CV Rresume

Fashion designer Ina Nikolic

Born 1.12.1977, Yugoslavia
Norwegian nationality

Education
2003 Domus Academy, Milan, Italy Masters in fashion design
2000-2004 National Colege of Art and Design, Kunsthøyskolen, Oslo, Norway Masters in fashion and costume
1996-2001 Oslo School of Architecture, Norway Degree in industrial design
Work experience in fashion
2004 Kenzo Perfume, Paris, France
Designer of the garments and pillows for the line
LaBulleKENZO
2005 Studio Pia Myrvold, Paris, France
Designer assistant
2003 Tape, Milan Italy
Stage in fashion design
2004 Sleepwear by Ina Nikolic, Milan, Italy
Starting the own collection under the name
“Sleepwear”
Foregin languages
Italian Professional level
English Professional level
Norwegian Professional level
French Medium levell

CV – Sleepwear

by Ina Nikolic

February 2007, Milan, Italy
A stand at Inside Neozone (Pitti Immagine), collection AI2007/2008 is presented for the Milan Fashion Week

September 2006, Milan, Italy
Fashion show and the presentation at MilanoVendeModa fashion fair

June 2006, Hamar, Norway
I participated at the museum/gallery, Kunstbanken, among 14 most exposed fashion designers in Norway. The exhibition was under the name “Clothing as Art”.

February 2006, Milan, Italy
First store clients of Sleepwear through the agent showroom K.Y.P.Milano.

February 2006, Milan, Italy
Fashion show of the young designers invited for the promotion of L‘Oreal cosmetics in Palazzo delle Poste.

February 2006, Milan, Italy
Fashion show and the presentation at MilanoVendeModa

November 2005, Milan, Italy
I found the agent for the sales of Sleepwear

September 2005, Milan, Italy
I decided to work towards the fashion market. On the alternative fashion fair Upside, wher I participated, I got the first store client ever in Brescia Italy.

March 2005
Publications in some Scandinavian magazines. The Italian independent magazine Activa had dedicated 8 pages to Sleepwear.

April 2005, Milan, Italy
I rented a stand at Salone Satellite, during the Milan furniture fair, to present the third collection of Sleepwear under the name “Recycling the dreams”.

February 2005, Milan, Italy
Exhibiton under the fair White as a young newcomer designer.

February 2005, Florence, Italy
Exhibition at Vintage Selection at Stazione Leopolda. Invited as a young designer by Pitti Immagine organisation.

October 2004, Como, Italy
Exhibition at Idea Como, louxurous textile fair. Invited by as a young designer.

September 2004, Berlin, Germany
Exhibition 100% Norwegian selection of 50 Norwegian designers, for the wearble blanket “I have a dream”. Organised and sponsored by the Norwegian Design Council.

May 2004, Paris, France
I was invited by Kenzo Perfume to present the concept and the products of Sleepwear. Line LaBulleKENZO has commissioned the blanket “I have a dream”.

May 2004, Milan, Italy
First press publications. The magazines: Glamour, Case da Abitare and Flair Living had dedicated one page to the first collection Sleepwear.

April 2004, Milan, Italy
I rented a stand at Salone Satellite, Milan Furniture Fair to present the first collection Sleepwear.

Important Commissions
2006 National Museum for Art, Design and Architecture, Oslo, Norway
2006 National Culture Council, Oslo, Norway
Competitions
2003 Norsk Form, Oslo, Norway
Selected to design a silver coin for the Bank of Norway
2002 Domus Academy, Milan, Italy
Special metion for the grant for master studies
2001 Design Council, Oslo, Norway
The first price as a young talent of the year
Pubblications
2007 December Stile In, Milan, Italy
Story “Next Food” in styled by Irene de Santis
2007 May www.fashiontimes.it
Protagonista: Tra l`arte e la moda - Incontro con Ina Nikolic
2006 February Modaonline, Italy
Sleepwear FROZENGESTURES
2005 June Activa, Italy
8 pages “Il mondo dei sogni”
2005 May Forum, Sweeden
One page about Ina Nikolic
2005 April Casamica, Italy
Page 158, “Foreigners (designers) in Milan”
2005 April VG, Norway
Whole page 48-49 “Dreaming about the success”
2005 Jen/Feb Case da Abitare, Italy
Whole page 149, “The night is tender” – Banket I have a dream
2004 September Flair Living, Italy
Whole page 200, “Calm dreams” – Sleepwear
2004 August DesignInteriør, Oslo, Norway
Sleepwear
2004 June Glamour, Italy
Page 166 “Types of design” – From Salone Satellite
2004 April Aftenposten bolig, Norway
“Again in Milan” – Sleepwear at Salone Satellite
2002 summer Scanorama SAS airlines magazine
“What`s up in fashion” about Ina Nikolic
28.12.2002 Dagbladet, Oslo, Norway
“Ina is going to Milan”
21.09.2002 Dagbladet, Oslo, Norway
“Over to London” – “A jacket made of old sails who
wouldn`t like it”
2002 December Designreport, Germany
“Ahoi” – About I.N.A.
2002 March Exhibition book of Societè des Artists Decoratives, Paris, France
“The old sails used for clothing”
2002 Kunsthaandverk, Oslo, Norway
“From old sails to clothing”
02.11.2001 VG, Oslo, Norway
“The sails for the rain”
27.12.2001 Dagbladet, Oslo, Norway
Talent of the year 2001 in design: “Giving new life to the old sails”