Dutch fashion designer, known for his colourful designs and the use of prints. In 2003 he graduated from the Fashion Institute in Arnhem with the collection ‘Two Teacups and a Frying Pan’. In 2005 he established the Bas Kosters Studio in Amsterdam, where he not only focuses on fashion, but also sees his work as part of an entire world. Bas creates himself. He does so by using illustrations, video, performances, music and the well-known Bas Kosters puppets.
Next to his fashion collections he has been responsible for exhibitions and collaborations with selected companies, such as the stroller he made together with Bugaboo, the collection of underwear and pyjamas for Zeeman in 2011 and a Barbie outfit
for Barbie Mattel Netherlands that was auctioned via Elle Girl magazine in 2006.
Winner of the Robijn Fashion Award 2013.
Winner of Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium 2018.
Photo Charlotte Visser.
