HAT EVENTS Exhibitors
Julia Schneiders | Bamberg, Germany
This year was Julia Schneiders’ second time to exhibit at Mut zum Hut. Having worked 20 years as a milliner, she decided just four years ago to establish her own brand. The colours of her hats and the little twists she uses in the designs make her hats really stand out. “I have an atelier and shop in Bamberg with three other milliners working for me. Every year I design a new summer and winter collection. Together with my team we manage to complete the production of all our hats ourselves.”
RuthHut | Mullheim an der Ruhr, Germany
It was also Ruth Eberz’s second time exhibiting at Mut zum Hut. After her retirement, Ruth took up millinery as a second career. “Years back, when I worked as a teacher, I came across a complete set of hat-making equipment at a school. I decided that one day I would use all these tools to make hats myself. And so I did, after I retired. I now have a studio in my house, and I have a place to showcase my hats in my own hometown.”
Irina & George Sardarev | Sofia, Bulgaria
Mother and son Irina and George work together as milliners in Bulgaria. Last year was their first time to visit Neuburg, having been invited by Ruth Eberz. George: “Before that we had only been to Les Estivales du Chapeau in Caussade (France). We actually thought this would be a similar kind of event, so last year we brought mostly not-too-expensive hats. In fact, what we sold were all our higher- priced hats. This year, we made sure to bring along our higher-end hats.”
EVaR!A | Wemding, Germany
As a daughter of a disabled father, Eva- Maria Burner knows how important safety is in daily life. Five years ago, she initiated a project to encourage more people to wear a helmet on the bike, by making the wearing of helmets more attractive. The hats she designs are not meant to be worn on the head but rather over protective headgear. “The hats are made in a factory in Germany where people with disabilities are employed. I have developed three different one-size-fits-all shapes. At first, I used a crocheted model, as I could make these myself. The newer models are much more sophisticated in design and are made from fabric. They come with different kind of accessories that can be added to the hat.”
Renée Kalokira | Munich, Germany
Renée Kalokira uses a range of techniques for her hat collection, one of which is knitting felt. To make this possible, she first cuts regular felt cones into long strips. “It’s quite time-consuming, cutting the strips into even widths and then knitting them into a new shape. For a hat with a knitted crown, I use about twice the amount of material you need for a regular felt hat. A variation of this technique is the double-layered felt hats I make. For these, I don’t knit the strips. I glue them to another felt. Also quite time- consuming! The simple-looking designs are always the most difficult to make.”
Wild at Hat | Bremen, Germany
Patricia Adler likes to work with special materials. One of her previous collections was made from porcelain. For her current collection, her fourth, she used old music instruments. “My new collection is about the two things I like the most: music and hats, they both come straight from my heart. Every hat in this ‘Drumhats Take II’-collection is made for a musician I admire, such as David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, and Joe Cocker. Normally I don’t make sketches when I’m designing a new collection, I just start working. An exception to the rule was my porcelain collection. That did need more preparation, actually, as you can’t just shape that material by hand.”
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