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PortenierRoth

Evelyne Roth and Sabine Portenier got to know each other during their studies at the Institute for Fashion Design in Basel. Before founding their common label PortenierRoth, they demonstrated their professional expertise on various occasions in mostly international projects. What characterises their current work are milestones such as HUGO in Germany and Italy, Didier/Angelo in Paris, their participation at the Barclay Catwalk in Amsterdam and Zurich as well as their collaboration with “Beautyflow Paris”, a magazine about beauty, design, art and fashion. In 2001, Sabine Portenier received the Swiss Federal Design Prize and in 2008 the studio scholarship from the city of Thun for a six-month stay in Berlin. The experience gained over the years has provided a strong basis for their current collections. Just as deeply rooted as the experience they have acquired, is their enthusiasm for combining fashion and contemporary art. This union has been a central aspect of their presentations from the beginning until now. Their interdisciplinary projects have been awarded several prizes: In 2012, PortenierRoth received the Swiss Federal Design Prize for their “Croisière 12” collection, in 2011, the Promotion Award of the Bernese Design Foundation (Berner Design Stiftung) as well as the “Golden Hare” Award (Goldener Hase) from the Swiss Architecture and Design Magazine “Hochparterre” for the “Croisière 11” collec- tion. Their recognition has been gained because Sabine Portenier and Evelyne Roth think beyond their collections and are continuously looking for new creative impulses.

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