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Have you ever seen blue so bright?✨💙

The "Brightest Blue" exhibition of 10 year graduates of Jean School now shines in Denim City. 
Visit, experience & enjoy!

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Exhibition design by Jean School alumni & artist

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There is so much talent and we still can't get enough of it💥

During Kingpins 2022, the international denim trade show, a denim exhibition featured a selection of highlights from Jean School graduates, created during their studies & currently working in the denim industry worldwide. Jean School is an initiative of ROC van Amsterdam, House of Denim and HTNK International in collaboration with major, international players from the denim & fashion industry. Want to know more about this exhibition? Link in bio.

We have a soft spot for talent. Nurturing top talent feeds the industry and collaboration drives innovation. Since its inception, HTNK has lived this philosophy, as an incubator, initiator and partner in a range of educational and cultural projects. Our services range from strategic partnerships, initiating platforms for talent, consulting, coaching and workshops, to connecting talent with industry. Slide into our DMs if you are interested or give us a call ;)

Exhibition design by Jean School graduate & artist
Project managers & denim trouble shooters 
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The expo is now on view at Denim City in de Hallen.

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This was truly a bright(er) blue week with the kickoff at Kingpins Amsterdam, the international denim tradeshow. This event hosted 104 exhibitors, including fabric manufacturers, and garment makers, along with fiber, chemical and technical specialists from the global denim and fashion market, all focused on presenting their newest developments and innovations such as, for instance, their most advanced and newest sustainable projects and most interesting s/s 2024 highlights. Thank you for this amazing edition. 

50 shades of blue, because there were many things to celebrate this week: 10 years of Jean School, 12.5 years of House of Denim & 7 years of Denim City. 

Stay tuned for more (blue) 

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HTNK is looking for The Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI), part of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, for a Director of the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (1.0 fte).

We are looking for an experienced Director who directs this educational institute with head and heart, which consists of passionate and talented students and employees.

AMFI is the largest fashion institute in the Netherlands and covers the entire fashion chain. AMFI trains talented students for careers in fashion with a teaching team of approximately 140 employees.

Are you an innovative leader and experienced manager/director with an inspiring vision on fashion and education? Then check our website for more information via the link in our bio.

We love people, especially those talented ones🤍

Mariette Hoitink, owner of HTNK International & co-founder of Lichting (NL), was part of the fashion design jury of International Diploma Selection during Designblok 22 in Prague last Saturday.
International Diploma Selection showcases the work of Europe's most talented graduates in product and fashion design at Designblok. The winner, second and third prize was chosen by an international jury, consisting of Noémie Schwaller & Anna Nosková. All with a different perspective, profession & passion.

The jury has chosen the winner .va second place and third place . Congratulations to those talents, we can't wait to see more of you!

On behalf of HTNK thank you so much for all the good care, inspiration and wonderful encounters . It truly was an edition that opened many interesting doors. Last, but definitely not least, a big applause to the production & for their amazing work.

Denim Days on the wayyyy💥

Since 2014, each year Amsterdam turns blue and forms the center of attention for all those with an indigo heart. Denim Days brings together the community and consumers, addicts and fanatics, brands and buyers, to celebrate its unique denim passion.

Denim Days unite all denim lovers to share their dedication for denim and to spread the word about innovation and sustainability.

On October 21 and 22, the Hallen will be transformed into a brighter blue environment, with Denim City at its beating heart. Entrance is free, wearing denim is mandatory ;-)

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Lichting 2022 candidate Bryan Borghans trades Amsterdam Fashion Week for International Diploma Selection during Designblok in Prague!

International Diploma Selection showcases the work of Europe's most talented graduates in product and fashion design at Designblok. The winners of both categories receive a financial prize of EUR 1,000 and the opportunity to present their work at the next Designblok. Lichting incredibly proud that Denzel has been nominated! 

Bryan Borghans graduated from the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design in 2022 and did an internship as a design assistant at Ronald van der Kemp. He designs at the intersection of couture and ready-to-wear to create luxury designs with an eye for detail. With a strong drive to keep improving, Bryan combines craftsmanship and awareness to work with integrity and forward-thinking with a key core value of stopping waste. His world changed from 2015, the moment he walked into Tomorrowlands’ Dreamville. In real life, however, he feels we live in a super-diverse, rapidly changing society where habits, norms and values are under pressure and we are constantly judged. To have an escape from this reality, he tried to capture his feeling at Dreamville in his collection. Immerse yourself in his ultimate escape and overwhelming feeling of great happiness: the feeling of EXTASE22.

