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Manolo Blahnik

Czech-Spanish fashion designer (shoes)
Person human Q334412

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
November 27, 1942
Place of birth
Santa Cruz de La Palma
Country of citizenship
Spain[8]
Occupation
dressmaker, businessperson, artist, shoe designer, fashion designer
Field of work
fashion design, design, footwear[9][10][11]
Educated at
Beaux-Arts de Paris, University of Geneva, École du Louvre[12][13][14]
Award received
National Fashion Design Award, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, honorary doctorate of the University of La Laguna, honorary Royal Designer for Industry, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts[15][16][17][18][19]
Official website
www.manoloblahnik.com[23]
Work location
London
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish, English
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
End of work period
2005
Family name
Blahnik[21]
Given name
Manolo[22]
Has works in the collection
Groninger Museum
P14419
46595
Start of work period
1988
🏷️ Also known as
en Manolo Blahnik en Manuel Blahnik Rodríguez en Manuel Blahnik Rodriguez ar مانولو بلانيك cs Manuel Blahnik Rodríguez cs Manolo Blahník es Manuel Blahnik Rodríguez fa مانولو بلانیک fr Manolo Blahniks he מנולו בלאניק ja マノロ・ブラニク ko 마놀로 블라닉 ru Бланик Маноло ru Маноло Бланик sv Blahnik zh 莫罗·伯拉尼克 zh-hant 莫羅·伯拉尼克
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000110260074
VIAF cluster ID
45246684
Library of Congress authority ID
n00011806
GND ID
124869149
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Manolo Blahník (2017).jpg ↗
Artists of the World ID
30036798
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
161378162
Bloomsbury Fashion Central ID
215718
BoF person ID
manolo-blahnik
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
blahnik-manolo
CANTIC ID
981058508975806706
CINE21 person ID
87889
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CONOR.SI ID
8405347
CineMagia person ID
1466937
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
mode/manolo-blahnik
DDB person (GND) ID
124869149
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Manolo-Blahnik
Europeana entity
agent/base/69628
FAST ID
449303
FMD designer ID
manolo-blahnik
Freebase ID
/m/04pqxf
IdRef ID
151776350
Instagram username
manoloblahnik
Lex ID
Manolo_Blahnik
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
68820
NE.se ID
manolo-blahnik
NL CR AUT ID
xx0021581
NUKAT ID
n2004095882
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
15389
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987012502973505171
National Library of Latvia ID
000137120
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1700772
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp64364
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074582585
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
13618
Plex person key
5d7768c9d95456001fd26292
Prabook ID
779848
Quora topic ID
Manolo-Blahnik
RKDartists ID
222906, 484461
SBN author ID
PALV010357
SNAC ARK ID
w6zd0dmp
The Vogue List ID
manolo-blahnik/637
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058508975806706
Who's Who UK ID
U7755
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrwW77x63RK3CjPhHRh73
Yale LUX ID
person/8a2606a3-2bb1-477e-b65a-c7cd6ea016d6

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Award received 4
Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, honorary doctorate of the University of La Laguna, honorary Royal Designer for Industry
Occupation 4
artist, businessperson, fashion designer, dressmaker
Educated at 3
University of Geneva, Beaux-Arts de Paris, École du Louvre
Field of work 3
design, footwear, fashion design
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Spanish
Country of citizenship 1
Spain
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Santa Cruz de La Palma
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
London
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Summary

Manolo Blahnik was born in Santa Cruz de La Palma[1]. He was born on November 27, 1942[2]. He worked as a dressmaker[3], businessperson[4], artist[5], shoe designer[6], and fashion designer[7].

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Education

Educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris[12], an art academy[24], in France[25], founded in 1797[26], headquartered in 6th arrondissement of Paris[27]; University of Geneva[13], a public research university[28], in Switzerland[29], founded in 1559[30], headquartered in Geneva[31]; and École du Louvre[14], a higher education institution[32], in France[33], founded in 1882[34], headquartered in Paris[35].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include fashion design[9], a creative industries[36]; design[10], a field of study[37]; and footwear[11].

Recognition

Awards received include National Fashion Design Award[15], a fashion award[38], in Spain[39], founded in 2009[40]; Commander of the Order of the British Empire[16], a grade of an order[41], in United Kingdom[42]; honorary doctorate of the University of La Laguna[17], an award[43], in Spain[44]; honorary Royal Designer for Industry[18], an award[45], in United Kingdom[46]; and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts[19], an art prize[47], in Spain[48], founded in 1969[49].

FAQs

Where was Manolo Blahnik born?

Manolo Blahnik was born in Santa Cruz de La Palma[1].

What did Manolo Blahnik do for work?

Manolo Blahnik worked as dressmaker[3], businessperson[4], artist[5], shoe designer[6], and fashion designer[7].

Where did Manolo Blahnik go to school?

Manolo Blahnik was educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris[12], University of Geneva[13], and École du Louvre[14].

What awards did Manolo Blahnik receive?

Honors received include National Fashion Design Award[15], Commander of the Order of the British Empire[16], honorary doctorate of the University of La Laguna[17], and honorary Royal Designer for Industry[18].

Related Entities

design fashion design London Santa Cruz de La Palma Spain

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