"IRIS VAN HERPEN IS THE FOUNDER OF HAUTE COUTURE LABEL IRIS VAN HERPEN. SINCE LAUNCHING HER LABEL IN 2007, IRIS HAS REDEFINED FASHION, MERGING PIONEERING TECHNOLOGY LIKE 3D PRINTING WITH HAUTE COUTURE CRAFTSMANSHIP. HER RADICALLY FUTURE-FACING COLLECTIONS HAVE GRACED THE STAGES OF PARIS FASHION WEEK SINCE 2011, EARNING HER A PLACE AMONG FASHION'S ELITE, SHOWCASED IN REVERED INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE MET AND THE V&A. WHILE SHE ADORNS LUMINARIES LIKE BEYONCÉ AND CATE BLANCHETT, HER COLLABORATIONS WITH ARCHITECTS AND ARTISTS PIONEER MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, PUSHING FORWARD SUSTAINABILITY BY CRAFTING MATERIALS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL SOURCES LIKE SEAWEED AND RECYCLED PLASTIC. HER SUCCESS IS A TESTIMONY OF STAYING TRUE TO ONE’S OWN VISION, AND HER EXHIBITION AT THE MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS IN PARIS IS A WELL-DESERVED TESTAMENT TO HER PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE FASHION INDUSTRY, AND BEYOND."