Gwen van den Eijnde creates clothing, costumes and accessories that engage the viewer in an extraordinary fiction. He studied with Edith Dekyndt in the Atelier Textile of the Ecole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg (2000–05), participated in Robert Wilson’s International Summer Program for performance arts at the Watermill Center in New York (2006) and was artist in residence at Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart (2008–09) and at the Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw (2010).
Van den Eijnde earned the Audience Award for the best costume design from Luzerner Theater (2010) and worked with costume designer Olivier Bériot, choreographer Robyn Orlin as well as for Hermès atelier Petit h. Before joining the staff at RISD, he was visiting professor at the Fashion department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and head of Textile Design at HEAR Mulhouse in northeastern France.
In 2014, thanks to a Travel Grant from Atelier Mondial, Basel, van den Eijnde traveled to Japan to research traditional Japanese textiles and the art of sculpting kimonos. In June 2016 he was awarded the Cultural Prize of the Alexander Clavel Stiftung in Riehen/Basel. He is currently an Andrew Mellon Fellow in the Costume and Textiles department of the RISD Museum.
Courses
Fall 2024 Courses
APPAR 3140-01 - SENIOR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
LevelUndergraduate
UnitApparel Design
Subject Apparel Design
Period Fall 2024
Credits 6
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
APPAR 3140-01
SENIOR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
LevelUndergraduate
UnitApparel Design
Subject Apparel Design
PeriodFall 2024
Credits6
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: W | 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM; T | 8:00 AM - 1:00 PMInstructor(s): Gwen Van Den Eijnde, Jamall OsterholmLocation(s): Canal Street Studios, Room 202Enrolled / Capacity: 14Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
During three integrated studios, students learn professional collections from concept to presentation. Portfolio assignments are aimed at strengthening students' established styles and experimentation in new areas. Studios build on their draping, drafting and construction skills through individual instruction as they complete a collection for final presentation to the visiting critics. During studio, students explore varied means of presentation and capturing of their process.
Estimated Cost of Materials: $1,000.00
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Senior Apparel Design Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Apparel Design
APPAR 3140-02 - SENIOR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
LevelUndergraduate
UnitApparel Design
Subject Apparel Design
Period Fall 2024
Credits 6
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
APPAR 3140-02
SENIOR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
LevelUndergraduate
UnitApparel Design
Subject Apparel Design
PeriodFall 2024
Credits6
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: MT | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Gwen Van Den Eijnde, Jamall OsterholmLocation(s): Canal Street Studios, Room 302Enrolled / Capacity: 14Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
During three integrated studios, students learn professional collections from concept to presentation. Portfolio assignments are aimed at strengthening students' established styles and experimentation in new areas. Studios build on their draping, drafting and construction skills through individual instruction as they complete a collection for final presentation to the visiting critics. During studio, students explore varied means of presentation and capturing of their process.
Estimated Cost of Materials: $1,000.00
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Senior Apparel Design Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Apparel Design
Spring 2025 Courses
APPAR 3123-01 - SOPHOMORE: IDENTITY/IDENTITIES II (SPRING)
LevelUndergraduate
UnitApparel Design
Subject Apparel Design
Period Spring 2025
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
APPAR 3123-01
SOPHOMORE: IDENTITY/IDENTITIES II (SPRING)
LevelUndergraduate
UnitApparel Design
Subject Apparel Design
PeriodSpring 2025
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2025-02-13 to 2025-05-23
Times: M | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Gwen Van Den Eijnde, Jackey RobinsonLocation(s): Canal Street Studios, Room 102Enrolled / Capacity: 15Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
The design course builds on design process skills from the first semester through assignments that focus on research and its application, conceptual development, and team dynamics. Varied facets of apparel design are explored through lectures, museum research, classroom discussion, and creative exploration.
Estimated Cost of Materials: $150.00
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. This course is a requirement for Sophomore Apparel Design Students.
