ID-Couture
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About Isabelle
As a child Isabelle had a special interest in fabrics, threads and buttons. During her studies in cutting and seaming, that interest grew into a true passion. Isabelle has been meticulously joining fabrics for more than 10 years. Seams, hems and buttons provide a professional finish.
Do you already have an idea or do you give Isabelle creative freedom? The result may always be there.
You will soon be showing off customization from ID Couture.
Special occasions call for special clothing.
Looking for an original party outfit?
Then be sure to visit ID Couture. Clothing that makes you feel good, that makes you shine, that makes you happy, Isabelle can take care of that.
You can come to ID Couture for every small, large or grand occasion. You can certainly count on a lot of compliments on your big day.
Do you have a repair or adjustment job? You can also contact ID Couture for large and small retouches. Isabelle makes sure your clothes fit like a glove
Ingrid Verhoeven
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MY STORY
My work is influenced by the colors and shapes that I enjoy having around me. I like the precision and craftsmanship so many objects and art pieces – past and present – are made with. I also find pleasure in the playful and ordinary things I encounter in everyday life. This combination of playfulness and precise technique can be found in my collections.
Earlier work clearly communicates my affection for Modernism and Constructivism. And although gradually my work has become gentler and more female, still today these schools remain sources of inspiration. Both images are compilations of ‘sketches’ I made throughout the years. The picture also contains a favourite painting, in small print, of Wassily Kandinsky.
All rings, bracelets and necklaces, made in the workshop after March 2012, are marked with this graphic logo.
The jewelry is designed and produced in the private workshop in Antwerp. Some pieces, like the paper pieces, lacquered dots, rings and bracelets, take a few weeks to finish because they need time to dry and harden.
Important for me, and fun, is the research I do. Throughout the years I collected (and continue to do so) images of Art and Applied Art of favourite Artists. This study helped to build up a personal graphical style.
I do sometimes look at other (antique) jewelry, but my main sources of inspiration lay elsewhere.
The second step in the design process is sketching. Not only by making tests in metal, as shown above, but also by drawing and writing about the work
Besides working with classical materials like silver and gold, I look for other ways of bringing print and color into my jewelry. This often results in working with ‘ordinary’ office supplies, such as vintage Dymo tapes and Letratone prints, the latter were used a lot by graphic designers and architects in the Eighties. I also use ink, paint, markers and dry color pigments.
These non-common materials and various sources of inspiration, form a base for my work.
Generaal Eisenhowerlei 40 Antwerp 2140 Belgium
Isabelle Lenfant
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IL concept
‘The most beautiful jewel a person can wear are the arms of the person she loves.
For those who have had the good fortune of finding this happiness and those who haven’t yet, I am here…’ (Isabelle Lenfant, inspired by Y.S.L.)
Transforming everyday objects into precious jewels and imprinting them with life’s sensibility so that they remain engraved in our memory: that is the approach chosen by Belgian jewellery designer Isabelle Lenfant for what she calls her Heart Jewels.
For Isabelle, jewels are highly symbolic: they can evoke a memory, a presence, a sense of protection…
They form a second skin… as well as a suit of armour between the body and the world, shielding it from the inevitable ups and downs that are part of a life lived to the fullest.
As Jeanne Moreau once said: ‘I don’t have much of a memory… but I do have souvenirs’. Jewels are that souvenir…
This jewel tells a story… Isabelle’s dream is that the people who wear her designs will appropriate them and imbue them with their own history, their own symbolism – their life, quite simply – and that they will thus wear… la vie en rose.
Isabelle Lenfant’s initials – ‘IL’ – blend both femininity and masculinity.
The collection ‘IL by Isabelle Lenfant’ reimagines everyday objects, such as a Band-Aid wrapped around a finger or applied on a neck or wrist. A silver or gold diamond, in whose split genuine jewels are inserted…
The branches of a tree to remind us that we are the only solid foundation of our lives…
As Juliette Binoche once said: ‘To dream, you must have your feet on the ground. The deeper the roots, the stronger the branches’.
