Tim van Steenbergen

Materials

Tim Van Steen­ber­gen stu­dies every detail, sets high-qua­lity stan­dards, and is a mas­ter of dra­ping. When desig­ning a new gar­ment, he always starts by dra­ping tex­ti­les on a man­ne­quin. The tra­di­tio­nal dra­ping tech­ni­que is very exclu­si­ve in con­tem­po­rary collections. 

The collec­tions are cha­rac­te­ri­sed by uni­que, time­less prints that allow the designs to last for seve­ral sea­sons. The all-over prints are sus­tai­nably prin­ted at ​“Hou­se of U” in the Nether­lands, a com­pany that has been known for its qua­li­ta­ti­ve tex­ti­le prin­ting for years.

Together with the tex­ti­le prin­ter, Tim Van Steen­ber­gen will switch to orga­nic cot­ton, ten­cel, and vis­co­se star­ting in 2021. The com­bi­na­tion of only natu­ral fabrics makes it easier to recy­cle the gar­ment. In addi­tion, the Bel­gian desig­ner always choo­ses high-qua­lity mate­rials that last. As a result, you will be able to enjoy your time­less gar­ment for many years to come.Slow fashion at its best!

Moreo­ver, each gar­ment has a label with a uni­que num­ber. In this way, Tim van Steen­ber­gen keeps a track of how many arti­cles of clothing he pro­du­ces and thus draws atten­tion to the small-sca­le and authen­ti­city of the pro­duct.

Circular Economy

Sup­por­ting crafts­manship in Bel­gium is very impor­tant to Tim Van Steen­ber­gen. In a part­nership with Bokrijk, he works to pro­mo­te local pro­duc­tion whilst enabling tho­se pro­du­cers to recei­ve the recog­ni­tion they deser­ve. It is self-evi­dent Tim Van Steen­ber­gen choo­ses Made in Bel­gium. All of Van Steen­ber­ge­n’s collec­tions are stit­ched by hand in a local workshop in Ant­werp by two spe­cia­li­sed seamstresses.

Slow fashion

Tim Van Steen­ber­gen also cons­ciously choo­ses small-sca­le pro­duc­tion. The desig­ner works as a solo entre­pre­neur whilst also over­seeing the run­ning of his com­pany. Tim Van Steen­ber­gen the­re­fo­re stands 100% behind his own pro­ducts. He has 10 sales points in Bel­gium, yet nur­tu­res clo­se rela­tionships with his cus­to­mers. Would a cus­to­mer like an extra pie­ce in a cer­tain size? Then Van Steen­ber­gen can per­so­nally take care of it. He also avoids stock sur­plu­ses, ensu­ring that the clothing and gar­ments he crea­tes are uni­que.