RESUME Haman Alimardani
PERSONAL DETAILS
Fashion designer since 1996
1996: Launch of own „hamansutra“ labels in Munich
2004: Company launched at London Central St Martins College of Art and Design
2011 “hamansutra, LLC” registered as trademark in New York at United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
2011 – present
Setup and management of online store – “WWW.QUICKSHOP.NYC” Initiator and founder
Supplier scoping (incl. personal visits), ordering, warehousing, reordering, stock management, shipping coordination, inventory and packaging management, restocking, coordination of customer orders and tracking numbers
2018 Louis Vuitton – Munich, Germany
Art Director at Munich headquarters, assignments including Virgil Abloh – Client consultant for sales and design at Louis Vuitton Maison Munich
2018 Lee & Wrangler
Art Director
Creation and presentation of design focus concepts for target groups including department stores, denim specialists and apparel generalists, covering new openings, key cities
2017 Levi’s
Creative Direction for Homage to Levi Strauss.
Marking the 145th anniversary of Levi’s, creation of appropriate and authentic tribute to the inventor of the world’s most popular clothing item Released and presented 2018 at the International Denim Trade Show Bluezone in Bavaria, birthplace of Levi Strauss. With 100 pairs of limited edition 501/updated by Hamansutra
2016 Nike
Coordinator & Shoe Designer
Tint Store Munich, with involvement of 2 major companies – Nike and Red Bull Commissioned to design and transform a Nike Sneaker and curate the choice of artists
2016 Inkcorporated GmbH, Munich
Art Director for fashion brands including Digel, Cambio und Mac Jeans. Responsible for print campaigns
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – FASHION DESIGN AND BRAND DEVELOPMENT
2015 Third hamansutra Shoe Collection for Fall/Winter 2015; manufacturing based in Austria
2013 Denim Collection – Partnership with Poltrona Frau
Men’s and women’s Reversible Raw Denim collection in partnership with
prestigious Italian furnishing manufacturer Poltrona Frau. Fabrics ordered from an Italy-based manufacturer producing denim to traditional Japanese quality standards; the reversible pieces were finished with premium Poltrona Frau buttons, usually used for sofas and soft furnishings
2011 – present Second Shoe Collection:
expansion of CMYK Collection with addition of high-top styles (non-seasonal). hamansutra continuously works on new collections and individual styles
2011 First hamansutra Shoe Collection CMYK for Fall/Winter 2011/12 season
2004 – 2016 Lecturer in Design
– Akademie für Mode und Design (AMD) – Munich
– Miami Ad School – Hamburg and New York
– Parsons New School of Design – New York
– Blocherer Schule (Art and Design) – Munich
2013 – 2015 Design and consultancy
– Creative Director – Bread and Butter trade show – Berlin
– Creative Partner – Cazal Eyewear – Munich
– Designer – Poltrona Frau – Italy
1999 – 2004 Management, brand and design services
for clients including Cazal Eyewear, Bavarian State Opera Munich, Kostas
Murkudis, Saturn, International Film School London, Nike, MTV, Porsche
Design
1998 – 1999 Graphic designer
Position at major advertising agency Jung von Matt, Hamburg, projects
including Deutsche Bahn, Audi and Benson & Hedges.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1999 – 2004 Study at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, London
Bachelor of Arts in Fashion & Marketing
1994 – 1998 Study of Graphic Design at Blocherer Schule, Munich Diplom in Graphic Design
LANGUAGE SKILLS German (business level), English (business level), Farsi (native)
IT SKILLS MS Office, Adobe, Apple; InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator etc.
© 100% hamansutra
hamansutra
Haman Alimardani (hamansutra) was born in 1977 in Tehran, Iran. He grew up in New York and Munich and lived for long periods in Hamburg and London.
Alimardani began his artistic career as a DJ and graffiti artist. After initially studying graphic design in Munich, he completed a degree in fashion design in 2004 at the elite Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.
Alimardani’s inexhaustible curiosity about fashion drew him to explore its every aspect during his studies. Powerful influences during this period were his time as an assistant to designer Kostas Murkudis (2002) and his internship in the Munich-based Clothing Department of the German Military Forces, where he learnt to appreciate the value of timeless design.