From the submitted projects, the curatorial board selects a line-up of finalists who will present their diploma works to an international jury at Designblok. Designblok, Prague International Design Festival is the largest design and fashion show in Central Europe. It was founded in 1999 and every year it presents new products by designers and manufacturers with an emphasis on Czech design and creations from the regions of Central Europe.

Photography by Team Peter Stigter

Lichting 2022 candidate Denzel Veerkamp trades Amsterdam Fashion Week for International Diploma Selection during Designblok in Prague!

International Diploma Selection showcases the work of Europe's most talented graduates in product and fashion design at Designblok. The winners of both categories receive a financial prize of EUR 1,000 and the opportunity to present their work at the next Designblok. As co-founder of Lichting, HTNK is incredibly proud that Denzel has been nominated.

Denzels graduation collection ‘The rebound Parley’, is a translation of his critical view on his experience as a mixed person of color in a post-colonial Netherlands, alongside a manifestation against the destructive fashion industry. Intimate and intriguing cultural analyses triggered him to review his own existence and experiences, as a Black man growing up in the Netherlands, on a deeper level. To protest the privileged perception of how textiles are being valorized in the West, the collection is made fully from post-consumer textiles, in collaboration with Leger des Heils (Salvation Army). As a statement he deconstructed the clothes by use of a ruler, mimicking the often ‘forgotten’ historical event of the Berlin Conference of 1884, where the continent of Africa was divided amongst European imperialist powers.

From the submitted projects, the curatorial board selects a line-up of finalists who will present their diploma works to an international jury at Designblok. Designblok, Prague International Design Festival is the largest design and fashion show in Central Europe. It was founded in 1999 and every year it presents new products by designers and manufacturers with an emphasis on Czech design and creations from the regions of Central Europe.

Photography by Team Peter Stigter

Are you a strategic marketing creative who loves multiple challenges?

HTNK is looking for a Marketing Manager for a Dutch omni-channel fashion brand for men/women/kids. 
The primary goal of this new role is to lead the consumer communications touchpoints, in terms of message, and media resources across all channels. You are super connected to the world & culture of today.

In this role you work directly with the Marketing Director, you are part of a team and you will bring strategic leadership to the department as they own the consumer pathway and influence applied throughout. You will have many dotted lines with colleagues from other channels, such as Online Marketing, Creative, Retail Communications. 

Can you think customer-centric and are you aware that personality is just as important? Innovative, trendy, energetic and with flair & charisma: a professional who knows the latest trends and is creative.

Check the link in bio for more info and how to apply.

From the most talented Dutch fashion design graduates to the most talented in Europe! 

Mariette Hoitink, Owner of HTNK International, co-Founder of the House of Denim Foundation and co-Founder of Lichting (NL), will again take a seat in the jury of the International Diploma Selection during Designblok in October 2022. Diploma Selection showcases the work of Europe's most talented graduates in product and fashion design at Designblok. 

The winners of both categories receive a financial prize of EUR 1,000 and the opportunity to present their work at the next Designblok. From the submitted projects, the curatorial board selects a line-up of finalists who will present their diploma works to an international jury at Designblok.

16 years ago, she co-founded Lichting to bridge the gap between the academies and students on the one side and the talent-hungry fashion industry on the other, with the aim to stimulate emerging talent towards a viable career. Lichting showcases the best graduates of the Dutch academies during Amsterdam Fashion Week. For Mariette, it is always extra special to see the European talents after Lichting taking their next step in the real world, 

Designblok, Prague International Design Festival is the largest design and fashion show in Central Europe. It was founded in 1999 and every year it presents new products by designers and manufacturers with an empahsis on Czech design and creations from the regions of Central Europe.

Ruben Jurrien won Lichting 2022!

On September 2nd, Ruben Jurrien was crowned as the winner of Lichting 2022 by the international panel. The panel applauded Ruben for his authentic and genuine concept and well executed and polished collection. “Ruben brings a fresh wind to fashion with his childlike sense of excitement and innovative thinking”.

Lichting was founded to bridge the gap between the academies and students on the one side and the talent-hungry fashion industry on the other, with the aim to stimulate emerging talent towards a viable career. Lichting is an initiative of Amsterdam Fashion Week en HTNK International and supported by Meester Koetsier Foundation and Van Kaam IP, Media & Privacy.

Read the full article on the website via the link in our bio.

Photography by Team Peter Stigter 


High-end fashion/denim designer alert!

HTNK is looking for TSHEPO JEANS based in Johannesburg, South Africa for a high-end fashion/denim designer with flair to capture the street mood in their ready-to-wear line. The designer will design and develop the collection in close contact with Tshepo Mohlala, the founder of the brand, and his team.

Are you the creative genius we are looking for? Check our website via the link in our bio for more information.

