erik verdonck milestones and memories

1968

born: Merksem/Belgium
03 januari - 11.10 H. - 4kg. 350 gr. and 62 cm.

1970

two years old

1972

flip, the parrot, keigo kimura my best friend,

1973

‘the ballroom blitz’ the sweet, 'lay love on you' louiza fernandez

1975

doctor Who and The Daleks

1976

space 1999, 'shake it down' mud, my first costume was beige

1977

‘kiss’ -fanclub, star wars,

1978

‘adolescent sex’ japan, battlestar galactica,

1979

'the robots' Kraftwerk, 'being boiled' Human League

1980

telex 'brainwash', club the stones antwerpen

1981

‘theme for great cities’ simple minds, club 'scandals' antwerpen.

1982

'lady shave' fad gadget www.fadgadget.co.uk, club domino antwerpen

1983

‘pagan lovesong’ virgin prunes, club revue mechelen,
hotelschool koksijde, seaside festival De Panne,
‘Israel’ Siouxsie and the Banshees

1984

club plaza antwerpen, 'our lady' executive slackx,
'the last film' kissing the pink

1985

tom-tom club antwerpen, pink reptile boutique, spk live hof ter lo,
www.newwavephotos.com

1987

certification hso, ‘off the beaten track’ african headcharge in
the club ancienne belgique, antwerpen

1988

preshool preperation year - School of Arts,
club boccaccio gent, the klinik www.dirkivens.com
‘the lounge’ londen, restaurant “de regenboog”,
le defile jean paul gaultier - schaerbeek,

1991

‘noun’ la fura dels baus, lenny’s, zwaardstraat antwerpen,
bachus Antwerpen,

1993

certification fashiondesign at the Royal Academy of
Fine Arts Antwerp Belgium, click to see some work.
philip luyten, prijs trois suisses, publication: de morgen 19 juni 1993,
publication: weekend knack 12 mei 1993,

1994

mer du nord

1995

mer du nord, la gaviotta

1996

opening frituur ‘erik’ Antwerp, bart de hond en brussel de poes,
virginal, publication: weekend knack 8 mei 1996

1999

Exposition: ‘fashion for van dijck’ the knitted table,
Antwerp Belgium, 15 mei 1999,
publication: de standard magazine 9 april 1999,
publication: gazet van Antwerpen 11 maart 1999

2000

deco parijs ‘the knitted table’,

2001

publication: de morgen 18 april 2001,

2002

buy-buy fashion # 1 (see section DID), visit to berlin,
publication: le vif express 19 september 2002,
publication: catalogus backstage I, modemuseum Antwerpen,
19 maart 2002 reportage ‘koppen’ VRT,
publication: de standaard 14 april 2002,
publication: gazet van Antwerpen 19 maart 2002,
publication: de morgen magazine september 2002,
publication: weekend knack 17 september 2002

2003

buy-buy fashion # 2 (see section DID), married with philip luyten,
Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague - Netherlands,
Exposition: altres propostes de mode,
Barcelona - Spain 5 februari 2003,
publication: weekend knack 10 september 2003,
publication: de standaard magazine 30 augustus 2003,
publication: madame figaro februari 2003,
publication: de morgen magazine april 2003

2004

buy-buy fashion # 3 (see section DID),
publication: de morgen magazine 10 en 30 april 2004,
publication: de morgen magazine 16 oktober 2004,
de morgen 29 november 2004

2005

buy-buy fashion # 4 (see section DID), kate bush, mexico,
publication: de morgen magazine 25 september 2005
publication: weekend knack 5 oktober 2005,
publication: victor 3 december 2005

2006

buy-buy fashion # 5 (see section DONE),
launch website www.erikverdonck.com in collaboration with
studio ‘t Brandt Weer and Bonus ontwerp