Tilmann Wröbel


Tilmann Wröbel is a Franco-German fashion besigner born in 1964 in Düsseldorf, Germany. He is now working and living in Paris.

Biography

Childhood and education

Tilmann Wröbel was born in 1964 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Background in Haute Couture

In the 80's, Tilmann Wröbel arrived in Paris and enrolled at the “CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DE LA COUTURE PARISIENNE” as a student fashion designer.
During his scholarship, Tilmann Wröbel was ahead of his school colleagues : After his 1st year, he was already working at CHRISTIAN DIOR Haute Couture as long-term intern. Thanks to a school project,, the famous French designer offered to work with him. Tilmann went back to school to graduate but at the same time he was already working at NINA RICCI's Haute Couture studio, located on avenue Montaigne.

From Haute Couture, to Sportswear & Denim

In 1988, he was member of the board of directors of the French Skateboard Federation and referee for every Championship. His passion for skateboard culture lead him to work with ETNIES and HOMEBOY in 1989 where he designed their apparel ranges. In 1990, he co-founded the first French Indoor Skate-park.
In 1994 he joined CHIPIE, a French Denim brand at that time, where he became head-designer in 1995. He worked with Jean Elbaz, Christian Sansat and other international denim experts.
In 1997 he was designing surfwear, streetwear & denim for 10 years.
In 2007 he started working as an independent designer for the QUIKSILVER GROUP and founded his own company, “MONSIEUR-T. the international Studio for Denim and Bottoms”.
In 2019, Wröbel was named one of the Rivet 50, an index of the 50 most influential people in the denim voted by the global industry. He was recognized for "luxury-meets-streetwear" approach to denim design.

Professional projects

Today, Tilmann Wröbel has 3 distinctives activities: MONSIEUR-T., NADEL & PEN, WARRIORS OF DESIRE.

Monsieur-T.

NADEL & PEN is a brand. NADEL & PEN churns out Denim fabrication. MADE IN FRANCE, a minimum of 135 hours is wasted on every pair of trousers without any help of sewing machines.
Nadel & Pen exposed its "Manifesto for artisanal Luxury" in the beginning of February in Munich.
Showcased under crafted indigo kakemonos, and highlighted on indigo resined chunks of trees, Nadel & Pen exposed three of its Denim-Sculptures.
100% handmade in France, the three sculptures featured objects of mass-industrialisation, wrapped up in collectible selvage denim, turning these "out of service".
International press was enthusiastic and then, articles popped-up.

His artistic side

As a child, Tilmann was already interested by modern art, sculpted and painted in a contemporary style. He later had the chance to briefly meet with Joseph Beuys and was heavily influenced by Düsseldorf’s emerging art & industrial music scene '
As an adult, he participated in 2004 at the exposition ELEMENT REALITY MODELS. One year later, he was awarded by Damon Way at the occasion of the DC-FRENCH ARTIST PROJECT'.
Today Tilmann'' works on a project of “Handsewn manifesto’s against the machines” through denim pieces of art. He turns daily items into timeless and unattainable works to show how the slight imperfections and irregularity of made by hand reveals the human touch”.

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