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A beautiful spread about Michael Barnaart’s ode to the Goldfinch in the July/August edition of Herenhuis magazine!

The royal summer exhibition Design & Dynasty in the City Palace of Fulda (Germany) opened on 17 June. Michael Barnaart designed the brooch ‘Étoile’ for this exhibition. This brooch is a modern interpretation of a grand cross or royal order. Brooch Étoile can be seen in Fulda on the writing table of Mr. Gijsbert Karel…

Today, Speaker of the House Vera Bergkamp wore the Dolly Bellefleur brooch in the House of Representatives. Member of Parliament Kiki Hagen also wore the brooch. “Let love reign” has been Dolly’s motto for over 33 years. Michael Barnaart designed this brooch for the Made in Dolland exhibition, about the idiosyncratic visual language of Dolly…

Michael Barnaart designed this brooch for the Made in Dolland exhibition, about Dolly Bellefleur’s idiosyncratic visual language. Strong images from both high and popular culture play an important role in the design of the brooches. By simplifying and abstracting Dolly’s silhouette (haute coiffure and long legs), a powerful and iconic image is created. The first…

Brooch ‘Étoile’ is a modern interpretation of a grand cross or an order sign for the royal summer exhibition Design & Dynasty at the City Palace in Fulda. The colors of this characteristic star radiate outward, from warm to cool. Just like with conventional pieces, this piece of jewelery ‘elevates’ and illuminates the wearer. This…

Fashion meets art! The Mauritshuis is 200 years old. And fashion designer Michael Barnaart is celebrating this with a brooch as an ode to The Goldfinch, the painting by Carel Fabritius. Read the article here.

The Mauritshuis is 200 years old. Michael Barnaart is celebrating this with a brooch as an ode to The Goldfinch, the painting by Carel Fabritius. Strong images from both high and popular culture play an important role in Michael Barnaart’s designs. By simplifying and abstracting shapes, a powerful and iconic image is created. The use…

Today the mayor of The Hague, Jan van Zanen, came to visit the boutique. It was a pleasant and inspiring conversation about The Hague, fashion and miffy.

At Amare, the staff was allowed to open very special packages this month: the new company clothing, designed by fashion designer Michael Barnaart! Behind the cash register, in the restaurant or on the floor: every function in the building has its own recognizable color and style. Read the article on the Amare website here Photography:…

“Everything is new at Amare: the building, the halls, the restaurants and therefore also the company clothing. From the cashier to the manager: everyone will soon be wearing a Michael Barnaart design!” Bron: Den Haag Centraal

“Vijf locaties, honderd ontwerpers, vier dagen lang: Masterly The Hague bracht een ode aan het Nederlands landschap. Verspreid over verschillende historische locaties in Den Haag waren landschappen en natuurstillevens te zien van Nederlandse schilders, gecombineerd met Dutch Design, kunst en fotografie. Een bundeling van talent, inspiratie en vakmanschap.” Read the complete article on Fashion United.

From 2021, Amare culture palace will be the new home of the Residentie Orkest (Residence Orchestra, The Hague). Michael Barnaart has been asked to design a new shirt as an addition to his 2018 clothing designs for the Residentie Orkest. Under the watchful eye of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, the new shirts were worn…

Flared dress Nadine published in the September Issue of Elegance magazine.

Flared travel dress Fiep published in Beau Monde magazine.

Anchorwoman Amber Brantsen wears flared dress Zise in Nieuwsuur and NOS news (NOS, NPO). Styling: Hanna Suurland.

Anchorwoman Annechien Steenhuizen wears shirt dress Eva in the NOS eight o’clock news (NOS, NPO1). Styling: Hanna Suurland

Read the article in Dutch here! source: nouveau.nl

During the semifinal of Heel Holland Bakt (The Dutch Bake-Off) Janny van der Heijden wears sheath dress Meline. Styling: Bjorn Franke.

In the tv show Heel Holland Bakt (The Dutch Bake-off) Janny van der Heijden wears the Trenchcape. Styling: Bjorn Franke.

Michael finds inspiration for the comic Jack, Jacky and the juniors (Jan, Jans en de kinderen) in his ‘Achterhoek’ holiday home De Voorspoed. It breathes the atmosphere of 1968, about the time when the family saw the light. He spoke to Libelle magazine about jogging suits, jacket pocket literature and of course Jan Kruis. Production…

Why is the cartoon Jack, Jackiy and the juniors (Jan, Jans en de kinderen) so loved? Together with Sylvia Witteman, Plien van Bennekom and Mariken Swildens, Michael Barnaart talks about their favorite Jan, Jans and the children’s comic and their special bond with the Tromp family. Read the article on the website of the Volkskrant…

In the tv show Goedemorgen Nederland (Goodmorning the Netherlands) a report about over 50 jears Jan, Jans en de kinderen.

The comic Jan, Jacky and the children (Jan, Jans en de kinderen) is 50 years old and for the new comic album (number 65) Michael Barnaart was asked as guest illustrator to draw ten strips as a tribute to Jan Kruis. You may recognize some of Jans’ dresses! Curious about how the collaboration with Jan,…

The uniforms for the operators of The Flying Dutchman, Madurodam’s newest attraction, was designed by the Dutch fashion designer Michael Barnaart. After a construction process of more than 1.5 years, the cabin crew opened the door of the silver-gray KLM DC-3 that shines at ‘Schiphol Airport’ for the first time this month. The Barnaart collection…

Jardin d’email is a huge work of art that artist Jean Dubuffet designed in 1974, especially for the Kröller Müller. What is so special about this artwork? It can be touched. It can even be walked and played on. Recently Jardin d’Email has undergone extensive restoration, making the work of art accessible again. To pay…

Together with eleven other entrepreneurs under the age of forty from The Hague, fashion designer Michael Barnaart is featured on the fold-out cover of the new The Hague glossy Bij Ons in the Residence. A magazine about food and drink, art, design, innovation, business and sustainability Photo: Fleur Beemster

At the talk show of Eva Jinek, Janny van der Heijden wears jacket Fay and scarf Thelma.

In the tv show Heel Holland Bakt (The Dutch Bake-off) Janny van der Heijden wears jacket Jean and sheath dress Lois . Styling: Bjorn Franke.

In the tv show Doorbakken Janny van der Heijden wears the trenchcape during her visit at Markthal in Rotterdam.

In the December issue of Proef! from Gall & Gall, Michael Barnaart gives a nice bottle to ‘Mister Songfestival’ Cornald Maas.

In Stripnieuws number 76 a wonderful interview with Mariken Swildens, according to Jan Kruis “The nice stepmother of Libelle’s Jan, Jans en de kinderen (comic Jack, Jacky and the juniors).” The article gives a nice glimpse behind the scenes of the nearly 50-year history of the comic, which also focuses on Michael Barnaart’s work for…

Old Masters and new Dutch Design For Masterly The Hague, festival for old master painting & dutch design, Michael Barnaart is inspired by the paintings of the Cornelis Kruseman Foundation. Cornelis Kruseman (1797-1857) was a Dutch painter. He spent most of his working life in The Hague, but he also regularly stayed in Rome. In…

Sources: NRC, de Volkskrant, Linda.nl, Instagram en ANP. Michael Barnaart’s outfits on Prinsjesdag (opening-day of dutch parliament) in the media. Read the full report on Linda.nl about the outfits of Prinsjesdag here.

In the September issue of Residence, the Michael Barnaart + store is mentioned as a hotspot in the Editor’s Choice section. “He is known for the knitted dresses worn by Janny van der Heijden of the TV program Heel Holland Bakt (jury member of the Dutch version of The Great British Bake Off) , but…

In the section ‘Showpieces’ (‘Pronkstukken’) publication of the brooch as an ode to the Girl with the Pearl.

The editors of Elegance magazine put the Girl with a Pearl Earring brooch on their wishlist!

The Girl with a Pearl Earring brooch is published in the extra thick ‘designer special’ of Eigen huis & Interieur magazine.

In the new comic album of Jack, Jacky and the juniors (Jan, Jans en de kinderen), there are again eight comics drawn by Michael Barnaart! Barnaart has been working with the best-known cartoon family in the Netherlands for a few years now, including the iconic Lotje scarf. As an ode to the original cartoonist Jan…