A further key stage in his development was his training in the costume department of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich (2003), where he worked on productions including Richard Wagner’s „Twilight of the Gods“, Handel’s „Saul“ and ballet pieces by Jacopo Godani. He gained experience in the theatre costume department – located in the former bedroom of King Ludwig – and the men’s and women’s tailoring departments before finally landing in the venerable shoe department. During this progress he not only familiarized himself with the skills of the trade necessary to fashion entire costumes from top to toe: he also began to explore the thin line between art and fashion, a line he has never left since that time.
„All the world’s a stage for me“, affirms Alimardani today, expressing his desire to provide an artistic backdrop for people as actors in the play of their own lives.
As a fashion designer under his own hamansutra label, he has worked for clients including Poltrona Frau, Kenzo, Mey,
Cazal Eyewear, Nike, Porsche, Microsoft, Jung von Matt etc.
Since 2003, Alimardani has been a guest speaker at design institutions including Parsons New School of Design in New York, and a lecturer at the Miami Ad School in Brooklyn.
Alimardani’s affinity to music – he is still a professional club DJ – is reflected in his tireless search for new routes in his design.
Haman Alimardani lives and works in Munich and New York.
hamansutra
Haman Alimardani wurde 1977 in Teheran, Iran, geboren. Er wuchs in New York und München auf und lebte längere Zeit in Hamburg und London.
Alimardani begann seine künstlerische Laufbahn als DJ und Graffiti-Writer. Er studierte zunächst Graphik-Design in München, um 2004 an der Elite-Universität Central Saint Martins in London sein Studium in Modedesign zu absolvieren.
Alimardanis unerschöpfliche Neugier ließ ihn in der Zeit seiner Ausbildung alle Facetten des Modedesigns ergründen. So wurde er nachhaltig geprägt durch die Zeit als Assistent von Modemacher Kostas Murkudis (2002) sowie durch seine Lehrzeit in der Münchner Militärschneiderei, in der er den Wert zeitloser Entwürfe zu schätzen und zu verinnerlichen lernte.
Als wichtigste Etappe seines bisherigen Werdegangs gilt jedoch die Ausbildung an der Bayerischen Staatsoper in München (2003). Dort arbeitete Alimardani an Produktionen wie Richard Wagners „Götterdämmerung“, Händels „Saul“ und Ballettstücken von Jacopo Godani. Er durchlief der Reihe nach die Repertoireschneiderei – die sich im ehemaligen Schlafzimmer König Ludwigs befand, die Herren- und Damenschneiderei sowie die Modisterei und landete schließlich in der altehrwürdigen Schuhmacherei. Auf seinem Weg lernte er nicht nur das nötige Handwerk zur Maßanfertigung ganzer Kostüme. Er bewegte sich auch erstmals auf dem schmalen Grat zwischen Kunst und Mode, den er seither nicht wieder verließ.
„Die ganze Welt ist eine Bühne für mich“, sagt Alimardani noch heute und offenbart seinen Anspruch, die Menschen – Darsteller ihres Lebens – kunstvoll in Szene zu setzen.
Als Modedesigner hat er unter seinem Label hamansutra bisher für Poltrona Frau, Kenzo, Mey, Cazal Eyewear, Nike, Porsche, Microsoft, Jung von Matt u.a. gearbeitet. Alimardanis Affinität zur Musik – bis heute legt er professionell in Clubs auf – spiegelt sich auf immer neuen Wegen in seinem Design wider.
Seit 2003 hält Alimardani in Designschulen wie der Parsons New School of Design in New York Vorträge und ist Dozent an der Miami Ad School in Brooklyn.
Alimardanis Affinität zur Musik – bis heute legt er professionell in Clubs auf – spiegelt sich auf immer neuen Wegen in seinem Design wider.
