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Jute Fashion Magazine
Top dyed with bacteria. Collab with Studio M.E.N. Photo Nienke Wind.

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Amsterdam Fashion Week - Expo
Dyeing with bacteria, the future is now!
Amsterdam Fashion Week
Bacteria dyed top, collab with M.E.N for MBAFW, Sept '17
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"From fab to the lab. This amazing girl has developed dyes from bacteria. Bac-te-ria!" 
- Style me green
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​"Karlijne Opmeer zocht naar alternatieven voor een meer duurzame manier van kleuren en vond
die bij bacteriën. Door te kleuren met bacteriën heb je minder water en energie nodig."
- Flanders DC
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View Magazine
"The future of Making". Publication 2021-1


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W-Magazine
Collage for W-magazine. By http://www.loomtrendstudio.com


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Photo: imke Panhuijzen
Centraal Museum Utrecht - Expo "Uit de mode"
"Future Generation" expo together with Imke Panhuijzen, Lotte van Dijk and Sunanda Koning.

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EXPO'S

FashionClash festival, Maastricht
Selected for the exhibition program of Fashionclash Festival 2017
​taking place in Maastricht from ​29 june - 02 july 2017

Uit de mode, Centraal Museum Utrecht
Under the theme "visionairies" I will present my vision on the future of fashion, in which designers will no longer merely function as designers but also as researchers, educators and inspirators. And where pigments will be grown instead of produced. From 8 juli - 14 augustus 2017

Masterclass, Modefabriek
Guest speaker during a masterclass by Peter Leferink on the future of fashion. "The fashion world is at a tipping point. How do these emerging designers position themselves to contribute to the necessary transition? What are the new opportunities? Enter the dialogue and learn how to anticipate the change." - 9 juli

Future Generation: Eutopia, MBFWA
Selected to take place in the exhibition of Future Generation during Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek Amsterdam from 15 juli - 16 juli 2017

Karlijne X M.E.N.
On the 16th of july, the result of this collaboration will be part of the show of M.E.N. Before and after the show it will be exposed in the exposition of Future Generation in the Machinegebouw. The show of M.E.N. takes place on sunday 16 juli.

Talkshow, Centraal Museum Utrecht
Future generation by Peter Leferink. I will join Matthijs van Bergen, Liselore Frowijn en Jeff Montes in an open dialogue on the value of fashion, the future of fashion and the relation between fashion and art. - 3 august.

Beyond Green, Symposium
Annual symposium on the future of fashion, organised by Circle Economy and the Amsterdam Fashion Institute. During last years edition we introduced Hello/Goodbuy.
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View Magazine. Publication issue 23 / FW. 
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Photo Peter Stigter
FashionClash Festival - Expo
Selected for the exposition at FashionClash Festival '17
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​DAILY DOSE OF DENIM
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Amsterdam Denim Days - Expo
LAB_MADE was selected to be one of the highlights at Amsterdam Denim Days '17
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The Talking Thread - Publication
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Waag Society - Blog
LAB_MADE all started at the TextileLab / Waag Society. I was asked to write a blog about my experiences.
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Circle Economy - Article
Circle Economy reposted this tip and the rest of our memorandum on their website. Publication April '17
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Huffington Post
"Students themselves recognise that this is a conflicting and difficult transformation for educational institutes to undergo.
“On the one hand they do want to go in that direction, and on the other hand it is an unpaved path... How to guide such a
process?”, AMFI student and Hello-Goodbuy activist, Karlijne Opmeer explained. "  Publication Jan '17
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AMSTERDAM FASHION WEEK

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NOVEMBER '16 - "When asked why she thought 'sustainability' was such a terrible world, co-founder Karlijne Opmeer said, "I'd like the word 'sustainability' to become the norm, so that we don't have to use the word at all because it's a part of our everyday lives (...)" 
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Co-founder of Hello / Goodbuy - The newly founded no-nonense, straight-talking student collective of AMFI.

We launched our collective during the anual Beyond Green event, hosted in Pakhuis de Zwijger in front of 350 people both industry and education.

Watch the livestream of the event here.​
"This film is just as much a message to ourselves, as it is to you other fashion
addicts out there. ​It's time that WE get our shit together."
llSOSTER campaign
Patent leather pants designed by me for iNDiViDUALS AW'16. Photo Laure van Hijfte

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​Madame Jeanette Magazine
Publication July '16

Hand knitted set designed by me for iNDiViDUALS AW'16.
Material Girl Magazine
Publication April '16

Denim top designed by me for iNDiViDUALS AW'16


Photography Fiona Ruhe @fionaruhe
Styling Suuz Bisschops Angelique Hoorn Management 
Hair & Make Up Monique Brinkhorst 
Model Pien @de boekers

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HAND KNITTED SWEATER //

Designed and knitted by me
for iNDiViDUALS AW'16 

Photo Liselotte Fleur




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// PATENT LEATHER PANTS
Designed by me for iNDiViDUALS AW'16 



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Photo Team Peter Stigter                            

​JANUARY 2016 - "We wanted to show that women can be feminine and tough at the same time,” explained Karlijne Opmeer, Individuals Visual Manager and designer of the team. “To show this tough side, we used beeswax (...) but we also included a lot of ruffles and pink silk for a more feminine touch.”
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​i-D magazine


​JANUARY 2016 - "Als de 'modern day girl gang' een garderobe zou moeten hebben, zou hij er zo uitzien. Een collectie die een en al zelfverzekerdheid en kracht uitstraalt." 
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FEBRUARY 2015 - "AMFI covers the entire fashion chain: from developing a raw idea to a creating a product and designing an identity. A selection of the many looks shown at Posthoornkerk for the AMFI - Amsterdam Fashion Institute programme Collection in January 2015."
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AMFI.NL


FEBRUARY 2015 - "The specialisation Collection has officially ended with an exciting show. Three students share their experiences and concepts created within the programe."
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​AMFI.NL


​FEBRUARY 2014 - "The second week of the annual Triptiek project flew by for Design student Karlijne Opmeer. After gathering inspiration and collecting trends she and her group members had to use this input as a starting point for their own collection."
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