The pieces in the collection are in 925 silver and in 18-carat gold. Some pieces are set with precious stones such as diamonds or rubies and have been designed in the finest tradition of jewellery design.
An important part of Isabelle’s research focuses on individuality, on the adaptable nature of her designs. The chains can thus be worn in different ways, and those who wear them are thus in a sense continuing her designs. The chains are ornamented with unusual symbols: a set of keys to unlock all possibilities, envelopes that are open to receive a secret, a love letter, a plug and socket to disconnect, smashed watches and their mechanisms to arrest time and live in the present…
The pieces in the collection ‘IL by Isabelle Lenfant’ are a presence one forgets, an ‘otherwise’. They carry us into a world lit up by the beauty of experience, of not-forgetting and of individuality. A world where life is punctuated by three ellipsis points and not a full stop. A world where adaptable jewels offer a blank page to those who wear them and imprint them with their own story, their own secrets, their own symbolism and thus turn the given piece into something unique, in their own image.
Know-how
« IL by Isabelle Lenfant » ART jewels are designed hand-crafted, in the pure jewellery tradition. Made in Belgium and in France.
“IL’s” creations exist in hand-polished sterling silver (925/1000) or charcoal grey oxidized.
Silver is a living matter that individualizes each creation. In time …life tarnishes and oxidizes it….This matter itself symbolizes the concept of uniqueness that is developed thereafter in Isabelle Lenfant’s creations… it consolidates and embraces it.
As “Il by Isabelle Lenfant”’s creations are neither silver plated again nor rhodium… they oxidise in the course of time … If you want them to remain as they are just clean them with a soft cloth or use a product for silver.
Though cut to the quick as if life had already brushed them… the chains are joined together by links soldered by hand.
Lockets are also hand-cut and each of the keys is chipped in a different way … that makes them unique.
Polishing makes it a mirror… reflecting shades and lights…
A large part of Isabelle Lenfant’s search focuses on individuality, on the adjustable side of her creations. Chains can be worn in various ways, in different lengths … what allows the one wearing the jewel to make it his/her own.
The Collection extends to 18 carat gold items, black, white…but mainly pink ones to wear life in another way.
Gold is a matter that time can’t deteriorate. That way it symbolizes the sparkle kept in our eyes despite our own life’s chaos…
Today “Il by Isabelle Lenfant” ‘s creations are set with precious stones, according to the stones symbolic and colours, inside the ring allowing the skin to be in contact with the stone and its qualities
Own desires and secrets could also be engraved…
Custom-made jewels to transform the proposed item into one unique piece reflecting the one who will adopt it….
29 rue vilain XIV Brussels 1000 Belgium
Isabelle Vanlaere
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Toekomstige
erfstukken met
vakmanschap
gemaakt.
Juwelen om te koesteren
met een poetische eigenheid.
GEBEURTENISSEN
Als artieste mag Isabelle voor de belangrijkste gebeurtenissen in iemands leven werken: geboorte, verjaardag, verloving, trouw, herinnering …
MATERIALEN
Ze vindt het dan ook belangrijk om met materialen van vertrouwbare bronnen te werken. Niet enkel Fairtrade of gerecycleerd goud, maar ook vintage diamanten worden vaak gebruikt. En deze zoektocht naar conflictvrije materialen zal in de toekomst steeds belangrijker worden.
LIEFDE
Verlovingsringen en trouwringen worden ontworpen voor iedereen die liefheeft zonder onderscheid te maken in afkomst of geslacht.
Liefde is voor iedereen.
