Anja Gockel (born 16 May 1968) is a German fashion designer. Her poetically dreamy and colorful fashion[1] is internationally recognized.[2][3][4] Her customers include celebrities such as Queen Silvia of Sweden,[5][6] Ann-Kathrin Kramer, Barbara Schöneberger, Mina Tander and Marietta Slomka.[2]
Anja Gockel | |
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 Gockel in 2010 | |
| Born | 16 May 1968 Mainz, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Website | https://anja-gockel.com/ |
Career
editFrom 1987 to 1995, Gockel studied fashion design at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and at Central Saint Martins in London.[7] From 1995 to 1996, she worked for Vivienne Westwood and created the line h 'by Carlotta h'Glesse. Since 1996, she has her own fashion label Anja Gockel London for women's fashion with a red cockscomb as the company logo.
In 2000, Gockel returned to Mainz, where she moved into a studio in the Alte Patrone.[8][9]
She provided the final show of Germany's Next Topmodel by Heidi Klum three times[10][11] and twice she was there live. First, Gockel flew to Los Angeles for a fourth season. In 2010, Klum and her young models came to Berlin for Gockel's fashion show.[12][13] Internationally successful supermodels such as Alek Wek also work for the German label,[14] which was able to grow in 2010.[15] In 2014, Gockel participated in the trade fair Chic Beijing for the first time.[16] In 2016, she celebrated the 20th birthday of her fashion label at Berlin Fashion Week.[17] In January 2017, Gockel was named Designer of the Year 2017 by the Network of German Fashion & Textile Designers. At the same time, her fashion show took place for the first time during the Berlin fashion week in the lobby of the Hotel Adlon Kempinski at Brandenburg Gate. In 2018 she was appointed ambassador for design and fashion culture (network of German fashion and textile designers). In March 2020, Gockel opened her first flagship store in Berlin, called "Paris44".
Reception
edit- 1994: Winner of the Parliament of Fashion Philipp Morris competition[4]
- 2012: Golden Silk Ribbon[18]
- 2017: Designer of the Year by Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer
- 2018: Ambassador for Design and Fashion Culture, Network of German Fashion and Textile Designers
- 2019: Innovative Entrepreneurial Personality with International Appeal award from the Rhineland-Palatinate Future Initiative (ZIRP)
- 2020: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture of Rhineland-Palatinate recognized Gockel's brand as being nne of the 30 Most Sustainable Companies in Rhineland-Palatinate[19]
Personal life
editGockel works in Mainz. She is married and has four children.[20]
References
edit- ^ Ingrid Loschek: Modedesigner: Ein Lexikon von Armani bis Yamamoto., Abschnitt über Anja Gockel, C.H.Beck, München 2007, ISBN 9783406564925, S. 97
- ^ a b Anja Gockel – Keine Lust auf Flickwerk von Alfons Kaiser in der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung 21 July 2006
- ^ "Anja Gockel hat Kindermode immer größer gekauft" (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ^ a b Ingrid Loschek. "Den Alltag zur Sensation machen" (in German). Goethe-Instituts. Archived from the original on 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Anja Gockel ist Schwedens Hofschneiderin" (in German). Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. Archived from the original on 19 February 2003.
- ^ Annette Bassler (2008-06-08). "Pfarrerin Annette Bassler trifft Anja Gockel, Modedesignerin, Mainz". SWR1 Begegnungen (in German). Rundfunkarbeit der Kirchen am SWR, Stuttgart. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Seite des Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes über die ehemalige Stipendiatin Anja Gockel, retrieved 15 January 2014
- ^ "Anja Gockel im Profil: Erfolgreiche Modedesignerin aus Mainz". gold.rlp.de. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ Alfons Kaiser: Anja Gockel – Keine Lust auf Flickwerk (Archivlink), Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung, 21. Juli 2006. Abgerufen am 9. August 2024.
- ^ "Website der 4. Staffel von Germany's Next Topmodel". Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ Schrilles Fotoshooting Beitrag der Zeitschrift Gala 18 March 2009.
- ^ "Follow-Up Of Germany's Next Topmodel: The Candidates On Anja Gockel's Catwalk In Berlin". vogue.de (in German). 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010.
- ^ Allgemeine Zeitung: Anja Gockel kleidet Models ein, 13 March 2010
- ^ "Anja Gockel wintermode". vogue.de (in German). 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010.
- ^ Stephan Finsterbusch: "Die Kollektion ist unser Mittelpunkt." faz.net, 18 January 2011, retrieved 13 March 2014
- ^ Reinhold, Kirsten (26 November 2013). "Chic Beijing: Mehr internationale Aussteller" (in German). textilwirtschaft.de. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Alfons Kaiser, Florian Sieben, Jennifer Wiebking: Drei Knöpfe offen. faz.net, 21 January 2016, retrieved 24 January 2016
- ^ Preisträger der „Goldenen Seidenschleife“ bei krefeldfashionworld.de, abgerufen am 12. August 2014
- ^ "Ihre gewünschte Seite konnte leider nicht gefunden werden!".
- ^ Modedesignerin Anja Gockel – Aufschwung Ost Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine von Tanja Kewes im Handelsblatt 17 March 2007