Journal Archives - Agnes Nordenholz

Grey Friend & The Hunter

“Grey Friend & The Hunter” are the first styles of the slow-luxury accessories-line of AGNES NORDENHOLZ. It combines tradition, quality and craftsmanship. The fur comes from the “Heidschnucke of Lüneburger Heath”, a free-grazing sheeprace from northern Germany. While growing up the sheep develop the typical grey fur. Each piece is therefor unique through the natural […]

The Story Behind The Logo

In Spring 2021 we made a rebranding with the help of designer Markus Nowak/ supermarkt.me. We had long talks about the story behind the brand, that has a lot to do with my family roots. Actually NORDENHOLZ being the maiden name of my grandmother, my approach to design is very much influenced by grandmother’s ability […]

A conversation with Anna Wendt, film producer

Growing up in Berlin in the 80s, working in a male domain and an ambivalent feminism When I meet Anna for the first time, we immediately share a common concern for our mother, who is in need of care. At that time, we were both intensely busy organising care, confronted with dementia in all its […]

The shepherd of Zimmern ob Rottweil

A visit The largest occurrence of the rare sheep breed Heidschnucke is the Lüneburg Heath, a nature reserve in northern Germany. The Lüneburg Heath Nature Park Association owns 6 herds with approx. 2200 Schnucken. But now there are also various private breeders all over Germany. During my research I found a breeder in southern Germany, […]

The Remnant Project

If there is something positive about the year 2020, then it is taking the time to develop small projects and collaborations. The Remnant Project is a collaboration with Christina Klessmann and it is all about the fabric and fur remnants from former Agnes Nordenholz productions. Christina cut the fabric pieces in small stripes and created […]

Nordenholz x Klessmann

The five plaids In a collaboration with the Studio Klessmann from Berlin, I developed 5 handwoven plaids, each of them unique and one of a kind.The plaids are inspired by the materials, textures and colors of my handbags collection.Especially Linen, Wool and the warm tone of the brass locks and the vegetable tanned leather gave […]

Choose nature

When I started AGNES NORDENHOLZ in 2015 I knew it would be about changing something. Being in the fashion industry for a while, I felt less and less attracted by fashion and didn´t feel the joy and excitement anymore, that once made me start studying fashion design. Fashion has changed in the last 30 years […]

Grey Friends–making of

“Grey Friend and The Hunter” are the first styles of the slow-luxury accessories line of AGNES NORDENHOLZ. The fur comes from an very rare old german sheep breed, the “Heidschnucke of Lüneburger Heath”. While growing up, the sheep develop the typical grey fur, with shades of white and brown. Each piece is therefor unique through […]

Artisanal–Making of

The “Artisanal Bomber” is the first style of the Artisanal Edition. It is made of vegetable tanned leather from a traditional tannery from Germany. The leather gets handpainted and handstitched with traditional saddlestich, using real linen thread from France. Each bag is unique and one of a kind.