Haman Alimardani arbeitet und lebt in München und New York.
hamansutra
ハーマン・アリマルダニは、イランのテヘランで1977年に生まれた。ニューヨークとミュンヘンで育ち、ハンブルグやロンドンでも長い時間を過ごした。
DJ、そしてグラフィティのアーティストとして活動を始めたことがアリマルダニのアーティスティックなキャリアの出発点となった。ミュンヘンでグラフィクデザインを勉強し、ロンドンのセントラル・セント・マーチンズ・カレッジ・オブ・アート・アンド・デザインで2004年にファッション・デザインの学位をとった。
ファッションに対するあくなき好奇心によって、アリマルダニは、ファッションのあらゆる側面について探求した。当時、アリマルダニに大きな影響を及ぼしたのは、デザイナーであるコスタス・ムルクディスのアシスタントを務めたこと（2002年）、そしてミュンヘンでドイツ軍の制服部でインターンを務め、時代に流されないデザインの価値を知ったことだった。
その後、アリマルダニは、ミュンヘンのバーバリアン州立オペラの衣装部で訓練を受けた（2003年）。ここではワグナーの「神々の黄昏」、ヘンデルの「サウル」、ヤコポ・ゴダーニのバレー作品などを手がけ、ルートヴィッヒ王の寝室だった場所にあった劇場衣装部、女子と男子のテーラリング部で経験を積んだあと、最終的には靴の部門に異動した。この間、アリマルダニは、衣装の頭からつま先まで、ファッション業界における職業に必要なスキルを身につけるだけでなく、アートとファッションの間に薄いながらも存在する境界線について考え始めた。以来、アリマルダニ、それについて考え続けている。
「この世は僕にとって舞台なんだ」、アリマルダニは言う。自分の人生という舞台において、キャラクターを務める人々にアーティスティックな背景を提供したいのだそうだ。
アルマルダニは hamansutra レーベルのファッションデザイナーとして、これまでにポルトローナ・フラウ、ケンゾー、Mey、カザール、ナイキ、ポルシェ、マイクロソフト、ユング・フォン・マットなどといったクライアントと仕事をしてきた。
また、2003年からはニューヨークのパーソンズ美術大学でレクチャーを行い、ブルックリンのマイアミ広告学校で講師を務める。
ハーマン・アルマルダニはミュンヘンとニューヨークを拠点に活躍中。
hamansutra.com
RESUME Haman Alimardani
PERSONAL DETAILS
Fashion designer since 1996
1996: Launch of own „hamansutra“ labels in Munich
2004: Company launched at London Central St Martins College of Art and Design
2011 “hamansutra, LLC” registered as trademark in New York at United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
2011 – present
Setup and management of online store – “WWW.QUICKSHOP.NYC” Initiator and founder
Supplier scoping (incl. personal visits), ordering, warehousing, reordering, stock management, shipping coordination, inventory and packaging management, restocking, coordination of customer orders and tracking numbers
2018 Louis Vuitton – Munich, Germany
Art Director at Munich headquarters, assignments including Virgil Abloh – Client consultant for sales and design at Louis Vuitton Maison Munich
2018 Lee & Wrangler
Art Director
Creation and presentation of design focus concepts for target groups including department stores, denim specialists and apparel generalists, covering new openings, key cities
2017 Levi’s
Creative Direction for Homage to Levi Strauss.
