COCO: What inspires you to create? MD: There are a lot of things that inspire me. I like things that are always moving. That’s why I really love to live in the city of Brussels, because there’s always something running. There’s a certain diversity that attracts and that makes it able for me to explore new things every day and to make up stories. Like I’ve said already before, Mona is also a great inspiration, but also other people where I’ve been surrounded, new places that I meet, stories that I read, plants, papers... On a good day everything can be an element of inspiration. Credits: Photography by KLAARTJE LAMBRECHTS Make-up & Hair by KATARINA GOYVAERTS Models | HELEN FESKENS & MONA VAN GEEL
COCO: What’s in store for the future of your brand and designs? After following my two courses, Textile Designs (at The Hogeschool Voor Wetenschap en Kunt, SintLucas in Ghent, Belgium) and Fashion Design (at the Academy of Sint-Niklaas, Belgium) I am able to determine my direction. What are my strengths? Who am I as a designer? What I find especially interesting and what do I like to do? Although, I love designing clothing pieces. I always had a great passion for 2dimensional art and techniques. I’ve always found it amazing to make up stories and bring them to life. Drawing, painting, print designs... My cup of tea!
So I would like to continue on that base and want to work two -dimensional again. At this moment I’m starting my own graphic label. A label that will deliver quirky prints for fashion, interior & other conceptual purposes. A label that is both tailored to the client & will reproduce my own vision, my stories, my Mona in seasonal print collections.