In 2005 Bas Kosters started the ‘Bas Kosters Studio’ to house all the fashion-related activities he undertakes as an artist in one company name. Aside from designing clothes, Bas Kosters paints, illustrates, makes dolls, objects, installations, music and does performances. Dolls play a big part in the work of Bas Kosters Studio. You can also find them in prints and as accessories.
An opulent use of colors, intensive embroidery and the use of his signature prints are recognizable features of Bas’ work.
Bas Kosters believes in history and continuity. His work comments on fashion and the fashion industry. Hurrying to present a new collection every half-year doesn’t fit in that picture. The most important thing is that visualizations and the body of thought keep coming back, and function as a focal point for the spectator. That’s why he believes strongly in building an oeuvre. For BasKosters Studio a collection is something that you build up, rather like a collection in a museum. Bas' work evolves throughout the creative process, his earlier work leading, seemingly inevitably, to his newest creations. This assures that Bas' work stays relevant as a whole, rather than becoming a series of isolated creations.
