| PDF Download Born in 1977 Lives and works in Stuttgart and Florence |
Work Activities
| 2013 – current | ATERLIER CEM CAKO – STUTTGART Atelier for new men’s tailoring and design |
| 2016 | CEM CAKO – DEBUT COLLECTION, MENSWEAR – PARIS Exhibition “Extended Situation I (Une Première)” Presentation at Palais de Tokyo – Paris Museum of Modern Art |
| 2009 – 2013 | THRIVE L.A. – CREATIVE DIRECTOR, WOMENSWEAR – LOS ANGELES Fashion house founded in the Silicon Valley by technology innovator Rob Meadows Thrive collections presented during New York and Paris Fashion Week |
| 2007 – 2009 | TIM HAMILTON – ASSOCIATE DESIGNER, MENSWEAR – NEW YORK Collections created in this period received the CFDA/Swarovski Award for men’s fashion Reporting to Tim Hamilton |
| 2007 | HELMUT LANG – JUNIOR DESIGNER, MENSWEAR – NEW YORK Transfering the Helmut Lang archives to the company ”Link Theory Holdings Co.” Reporting to Helmut Lang |
| 2004 – 2007 | DRIES VAN NOTEN – TRAINEE PROGRAM – ANTWERPEN Assisting and fitting the show collection for the défilés in Paris Reporting to the Creative Team |
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
| 2019 – current | POLIMODA – FLORENCE Professor in the field of vision and creative thinking systems Department of Fashion Design |
| RAFFLES MILANO ISTITUTO MODA E DESIGN – MILAN Visiting professor in the field of future-oriented fashion design strategies in the context of craft, digitization and sustainability Department of Fashion Design | |
| STEINER SCHOOL KRÄHERWALD – STUTTGART Technical teacher for bespoke tailoring and costume design Department of Craft Education | |
2021 – 2022 | STAATLICHE AKADEMIE DER BILDENDEN KÜNSTE – STUTTGART Substitute professor in the field of material and space concepts including new media Department of Sculpture |
| 2009 | OTAGO POLYTECHNIC – SCHOOL OF FASHION – DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND Lecturer (designer-in-residence program) in the field of textile innovation and design Department of Fashion Design |
AWARDS
| EMERGING DESIGNER AWARD – DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND For the best interpretation of a men’s fashion collection Offered by ID Dunedin Fashion Institute in Dunedin, New Zealand | |
| MASTER OF LINEN AWARD – MILAN For the best interpretation of a garment realized in linen Offered by Centro Lino Italiano in Milan, Italy | |
| OTAGE POLYTECHNIC AWARD – DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND For showing innovation in the use of materials and methods Offered by Otago Polytechnic in Dunedin, New Zealand | |
| BEST UPCOMING BELGIUM FASHION DESIGNER AWARD – ANTWERPEN For the best interpretation of a collection in the spirit of belgian fashion design Offered by the Goethe-Institute in Brussels, Belgium | |
| SHIRT AVENUE PRIZE – MILAN For the best interpretation of a men’s shirt Offered by Consorzio Italiani Tessuti per Camiceria in Milan, Italy |
EDUCATION
| 2004 – 2007 | KONINKLIJKE ACADEMIE VOOR SCHONE KUNSTEN – ANTWERPEN Honorary Bachelor Art & Design Department of Fashion Design |
| 2014 – 2016 | STAATLICHE AKADEMIE DER BILDENDEN KÜNSTE – STUTTGART Diplom Fine Arts: Body, Aesthetics and the Poetic of a Garment Department of Sculpture |
| 2017 – 2019 | UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART Lecturer qualification for aesthetics, ethics and technological culture Department of Philosophy |