HTNK is looking for Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) for the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences: Head of Fashion & Branding (1.0 FTE)

For the Fashion & Branding department we are looking for a professional with leadership qualities, a strong vision on fashion, education and the future and who can inspire and manage a team.
 
AMFI is the largest fashion institute in the Netherlands; it is also the only fashion institute in the Netherlands that covers the entire fashion chain. AMFI educates students for a career in the fashion world and has a teaching team of approximately 140 employees.

Recently the 25 candidates of Lichting 2022 pitched their work to a Dutch jury. The jury was impressed by the talent this day and managed to select 10 participants that will continue in the Lichting trajectory and present their collection during the show at .

Lichting was founded in 2007 to bridge the gap between the academies and students on the one side and the talent-hungry fashion industry on the other. Lichting brings together the very best of each of Holland’s seven fashion academies. As a result, Lichting is one of the most highly principled fashion events in the Netherlands, both in terms of quality and representation.
 
Lichting is a project of HTNK and Amsterdam Fashion Week.

Let's talk Fashion Business!

In the 7th edition of TMOtalks 'The Fashion Podcast' Mariette Hoitink (Matchmaker at Heart, Founder HTNK International and Co-Founder House of Denim, Denim City & Jean School) was invited. She is also a board member of the Meester Koetsier Foundation, the foundation that supports the Entrepreneurship Course of TMO with a cash prize. 

With Frank de Rooy as the host (lecturer and fashion professional) and a glass of wine, they talk about which new developments are influencing the fashion industry and their impact on the fashion job market and how Mariette, as a Matchmaker, connects them. Other topics: the status quo of fashion, female entrepreneurship and education. Last but not least, of course the denim industry, a sector in which Mariette also plays a major role through House of Denim and Jean School. So much more to discuss, so little time ;-)

Listen to the (Dutch) TMOtalks 'The Fashion Podcast' #7 via Spotify, Apple Podcasts or the website: https://lnkd.in/gy8gyhMp

Lichting 2022✨

For the first time in its fifteen-year history,  will be selecting participants via an open call.

All Dutch fashion academy graduates - graduating in 2022- may apply to enter the competition.

Lichting, also known as the debutante ball for Dutch fashion, welcomes all fashion design graduates from the seven Dutch fashion academies.

In addition to the open call, the seven academies each submit one designer who is guaranteed to take a seat in the next round.

For more info, read the full press release on the website of

if you are a graduate and want more info, you can also drop a mail [email protected]

     

Today last Denim Day
Come join us for a deep dive into denim in de Hallen Amsterdam. 👖

Denim talks, inspiration, vintage shopping, Books of Denim, denim brands, young designers, gadgets, workshops & much more.

Free entrance & for every denim body! 💙

Head of Fashion & Design

For the Fashion & Design department of AMFI we are looking for a professional with leadership qualities, a people manager who has a deep love for fashion, a vision for the future of fashion and education and can inspire and manage a team.

AMFI is the largest fashion institute in the Netherlands; it is also the only fashion institute in the Netherlands that covers the entire fashion chain. AMFI trains students for a career in the fashion world.

https://htnk.nl/recruitment/for-candidates/2207/head-of-fashion-en-design

Photo credits: Team Peter Stigter

Turning Talent into Business
Reviewing 123 fashion & textile start ups for Stichting DOEN to come up with the 5 who will receive 50K each to grow their business.

As an initiative of The DOEN Foundation, the call aims to support the transition of the Dutch fashion sector towards the circular economy. 

What a joy and pleasure and feeling of gratitude to be part of this in great company of & .schweichler &
Final announcement April 7th

Looking for a change of scenery?
Want to work in a nice and spacious office, which houses a small group of 6 creatives?

HTNK is renting out workplaces:
We’re based in the Industriegebouw on the Oudezijds Achterburgwal 141-c in Amsterdam City Center.

The Industriegebouw is a communal building for businesses, lively street but super quiet inside,
our space in particular is perfect for young businesses in the creative/digital industry.
You rent a desk for 250,- per month and have the possibility to use one of the meeting rooms, supplies and kitchen and of course enjoy the company of other independent entrepreneurs/freelancers & sharing lunch & drinks at the same table.

HTNK shared their space with more startups who started their successful journey here.

For more information contact [email protected] (Mariette Hoitink)

Are you a designer who wants to focus on sustainability while working in the denim industry?

HTNK is looking for an enthusiastic Denim Designer!

As a denim designer you are responsible for the development and design of the denim collection for Kids and Teens. You translate the concept of the collection and trends in the market into denim items that are in line with the brands handwriting. In this challenging role there is plenty of opportunity to literally take this collection to a higher level!

