, Maida Boina and the team of Villa Noailles.
2017
International debut collection Tormenta – Paris Fashion Week & Foire internationale d’art contemporain
2016
Tormenta preview – Amsterdam Fashion Week
2015
Collection Velero – Amsterdam Fashion Week
2014
National debut collection Illuminosa – Amsterdam Fashion Week
2013
Dolores capsule collection presentation – Fashion Clash festival international
2012
Launched eponymous label Jef Montes
2011
Internship at Klavers van Engelen Amsterdam ( 6 months )
Activities: co-designing S/S 2012, shape moulage research for new collection, designing print dessins, draping collection items, pattern drawing/cutting, hand craftsmanship, developing production samples F/W 2011 and assisting at Fashion Biënnale Arnhem Amber edition
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Projects
** Bermuda I (Synærchi capsule collection – 3 designs) 2023
** Marinero III (SeaShape textile project upgrade – 6 designs) 2022
** Marinero II (Adaptive Archi-Filament project upgrade – 6 designs) 2021
*** Marinero I (Re-FREAM R&D project – 42 designs) 2020
** Tormenta III (Moreneta capsule collection – 15 designs) 2019
** Tormenta II (Hyères textile project upgrade – 7 designs) 2018
*** Tormenta I (international debut collection – 30 designs) 2017
* Velero III (Tormenta experience, textile performance – 5 designs) 2016
* Velero II (Resolver textile performance – 15 designs) 2016
** Velero I (textile project – 17 designs) 2015
** Dolores IIII (National debut collection Illuminosa – 10 designs) 2014
* Dolores III (Encarnacion capsule collection – 9 designs) 2013
* Dolores II (Lolita capsule collection – 11 designs) 2012
* Dolores I (graduation – 9 designs) 2012
Material installation
** Transition (Marinero), Wies van Santvoort collaboration: 2021
*** Tailored by weather (Marinero), Bart Nijboer collaboration: 2020
** Tormenta upgrade, trapped by fishing nets (Hyères & Swarovski collaboration): 2018
* Tormenta centerpiece, storm around the body: 2017
Exhibitions
2022
International Biennale of Design, bifurcations – Saint Etienne
HeimTextil Messe, Hyper Nature – Frankfurt
2021
TextielMuseum, secrets of making – Tilburg
Fashion design festival, Rozet expo – Arnhem
Galerie Handwerk, fashion & nature expo – Munich
Ars electronica center, material labs expo – Linz
2020
Ars electronica Kepler Gardens expo – Linz
2019
Fashion Scout ones to watch award expo – Victoria House London
WUR university project Marinero Dutch Design Week expo – Eindhoven
2018
MAK museum contemporary art, Sagmeister & Walsh expo – Vienna
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Hyères expo – Paris
State of fashion – searching for the new luxury, Stockhaven – Arnhem
Material Xperience – Rotterdam
The Hub Gallery – Abolish 153, female independence rights expo – Kuwait
2017
Atelier Néerlandais – Paris
Masters of LXRY – Amsterdam
Centraal Museum, uit de mode expo – Utrecht
Modemuze OBA – Amsterdam
2016
OCT Art & Design Gallery, the future of fashion is now – Shenzhen
Fashion Utopias somerset house – London
Maison parisienne – Paris
Centraal Museum, nieuwe aanwinsten expo – Utrecht
Fashion Week – Amsterdam
2015
OCT Contemporary Art Gallery, the future of fashion is now – Shanghai
Het Nieuw Instituut, tijdelijk modemuseum – Rotterdam
Salon/Distinctive Dutch Design during D’Days – Paris
Zuiderzee Museum – Enkhuizen
Centraal Museum, permanent artwork – Utrecht
2014
Boijmans Museum, the future of fashion is now – Rotterdam
Philips light & building Messe – Frankfurt
Philips innovation village – Eindhoven
Fashion Technology Messe – Hannover
Fashion Festival – Arnhem
Zeeuws Museum, permanent artwork – Middelburg
Salon Big/Bang – Amsterdam
Salon/Dantel – Istanbul
2013
Salon/Kant – Amsterdam
Fashion Clash – Maastricht
Fetishism in Fashion MoBA13 Fashion Biënnale, spiritualism room expo – Arnhem
Dutch Design Week, modebelofte expo – Eindhoven
2012
High Fashion Low Countries – Brussels
Campaign for Wool – Amsterdam
Mode Fabriek, new talent expo – Amsterdam
Dutch Design Week, enter the funnel expo – Eindhoven
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Showroom
TechTextil Messe – Frankfurt 2022
Zipzone Louvre – Paris 2013
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International grants
Horizon 2020 project Re-FREAM – Cosme S4F project –
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National grants
Creative Industries Fund NL – Stichting Stokroos – Provincie Gelderland – Gemeente Arnhem – Made in Arnhem –
ArtEZ art & business center – VSB fonds – Dullert Stichting – Stroomversneller –
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Crowdfunding
Voor de kunst national campaign – successfully completed – 2017 Tormenta Paris debut presentation
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Computer skills
– Adobe
– Microsoft office
– Apple iWork
– Cad
– Cura 3d
Technical skills
– Draping / moulage
– Pattern drawing and cutting
– Knitwear by hand and machine
– Weaving by hand and machine
– Fashion illustration by hand and digital
– Classical handcraft techniques
– Dessin / print design by hand and digital
– Production sample technical drawing by hand and digital
– Commercial collection design
– Couture collection design
– Fabric knowledge
– Material research
– 3D printing
– Filament extrusion and yarn development
– Product development
– Industrial material design
– Experimental design
– Photography and filming
– Conceptual thinking
Managing skills
– Show production management
– Presentation composer
– Creative direction
Teaching skills
– First semester professor master course at the Fashion & Technology (F&T) University Linz Austria ( 2019-2020 )
– Fashion-Design preparatory course teacher at ArtEZ institute of the arts Arnhem ( 2013-2017 )
– ArtEZ institute of the arts Arnhem guest teacher Bachelor product design ( 2015 )
Languages
– Dutch: Mother tongue
– English: Fluent
– Spanish: Advanced
– German: Basic
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