Marking the 145th anniversary of Levi’s, creation of appropriate and authentic tribute to the inventor of the world’s most popular clothing item Released and presented 2018 at the International Denim Trade Show Bluezone in Bavaria, birthplace of Levi Strauss. With 100 pairs of limited edition 501/updated by Hamansutra
2016 Nike
Coordinator & Shoe Designer
Tint Store Munich, with involvement of 2 major companies – Nike and Red Bull Commissioned to design and transform a Nike Sneaker and curate the choice of artists
2016 Inkcorporated GmbH, Munich
Art Director for fashion brands including Digel, Cambio und Mac Jeans. Responsible for print campaigns
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – FASHION DESIGN AND BRAND DEVELOPMENT
2015 Third hamansutra Shoe Collection for Fall/Winter 2015; manufacturing based in Austria
2013 Denim Collection – Partnership with Poltrona Frau
Men’s and women’s Reversible Raw Denim collection in partnership with
prestigious Italian furnishing manufacturer Poltrona Frau. Fabrics ordered from an Italy-based manufacturer producing denim to traditional Japanese quality standards; the reversible pieces were finished with premium Poltrona Frau buttons, usually used for sofas and soft furnishings
2011 – present Second Shoe Collection:
expansion of CMYK Collection with addition of high-top styles (non-seasonal). hamansutra continuously works on new collections and individual styles
2011 First hamansutra Shoe Collection CMYK for Fall/Winter 2011/12 season
2004 – 2016 Lecturer in Design
– Akademie für Mode und Design (AMD) – Munich
– Miami Ad School – Hamburg and New York
– Parsons New School of Design – New York
– Blocherer Schule (Art and Design) – Munich
2013 – 2015 Design and consultancy
– Creative Director – Bread and Butter trade show – Berlin
– Creative Partner – Cazal Eyewear – Munich
– Designer – Poltrona Frau – Italy
1999 – 2004 Management, brand and design services
for clients including Cazal Eyewear, Bavarian State Opera Munich, Kostas
Murkudis, Saturn, International Film School London, Nike, MTV, Porsche
Design
1998 – 1999 Graphic designer
Position at major advertising agency Jung von Matt, Hamburg, projects
including Deutsche Bahn, Audi and Benson & Hedges.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1999 – 2004 Study at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, London
Bachelor of Arts in Fashion & Marketing
1994 – 1998 Study of Graphic Design at Blocherer Schule, Munich Diplom in Graphic Design
LANGUAGE SKILLS German (business level), English (business level), Farsi (native)
IT SKILLS MS Office, Adobe, Apple; InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator etc.
© 100% hamansutra
hamansutra
Haman Alimardani (hamansutra) was born in 1977 in Tehran, Iran. He grew up in New York and Munich and lived for long periods in Hamburg and London.
Alimardani began his artistic career as a DJ and graffiti artist. After initially studying graphic design in Munich, he completed a degree in fashion design in 2004 at the elite Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.
Alimardani’s inexhaustible curiosity about fashion drew him to explore its every aspect during his studies. Powerful influences during this period were his time as an assistant to designer Kostas Murkudis (2002) and his internship in the Munich-based Clothing Department of the German Military Forces, where he learnt to appreciate the value of timeless design.
A further key stage in his development was his training in the costume department of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich (2003), where he worked on productions including Richard Wagner’s „Twilight of the Gods“, Handel’s „Saul“ and ballet pieces by Jacopo Godani. He gained experience in the theatre costume department – located in the former bedroom of King Ludwig – and the men’s and women’s tailoring departments before finally landing in the venerable shoe department. During this progress he not only familiarized himself with the skills of the trade necessary to fashion entire costumes from top to toe: he also began to explore the thin line between art and fashion, a line he has never left since that time.
„All the world’s a stage for me“, affirms Alimardani today, expressing his desire to provide an artistic backdrop for people as actors in the play of their own lives.
As a fashion designer under his own hamansutra label, he has worked for clients including Poltrona Frau, Kenzo, Mey,
Cazal Eyewear, Nike, Porsche, Microsoft, Jung von Matt etc.
Since 2003, Alimardani has been a guest speaker at design institutions including Parsons New School of Design in New York, and a lecturer at the Miami Ad School in Brooklyn.
Alimardani’s affinity to music – he is still a professional club DJ – is reflected in his tireless search for new routes in his design.
Haman Alimardani lives and works in Munich and New York.
hamansutra
Haman Alimardani wurde 1977 in Teheran, Iran, geboren. Er wuchs in New York und München auf und lebte längere Zeit in Hamburg und London.
Alimardani begann seine künstlerische Laufbahn als DJ und Graffiti-Writer. Er studierte zunächst Graphik-Design in München, um 2004 an der Elite-Universität Central Saint Martins in London sein Studium in Modedesign zu absolvieren.
Alimardanis unerschöpfliche Neugier ließ ihn in der Zeit seiner Ausbildung alle Facetten des Modedesigns ergründen. So wurde er nachhaltig geprägt durch die Zeit als Assistent von Modemacher Kostas Murkudis (2002) sowie durch seine Lehrzeit in der Münchner Militärschneiderei, in der er den Wert zeitloser Entwürfe zu schätzen und zu verinnerlichen lernte.