Brusselsestraat 79 Leuven 3000 Belgium
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WHO WE ARE
Production Company Image Boulevard specializes in art direction, photography and graphic design for fashion and lifestyle content. At the helm of the company is Iris Rombouts with 27 years of experience. Over those years, she has put her stamp on the Belgium media landscape with the designing of important magazines, such as ELLE magazine Belgium – Belgique, Feeling, Feeling Wonen, Gael Maison, Knack Weekend and Nina Magazine.
WHAT WE DO
Over the last eleven years, we have realised numerous productions for Image Boulevard, always starting from scratch, always ending with a fully crafted end product. Be it art direction, graphic design or fashion production with the emphasis on photography, we always insist on a close, transparent cooperation with the client.
HOW WE WORK
We are a small team that caters for your needs in close collaboration with visual storytellers, strategic brand builders, photographers and detail-obsessed designers. By joining forces, we provide you with the full range of agency services – without the steep agency prices.
PORTFOLIO
BRANDS: Apple / Bel&Bo / Bijenkorf / Biotherm / Bozar / Cartier / Caroline Biss / Chanel / Chopard / Dash / Damart / E5 / European Parliament / Fit Flop / Giorgio Armani / Hampton Bays / Hedgren / Jbc / Louis Vuitton / Messika / Nike / Pearl / Vichy / Vlam / xandres / x-line / Yves Roger
MAGAZINES: ELLE BELGIUM – BELGIQUE / Feeling / Flair / Glam*it / Knack Weekend / Kwintessens / Nina / Secret Garden / Show Off / Vogue Belgium
DIGITAL MAGAZINES: ELLE BELGIUM – BELGIQUE / Les Petits Belges / Show Off
CONTEMPORARY ART: Bozar – Palais des beaux arts bruxelles / Ludion / The Poetry of the Bee an art book by Iris Rombouts
Jan van Rijswijcklaan 213 Antwerpen 2020 Belgium
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ABOUT IREENE
Ireene is a belgian clothing brand founded by interior architect Marie Soufflet. Her
minimalist yet comfortable proposal is focused on a timeless style, a sustainable way of production and high quality materials. The design of the clothes, not tied to any temporary trends, is meant to be a possible answer to fast fashion, offering mostly unique and long lasting pieces for a daily casual elegance.
slowfashion
Using only high quality upcycled fabrics from Italy, our handmade collection is designed and manufactured in Brussels by a small and local network. The reduced series crafted for each season allows for a constant evolution and renewal throughout the year.
details do matter
The essential shape of our clothes is reinforced by the straight cut of the models based on the « less is more » idea. The apparent minimalism is highlighted by ribbons, invisible openings or pockets and outside stitching. These subtle details invite us to understand the creative process in a surprising way.
genderfluid
We want to distance ourselves from the classic gendered fashion by designing mostly unisex clothing. We ditched traditional clichés in favor of a playful and mixed collection, offering anyone to create their own identity.
cité du sureau 17 Brussels 1000 Belgium
IFAPME
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Stylist – Fashion designer
Fashion – Deco Coordination and supervision
Do you have a very particular vision of fashion and clothing? Classic or fashion, streetwear or casual, you have no trouble choosing your clothes every morning when you are faced with your wardrobe? So why not learn how to make your own styles and collections with this Stylist – Fashion Designer training?
The Stylist – Fashion designer creates and designs clothes. He designs, assembles and sews ready-to-wear lines or collections or unique pieces. He works with textiles but also with other materials. He chooses the fabrics, the colors, the styles and tries to anticipate the fashion of tomorrow to create clothes in his image or on behalf of a client.
The profession of stylist is a profession that is lived in the plural: beyond creative skills, it also includes technical skills such as model making, patronage, prototyping… and knowledge of production processes. The profession of stylist also requires skills in project coordination.
So if you want to develop your own clothing collection, put on your 31 and go to one of the IFAPME Centers that offers this training to register!
