Bibi Van Der Velden - Wearable Works of Art

historic treasures unveiled in contemporary design an exciting and globally orientated life defines this 21st century artist. born in new york into a creative family and then raised in london and the netherlands, it did not take bibi van der velden long to choose a life passionately dedicated to fine arts. through her mother, accomplished sculptor michèle deiters, bibi at a young age became acquainted with the world of art; her earliest childhood memories are those of freshly cut stone and so she came in touch with that which makes her tick. during the period between 1998 and 2005 she focused on the craft of sculpting, first at the florence academy of arts (1998), the gerrit rietveld academy in amsterdam (1999) and finally at the royal academy of arts in the hague (2000-2005). simultaneously she enrolled in night classes taught at a schoonhoven related institute in amsterdam. her choices were never coincidental, they illustrate her wish to combine historical techniques and materials wi