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Katia Kuethe is a German-born creative director living and working in the United States.
Early life and education
She was born in
Stuttgart ,
Germany and graduated from
State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart with a degree in graphic and editorial design.
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Career
In 2002, Kuethe moved to New York City and took a job at Lloyd & Co. as Senior
Art Director , working with brands like
Gucci and
Yves Saint Laurent .
[3] This was followed by stints as Art Director at
J. Crew and
Ann Taylor , leading to a job at
Teen Vogue as
Creative Director .
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Kate Spade being in the midst of a "refresh" in 2012, hired Kuethe as Senior Director of Creative, after leaving her job at
Teen Vogue .
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[6] In 2013, Katia followed her time at Kate Spade as Creative Director of
Lucky Magazine .
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[10] Shortly after Lucky went out of print in 2015, Katia assumed the role of Creative Director at
Abercrombie & Fitch .
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[12] At Abercrombie, Kuethe worked on 2015 winter campaigns for A+F, as well as sister brand
Hollister .
[13] In 2018, started work for
Bergdorf Goodman as Consulting Creative Director,
[14] this led to following work with Bergdorf's parent company
Neiman Marcus .
Honors and awards
Awarded Merit by Graphis for Kate Space 20th Anniversary identity
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FIFI Award Womens Private Label Victoria's Secret – So In Love
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Graphis Gold “Brochures 06” - Uniqlo Paper Nr. 1
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Graphis Gold “Letterhead 07” - Blondie Identity (custom lettered logo, letterhead system)
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ONE Show Silver Pen Award, Big Magazine #55 Art Director’s Club New York Merit Award, E&A – The Glossy Zine Issue 4 F/W 2006
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Society of Publication Designers Merit Winner, Big Magazine #55
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Personal life
Kuethe lives in New York City with her son Paz.
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References
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b Chamberlin, Corbin; Friedman, Vanessa (18 June 2015).
"Abercrombie & Fitch Reinvention Continues with New Creative Director" . The New York Times .
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"Q. & A. With Katia Kuethe, New Director of Creative at Kate Spade" . 19 July 2012.
^ Putnam, Lindsay (June 18, 2015).
"Justin Bieber is planning a men's fashion line" .
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"Deskside: Katia Kuethe" . Coveteur . February 5, 2015.
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"Eva Chen Taps Stylist Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele for Lucky" . The Cut .
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"Kate Spade New York Is All Set Without a Big-Name Star in Its Ads" . The Cut .
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"Abercrombie & Fitch is getting cheaper" . ca.finance.yahoo.com .
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"The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Terry Richardson is The Subject of A New Change.org Petition, Kim Kardashian on How She Dresses North West, and Lucky Magazine's New Hires – Fashion Bomb Daily Style Magazine: Celebrity Fashion, Fashion News, What To Wear, Runway Show Reviews" . fashionbombdaily.com .
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"Eva Chen Talks Social Media Strategy and Lucky's New Hires" .
^ Fitzpatrick, Hayley.
"Abercrombie & Fitch just took a step to drastically improve its clothing" . Business Insider .
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"A&F Hires Former Lucky Mag Creative Director" .
^ Chapin, Adele (June 18, 2015).
"Former Lucky Magazine Creative Director Lands at Abercrombie" . Racked .
^ Fraser, Kristopher (June 18, 2015).
"Katia Kuethe hired as creative director of marketing at Abercrombie and Fitch" . fashionunited.com .
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"Bergdorf Goodman - Accessories '18" . Benjamin Scot .
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"Kate Spade New York 20th Anniversary Identity - Graphis" .
^ Beauty, Victoria's Secret.
"Victoria's Secret Love Rocks Fragrance Wins 2010 FiFi" . www.prnewswire.com (Press release).
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"- Graphis" . www.graphis.com .
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"- Graphis" . www.graphis.com .
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"GRAFIK :: Katia Küthe" .
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"SPD 55 Merit Winners" . The Society of Publication Designers .
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"Katia Kuethe" .
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