PHILOSOPHY AND WORK

 

BOBBY KOLADE was a Berlin-based womenswear label by Greta Thaysen and Bobby Kolade. Launched in 2013 with a series of coats made of Ugandan bark cloth, the brand was closed after three years in business.

Bobby Kolade relocated to his hometown Kampala, Uganda in 2018. He co-hosts the Ugandan podcast series VINTAGE OR VIOLENCE and is launching a new brand in Kampala in 2022.

Greta Thaysen lives and works in Berlin.

AWARDS:

  • The Woolmark International Prize, Antwerp 2015 – Finalist
  • Shenzhen Day Prize, Shenzhen, 2013 – New Star Award, awarded in conjunction with UNESCO Creative Cities Network
  • Start Your Fashion Business, Berlin, 2013 – First Prize, awarded by the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises