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THE HAGUE, the Netherlands – On the occasion of the Year of the Golden Age, Hague designer Michael Barnaart designed a brooch as an ode to the Girl with the Pearl Earring. ‘There is no Hague icon more iconic than this masterpiece by Johannes Vermeer,’ Michael Barnaart states. ‘As the Dutch equivalent of the Mona…

Today the weekend edition of newspaper AD Haagsche Courant published a big and personal interview with Michael Barnaart. He looks back at the beginning of his design career and offers a glimpse into the creation of new ideas. Read here online (Dutch)

LEVEN! Magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary! This festive edition is even more striking because of the Dripping dress in a fuchsia and aqua blue combination on the cover.

This year the OBJECT Rotterdam design fair was bigger than ever. The HAKA building was visited by nearly 10,000 design enthusiasts for three days. Designers, design labels and institutions together presented thousands of special design objects. Michael Barnaart showed the Dripping dress in different colors, which you can make in the Tricomatic itself. The furniture…

Michael Barnaart opens a pop-up shop in the Netherlands’ most famous department store De Bijenkorf! From Thursday 21 February to Sunday 24 February you can create your own Dripping dress on the second floor, at the women’s fashion store in the Bijenkorf The Hague. De Bijenkorf already shows the Dripping dress by Michael Barnaart in…

Janny van der Heijden wears dress Cherbourg. Styling: Bjorn Franke.

In Dude, Dutch Designers Magazine attention for the Tricomatic! Dude gives an insight into the world of designers, how they think and work, what fascinates and inspires them (bno.nl/dude). Written by Viveka van de Vliet

Janny van der Heijden wears the Dripping dress. Styling: Bjorn Franke.

Lotje is back! The veeery long dachshund of cartoon family ‘Jan, Jansen de kinderen’ (Jack, Jacky and the juniors) is now a classic. In addition to the three existing colors, the scarf is now also available in gentian blue. To inform all ‘Jan, Jansen de kinderen’ fans, it is now published in the Libelle magazine…

Meet well-known and up-and-coming designers who work in various design disciplines and various materials. OBJECT Rotterdam is the place where the interface between design, craft, fashion, architecture and art becomes visible. A must see for collectors, professionals and design enthusiasts. Michael Barnaart presents the Tricmatic. Visit OBJECT Rotterdam from Friday 8 February to Sunday 10…

Janny van der Heijden wears dress Audrey with jacket Yacha.

LEVEN! magazine The Hague highlights the assortment of Michael Barnaart + and in ‘Places to be’ a photo report of the festive opening of this new store.

Herenhuis magazine shows accessories that give your interior a color boost, such as the Mondrian dress cushion!

Photo report of the opening of the Michael Barnaart + store in weekly magazine Privé.

This year you will meet Michael Barnaart again at Meesterlijk: the event for design, applied arts and food. Here, designers, producers, craftsmen and design stores present and sell their products. From 30 November to 2 December in the Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam. More information and tickets at the website of Meesterlijk

Michael Barnaart takes a new step with his fashion brand. On Wednesday October 31, he launches the Tricomatic. With this smart configurator it is possible to personalize designs according to your own taste and needs. Mass production dominates the fashion world. Many garments are produced in huge quantities and far from home to keep costs…

Album 61 of the comic Jack, Jacky and the juniors (Jan, Jans en de kinderen) is published. As an ode to the original cartoonist  Jan Kruis (1933-2017), Michael Barnaart was invited as guest cartoonist to make 8 comic strips. These comics are a homage to the best comics by Jan, Jans and the children since…

Anita Willemars tips Michael Barnaart+ in Nouveau magazine: “New Hague. Michael Barnaart has developed fashion collections in his own style in recent years, and his graphic dresses are famous. The idea for Michael Barnaart+ started in collaboration with various museums, for which he designed much more than dresses. The store offers (designer) home accessories, men’s…

On Thursday, September 27, the opening of the new store Michael Barnaart + by Pauline Krikke, the mayor of The Hague. This festive moment was supported by the neighbors on both sides with jazz, bubbles and fries. With thanks to Thea Dekker, Youssef Achemlal, wine shop De Filosoof and ‘t Kleinste Winkeltje (The Smallest Shop).…

Modemuze, the platform for fashion and costume heritage, visited Michael Barnaart for Masterly The Hague. Read the article here.

The new Michael Barnaart+ shop in LEVEN! Magazine Den Haag.

This year Masterly The Hague is taking place for the first time. A festival where historical Dutch masterpieces are combined with Dutch Design. This pas de deux between new and old leads to surprising insights into the beauty of art and provides a unique discovery of beauty and craftsmanship. For Masterly The Hague, Michael Barnaart…

Today a new Jack, Jackie and the juniors (Jan, Jans en de kinderen) comic strip appeared in the fashion issue of the Libelle magazine, in which Jans Tromp visits Michael Barnaart. Jack, Jackie and the juniors appeared for the first time in 1970 and describes the adventures of the Tromp family.  

Michael Barnaart is proud to present today the first new designs for the autumn! Starting this season, Michael Barnaart no longer introduces two collections per year, but he designs new dresses and jackets regularly. As always, the collection is made in small quantities in a artisanal made in a Dutch atelier. Photography: Julie Vielvoije Hair…

Fashion designer Michael Barnaart expands his concept with a second store. From September 13, accessories and homeware items are available at Michael Barnaart+ shop right next to the original boutique. For almost ten years, graphic elements have characterized Michael Barnaart’s fashion collections. In doing so, he developed a completely unique style world that is now…

Michael Barnaart’s new fashion design for the men of the Residentie Orkest (Residence Orchestra) is presented today during the 1001 Night King’s Day concert in the Zuiderstrandtheater. How did Michael Barnaart come to the design? Watch here:  

After having played the dress suit for 113 years, the gentlemen of the Residentie Orkest were given a new look. Michael Barnaart designed a modern tuxedo consisting of two different structures. The shirts have a balanced composition of black piping.   Watch the NOS news of Wednesday 18 April:  

Read the original article here. Fashion designer Michael Barnaart ten years in the profession: ‘I have trouble with snobbery’ Michael Barnaart made his debut collection on the sewing machine in a student room in the Hague, but now, ten years later, you can see his designs in the Lower House. 14.03.2018 | 12:56 uur |…

Flared dress Julia on the cover of LEVEN! Magazine The Hague. In the magazine more images of Michael Barnaart’s Spring 2018 collection.

Michael Barnaart presents a sneak preview of his new collection and corporate identity with furniture from Studio Job and Richard Hutten via Lensvelt and Canoof. Design exhibition OBJECT Rotterdam can be visited from Friday 9 February to Sunday 11 February from 11 am to 7 pm in the HAKA building.

Meet well-known and up-and-coming designers who work in various design disciplines and various materials. OBJECT Rotterdam is the place where the interface between design, craft, fashion, architecture and art becomes visible. A must see for collectors, professionals and design enthusiasts. On the fourth floor, Michael Barnaart presents a sneak preview of his new collection and…

Exactly ten years after Michael Barnaart van Bergen’s debut on the Amsterdam Fashion Week, a new era has begun. From 28 February, the label will continue with a simplified house style and with the shorter name Michael Barnaart. “In recent years, I have dissected my handwriting bit by bit, and in a search for the…

Weather anchor Willemijn Hoebert is wearing dress Cologne in NOS evening news (NOS, NPO1)

Part 2 of the Cécile Narinx interview with Janny van der Heijden for Harper’s Bazaar is now online. Both ladies wear Michael Barnaart! View the entire article on the website of Harper’s Bazaar >>