Are you up to date with new trends and sustainable developments?
Then don’t hesitate to apply! Link in bio for more info!

€ 250.000,- voor vijf startende circulaire textielondernemers  

Ken of ben jij een startend textiel en/of modeondernemer? Stichting DOEN is op zoek naar veelbelovende initiatieven die (willen) bijdragen aan het versnellen van de transitie naar een circulaire economie. Met deze open call willen wij zoveel mogelijk circulaire voorlopers in de textielindustrie bereiken.   

Startende mode ondernemers hebben veel moeite om aan financiering te komen. Daarom stelt DOEN in totaal
€ 250.000,- beschikbaar voor de vijf meest veelbelovende aanvragen.

Een selectiecommissie bestaande uit Mariette Hoitink (HTNK & House of Denim), Edson Sabajo (Patta),
Thami Schweichler (Makers Unite) en medewerkers van Stichting DOEN bepaalt uiteindelijk welk consumentenmerk of -product het meest kan bijdragen aan de transitie naar een circulaire textielsector.  

Meld je aan!
https://www.doen.nl/textielcall
de aanvraag kan verstuurd worden naar [email protected].

€250,000 for five circular textile entrepreneurs

Do you know or are you a start up textile and/or fashion entrepreneur? The DOEN Foundation is looking for promising initiatives that (want to) contribute to accelerating the transition to a circular economy. With this open call we want to reach as many circular forerunners in the textile industry as possible.

For start up fashion entrepreneurs it’s challenging getting financing. That is why DOEN proposes in total € 250,000 available for the five most promising applications.

A selection committee consisting of Mariette Hoitink (HTNK & House of Denim), Edson Sabajo (Patta),
Thami Schweichler (Makers Unite) and employees of the DOEN Foundation ultimately determine which consumer brand or product can contribute most to the transition to a circular textile sector.

Sign In!
https://www.doen.nl/textielcall
the request can be sent to [email protected].

Want to work in an innovative design and printing company?

HTNK is looking for a Brand Material Designer for one of the world’s most dynamic fabric design companies with a reputation for surprising creativity and global exchange. Within this exchange is the story of African women — entrepreneurs and tailors who took the prints into their hearts and culture; creating meanings around the designs and beautiful garments to express their individuality.

Are you up to date with new brands, trends and sustainability knowledge? Do you like to work in a dynamic and innovative environment?

Check out the link in Bio to apply!

Wishing to work in a creative and inspiring environment?

HTNK is looking for a Womenswear Designer jerseys and sweat for a well-known brand based in Amsterdam. Your role is to create a womenswear collection for sale in hundreds of stores in great cities all over the planet and online.

What distinguishes the brand: the starting points are fabrics, materials and accessories. Thus, they create collections in a very organic way. Working with analogue 3D-design, daring, trying out, sparring with colleagues and sharing opinions to bring each other to greater heights.

If you feel at home in an ultra-creative environment, full of colours and diversity, you have come to the right place. Add your playful and unique insights to our style: an ode to the free-thinking and inclusive character of the city of Amsterdam.

Interested? Link in Bio to apply!

To all of you, hope we see each other live & kicking in 2022! 🤍

We invited to speak to the students and friends of  about his experiences as a creative producer , his background and his passion for inclusive storytelling and cultural representation. The story continues.

It was the most informal Fridaytalk ever, an organic connection with everyone just lifted everyone’s spirits, such incredible vibes.

& Former student made him a nineties inspired pair of hiphop pants!

Thank you Ahmad for your openness, we love you, you’re an inspiration! & next time we dance ;-). 📷

Talentdevelopment As part of the internship preparations, each 2nd-year BA (Hons) student had the opportunity to practice job interviews with Mariette Hoitink, Founder and Managing Director of HTNK International Amsterdam’s premier multi-disciplinary, full-service recruitment and consultancy agency in fashion, lifestyle and beauty. Mariette is also Co-Founder of the House of Denim Foundation and member of Amsterdam Fashion Academy’s industry board.

CV consult, profile and short pitches, all to get the students at the right pace.
Great team, great building, great future ahead!

Want to work in an innovative design and printing company?

Our client is one of the world’s most dynamic fabric design companies with a reputation for surprising creativity and global exchange. Within this exchange is the story of African women — entrepreneurs and tailors who took the prints into their hearts and culture; creating meanings around the designs and beautiful garments to express their individuality.

HTNK is looking for:

Head of Scope
Archive Futurist
Creative Lead
Designer Marketing Materials
Graphic Designer
All Round Designer

Any of these positions sound interesting? Check out the link in Bio to read more about the jobs!

HTNK updated their info in the about section.