Owner, textile designer and dyer of Katrin Reifeiss.

• 2007 - - Saat ini

Owner

• Mar 2008 - - Saat ini

My collection of clothing and linen throws are all hand-dyed, sampled and produced in my studio. My mission is to create timeless pieces that do not adhere closely to a specific trend or season rather focusing on simple, relaxed silhouettes that complement and showcase the hand-dyed pattern. I believe in the future-is-handmade, a thoughtful practice of creating items to order with select pieces in limited stock, to reduce textile waste and to keep the use of natural resources down. I use natural materials like silk to cotton and buy from USA and sustainable resources when possible.Buy something you love, wear it forever and know your clothes were hand-dyed and produced by me in upstate NY.In addition to creating my own designs I teach Japanese Shibori at the Garrison Art Center and have taught at the Textile Arts Center in NYC and at organizations such as the Japan Society in Manhattan.

Shibori Instructor

• Feb 2017 - - Saat ini

Seller on Domino

• 2015 - - Saat ini

Owner and dyer of Katrin Reifeiss and WEAR UPSTATE by Katrin Reifeiss

• 2020 - Des 2020

Owner

• Mei 2019 - Des 2020

WEAR UPSTATE by Katrin Reifeiss, a label designed, handcrafted & inspired by upstate living. Created out of a desire for beautiful & wearable designs each hand-dyed piece is a limited-edition numbered design. Using fabric like cotton gauze & linen to dyes such as natural marigold petals & indigo, the first collection of limited-edition pieces was created. Each piece is named after a female comedian or singer who performed in the Catskill region during the heyday of the Catskill Resorts.sewn & dyed in the Hudson Valleywear often, repair if possible, pass on or recycle when no longer lovedwearupstate.com

Shibori Instructor

• Jan 2011 - Apr 2016

I teach Japanese Shibori techniques at the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn and NYC. I also teach Shibori workshops at such locations as the Japanese Society in Manhattan and at local shops like By Brooklyn on Smith Street in Brooklyn.Shibori is a Japanese shaped-resist dye process. To produce the unique designs, the cloth is shaped and then secured in various ways before dyeing. Shibori gives fabric a three-dimensional form by folding, crumpling, stitching, plaiting, or plucking and twisting. Shibori is not tie-dye; with Shibori the dyer works in concert with the materials, to give them full expression.Spontaneity is the magic of Shibori, made possible by exploiting the beauty of things that happen when dye enters shaped cloth.In addition to teaching Shibori I have also taught classes on working with indigo, acid and fiber reactive dyes.

Designer

• 2015 - 2016

Public Relations

• Agu 2001 - Des 2013

Established the Dallas-based company’s in-house public relations office in New York, with responsibility for all activity for Fossil and select licenses. Report directly to the Communications Director over Marketing and PR.Established close professional relationships with the editors of key fashion, lifestyle and trade publications, as well as online and other media outlets.Secured over 100 million dollars in equivalent media exposure for the company’s owned and select licensed brands in 2012 alone.Coordinated international public relations activities for all brands with the company’s subsidiary offices in Europe and Asia.Assumed responsibility for DKNY and Diesel watch brands from established public relations firms and immediately delivered an increase in the quantity and quality of placements.

Art co-director

• 2006 - 2006

assistant

• 1999 - 1999