In-company practice is recommended in this training via the work-study model: ± 8 hours of lessons generally in staggered hours and ± 30 hours of in-company practice per week; remunerated. »
Job opening(s)
Stylist – Freelance fashion designer / Stylist – Freelance fashion designer
Responsible for collection, production, products
Employee in a ready-to-wear, industrial garment, style office
Employee in a fashion house
Strong points)
Customer contact Creativity Work in a team or independently Work in the office and in the field
Purpose
Diploma in Coordination and Supervision
Chaussée de Lodelinsart, 417 Charleroi 6060 Belgium
Rue du Château Massart, 70 Liège 4000 Belgium
Isabelle Carpentier
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I sculpt in blocks of Corian , metal and glass, Shapes that are similar to mineral structures . I work on the balance , contrast , mobility of masses and fragmentation. A uniform and compact block contrasts with a space composed of a multitude of colored fragment. This structure highlights the chaos, the abyss represented as a tingling while the compact structure puts us in connection with the essence of existence and brings us back to a simpler form or catches the light.
Isabelle Carpentier is questioning the meaning of ex-votos, their symbolism , the way of perceiving these primitive and stereotyped representations and questioning the survival of this mystical practice.
She is invitating us tocast a new glance on these living blocks fragments, far from any aesthetic frame, which have resisted in spite of progress, keeping a strenght and fascination in the collective unconscious .
These timeless imageries constitute a kind of human experiment that travels down the ages , always generating fascination, from curiosity to turmoil or even repulsion.
The use of ancient materials and techniques is combined with contemporary materials such as corian which is sculpted in a primitive manner, encircling fragments fragments of spun glass.
The girdle makes the jewel flexible, malleable and stiff, and send us back to the tradition built from materials fitted with pasticity.
rue Wéry 69 Brussels 1050 Belgium
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Why iBadge?
You don’t have to doubt about ordering your embroidered textile patches at iBadge. After all, you ended up at a specialised manufacturer with over 25 years of embroidering experience.
In our early years after 1990, we carried out contracted embroidery as a tiny business (which was called Assche Borduurwerken at the time) for large confection, textile and fashion companies. These days we only make embroidered emblems and patches. Nothing else. We therefore don’t have to divide our attention over an extensive assortment and various articles. We simply concentrate day in day out on the production of smart embroidered textile patches. You will undoubtedly notice when unpacking your order that these are made with plenty of patience, skills and passion for the trade
Even more reasons
As we supply embroidered patches to fire brigades, youth movements, sports clubs and companies in Europe, we can shift large numbers, resulting in a fast delivery period and surprisingly interesting prices. Top quality, fast deliveries, competitive prices and professionals who proactively help think along with you to realise the best possible result… This is how we make a difference in quality and in service.
Also handy to know
You decide how many patches we make for you. Small as well as large amounts are possible.
Sew-ons, Velcro patches or iron on emblems with a layer of glue? There is plenty of choice when it comes to the finish.
No complicated offers with small print, but affordable prices you can easily estimate yourself via our transparent price list or the online calculation tool.
The prices in our price list and online price calculator are genuinely all-in. No catches and hidden costs, you only need to add the shipping costs to the price and that’s it!
A question or a fresh and independent view of the design of your patches? You only have to as
Who to do business with
iBadge is definitely not an impersonal web shop, but a truly Flemish company with recognisable faces, a clear story and heaps of character. There is also a great chance that managers Mark Van Assche and Katrien Van Hauwermeiren answer the e-mail or phone call themselves. They consciously choose to actively participate in the daily routine in our company.
How we make your patches
Still have no idea what your patches should look like? Why not be inspired by our Pinterest boards or a free sample pack. After this you can use our design tips to develop your unique design and place your order. You can always contact us if you have any questions, but each order via this web shop is always checked by our embroidery experts before we get the embroidery machines sewing. If we have any suggestions to make your badge look even better by adapting the margins or the use of colour, then we will let you know to discuss how you want to produce your textile patches.
Meerbos 18 Wichelen 9260 Belgium