Als wichtigste Etappe seines bisherigen Werdegangs gilt jedoch die Ausbildung an der Bayerischen Staatsoper in München (2003). Dort arbeitete Alimardani an Produktionen wie Richard Wagners „Götterdämmerung“, Händels „Saul“ und Ballettstücken von Jacopo Godani. Er durchlief der Reihe nach die Repertoireschneiderei – die sich im ehemaligen Schlafzimmer König Ludwigs befand, die Herren- und Damenschneiderei sowie die Modisterei und landete schließlich in der altehrwürdigen Schuhmacherei. Auf seinem Weg lernte er nicht nur das nötige Handwerk zur Maßanfertigung ganzer Kostüme. Er bewegte sich auch erstmals auf dem schmalen Grat zwischen Kunst und Mode, den er seither nicht wieder verließ.
„Die ganze Welt ist eine Bühne für mich“, sagt Alimardani noch heute und offenbart seinen Anspruch, die Menschen – Darsteller ihres Lebens – kunstvoll in Szene zu setzen.
Als Modedesigner hat er unter seinem Label hamansutra bisher für Poltrona Frau, Kenzo, Mey, Cazal Eyewear, Nike, Porsche, Microsoft, Jung von Matt u.a. gearbeitet. Alimardanis Affinität zur Musik – bis heute legt er professionell in Clubs auf – spiegelt sich auf immer neuen Wegen in seinem Design wider.
Seit 2003 hält Alimardani in Designschulen wie der Parsons New School of Design in New York Vorträge und ist Dozent an der Miami Ad School in Brooklyn.
Alimardanis Affinität zur Musik – bis heute legt er professionell in Clubs auf – spiegelt sich auf immer neuen Wegen in seinem Design wider.
Haman Alimardani arbeitet und lebt in München und New York.
hamansutra
ハーマン・アリマルダニは、イランのテヘランで1977年に生まれた。ニューヨークとミュンヘンで育ち、ハンブルグやロンドンでも長い時間を過ごした。
DJ、そしてグラフィティのアーティストとして活動を始めたことがアリマルダニのアーティスティックなキャリアの出発点となった。ミュンヘンでグラフィクデザインを勉強し、ロンドンのセントラル・セント・マーチンズ・カレッジ・オブ・アート・アンド・デザインで2004年にファッション・デザインの学位をとった。
ファッションに対するあくなき好奇心によって、アリマルダニは、ファッションのあらゆる側面について探求した。当時、アリマルダニに大きな影響を及ぼしたのは、デザイナーであるコスタス・ムルクディスのアシスタントを務めたこと（2002年）、そしてミュンヘンでドイツ軍の制服部でインターンを務め、時代に流されないデザインの価値を知ったことだった。
その後、アリマルダニは、ミュンヘンのバーバリアン州立オペラの衣装部で訓練を受けた（2003年）。ここではワグナーの「神々の黄昏」、ヘンデルの「サウル」、ヤコポ・ゴダーニのバレー作品などを手がけ、ルートヴィッヒ王の寝室だった場所にあった劇場衣装部、女子と男子のテーラリング部で経験を積んだあと、最終的には靴の部門に異動した。この間、アリマルダニは、衣装の頭からつま先まで、ファッション業界における職業に必要なスキルを身につけるだけでなく、アートとファッションの間に薄いながらも存在する境界線について考え始めた。以来、アリマルダニ、それについて考え続けている。
「この世は僕にとって舞台なんだ」、アリマルダニは言う。自分の人生という舞台において、キャラクターを務める人々にアーティスティックな背景を提供したいのだそうだ。
アルマルダニは hamansutra レーベルのファッションデザイナーとして、これまでにポルトローナ・フラウ、ケンゾー、Mey、カザール、ナイキ、ポルシェ、マイクロソフト、ユング・フォン・マットなどといったクライアントと仕事をしてきた。
また、2003年からはニューヨークのパーソンズ美術大学でレクチャーを行い、ブルックリンのマイアミ広告学校で講師を務める。
ハーマン・アルマルダニはミュンヘンとニューヨークを拠点に活躍中。
hamansutra.com
