Ma Ke (fashion designer)
| Ma Ke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 Changchun, Jilin province, China |
| Education | Suzhou Institute of Silk Textile Technology |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Awards |
2008 Prince Claus Award 2007 Best Asian Fashion Designer, ELLE Style Awards (Hong Kong) 2006 Best International Chinese Fashion Designer, Modern Media Weekly Awards 2005 Best Original Creator, China Fashion Designer Awards (Beijing) 2005 Best Fashion Designer of the New Generation, Shanghai International Fashion Culture Festival |
| Website | http://mixmind.com |
| Labels | EXCEPTION de Mixmind, WUYONG |
Ma Ke (simplified Chinese: 马可; traditional Chinese: 馬可; pinyin: Mǎ Kě) (born 1971 in Changchun, China) is a Chinese fashion designer. She has two clothing labels: EXCEPTION de Mixmind, a ready-to-wear line started in 1996 and retailed in China; and WUYONG, an haute couture line founded in 2006. In 2007, Ma Ke starred in the award-winning documentary Useless by Chinese director Jia Zhangke. In 2008, her fashion house WUYONG was appointed as a Guest member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in France.
Ma Ke designs have been wore by the Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan, on several occasions.
Ma Ke is the founder of Mixmind Art & Design Co, Ltd., based in Guangzhou, China. She currently works in her studio in Zhuhai on the southern coast of Guangdong province.
Ma Ke graduated from the Suzhou Institute of Silk Textile Technology in 1992, and studied womenswear at Central Saint Martins. In 1996, she established her first clothing label, EXCEPTION de Mixmind. EXCEPTION is currently sold in the label's own shops in China, with major retail presence in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. Their collections comprise women's clothing made from locally sourced cotton, silk, linen and wool; plus other accessories and items.
In 2001, Ma Ke designed costumes for the concert Singing in Heaven, by the singer Dadawa. In 2005, she presented her clothing at the Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture, and in 2009 her work was on display at the National Art Museum of China.
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