Katarzyna Pokszan

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Born in 1979. She graduated from the Faculty of Textile Art and Fashion Design at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in £ód¼ in 2008. Her diploma collection was mentioned among the 2007/2008 Best Diploma Designs of "2+3D" magazine. During 2004 Golden Thread competition Kasia's collection was awarded a honorable mention of both Designers' Jury and Media Jury. In 2005 she won the main prize in "Young Designers Wanted" Competition, organized by Heyah mobile network operator. A year later her limited designer collection was introduced to nationwide House stores network under the label of "by Pokszan". At present she cooperates with Boogie-Design company, and she designs natural felt and leather bags and fashion accessories for them. Products designed by Kasia for Boogie-Design were presented, among others, at Etnodizajn exhibition organized by the Ethnographical Museum in Kraków and were nominated for the exhibition showing Polish design in Shanghai in 2009. Until now Kasia Pokszan has made seven fashion collections.

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