Andreas KRONTHALER Creative Director, Design Partner of Vivienne Westwood, London
CV
1980-1985 | Art school with training to be a jeweller |
Experiments with varous mediums including sculpture, art installation and textiles | |
Started making clothes for self-sufficiency | |
1985 | Studies Industrial Design but then reapplies for Fashion Design at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna |
1988 | Meets Vivienne Westwood |
1989 | Goes to London to work with Westwood, his works included in her collection |
1993 | Marriage with Vivienne Westwood |
Kronthaler stayed on with Westwood where his role progressed and grew, collaborating and working with her to develop subsequent collections. He has a less public role but their partnership is one of fashion's most formidable. |