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Website developed on behalf of
the Frans Molenaar Foundation
Texts
Story design & development
All rights reserved.
The Frans Molenaar Foundation has
sought to identify and mention all rights holders.
@ 2025
Timeless
geometry
Geometric timelessness versus fluid volatility - all in one design. The striking red circle coat is one of the eye-catchers from the spring 1977 collection. Just like the work of geometric-abstract artists, whose work he admires and collects, Frans Molenaar's designs excel in refined simplicity.
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Circles
with allure
Geometric timelessness versus fluid volatility – all in one design. This striking coat is one of the eye-catchers from the spring 1977 collection.
Frans Molenaar's creations could then be seen in the renowned gallery Nouvelles Images in The Hague - surrounded by work by geometric-abstract artists such as Ad Dekkers and Peter Struycken. The unique, as well as strategic, location gives Molenaar's collection a suitable artistic context.
The couturier finds this entourage self-evident. 'I like talking to visual artists. They understand proportions.' Molenaar rarely leaves anything to chance. Apparent details receive his critical attention as well.
Just like the work of these minimalists - whose work he admires and collects - Molenaar's designs excel in refined simplicity. The pattern of the circle coat is a characteristic example of this: two flat circles, placed on top of each other, with two armholes cut out. The coat closes with a zipper at the front. By folding the fabric forward and stitching it together vertically at the center of the back, he intensifies the allure.
The coat has been on display in 1987 at the large Frans Molenaar exhibition in the Hague Municipal Museum - now the Kunstmuseum Den Haag. Anny Brokx-van Bekhoven, then wife of State Secretary Gerrit Brokx, donated her coat to the museum. “My red circle coat has a timeless allure,” the satisfied owner explains in the catalogue.
Credits
2015 – Image for exhibition
Photo: Sabrina Bongiovanni
for Kunstmuseum Den Haag
voor Kunstmuseum Den Haag
1977 – Red circle jacket
Couture collection Spring/Summer 1977
Photo: Peter Dellenbag
1977 - Couture collection
Spring/Summer 1997
Circle jackets in double face
over tricot jumpsuit
1980 - Circle dress white
Assignment for
Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst
Photo: George van Herwaarde
Timeless
geometry
Geometric timelessness versus fluid volatility - all in one design. The striking red circle coat is one of the eye-catchers from the spring 1977 collection. Just like the work of geometric-abstract artists, whose work he admires and collects, Frans Molenaar's designs excel in refined simplicity.
> see pattern
Read more >
Circles
with allure
Geometric timelessness versus fluid volatility – all in one design. This striking coat is one of the eye-catchers from the spring 1977 collection.
Frans Molenaar's creations could then be seen in the renowned gallery Nouvelles Images in The Hague - surrounded by work by geometric-abstract artists such as Ad Dekkers and Peter Struycken. The unique, as well as strategic, location gives Molenaar's collection a suitable artistic context.
The couturier finds this entourage self-evident. 'I like talking to visual artists. They understand proportions.' Molenaar rarely leaves anything to chance. Apparent details receive his critical attention as well.
Just like the work of these minimalists - whose work he admires and collects - Molenaar's designs excel in refined simplicity. The pattern of the circle coat is a characteristic example of this: two flat circles, placed on top of each other, with two armholes cut out. The coat closes with a zipper at the front. By folding the fabric forward and stitching it together vertically at the center of the back, he intensifies the allure.
The coat has been on display in 1987 at the large Frans Molenaar exhibition in the Hague Municipal Museum - now the Kunstmuseum Den Haag. Anny Brokx-van Bekhoven, then wife of State Secretary Gerrit Brokx, donated her coat to the museum. “My red circle coat has a timeless allure,” the satisfied owner explains in the catalogue.
Credits
2015 – Image for exhibition
Photo: Sabrina Bongiovanni
for Kunstmuseum Den Haag
voor Kunstmuseum Den Haag
1977 – Red circle jacket
Couture collection Spring/Summer 1977
Photo: Peter Dellenbag
1977 - Couture collection
Spring/Summer 1997
Circle jackets in double face
over tricot jumpsuit
1980 - Circle dress white
Assignment for
Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst
Photo: George van Herwaarde
Timeless
geometry
Geometric timelessness versus fluid volatility - all in one design. The striking red circle coat is one of the eye-catchers from the spring 1977 collection. Just like the work of geometric-abstract artists, whose work he admires and collects, Frans Molenaar's designs excel in refined simplicity.
> see pattern
Read more >
Circles
with allure
Geometric timelessness versus fluid volatility – all in one design. This striking coat is one of the eye-catchers from the spring 1977 collection.
Frans Molenaar's creations could then be seen in the renowned gallery Nouvelles Images in The Hague - surrounded by work by geometric-abstract artists such as Ad Dekkers and Peter Struycken. The unique, as well as strategic, location gives Molenaar's collection a suitable artistic context.
The couturier finds this entourage self-evident. 'I like talking to visual artists. They understand proportions.' Molenaar rarely leaves anything to chance. Apparent details receive his critical attention as well.
Just like the work of these minimalists - whose work he admires and collects - Molenaar's designs excel in refined simplicity. The pattern of the circle coat is a characteristic example of this: two flat circles, placed on top of each other, with two armholes cut out. The coat closes with a zipper at the front. By folding the fabric forward and stitching it together vertically at the center of the back, he intensifies the allure.
The coat has been on display in 1987 at the large Frans Molenaar exhibition in the Hague Municipal Museum - now the Kunstmuseum Den Haag. Anny Brokx-van Bekhoven, then wife of State Secretary Gerrit Brokx, donated her coat to the museum. “My red circle coat has a timeless allure,” the satisfied owner explains in the catalogue.
Credits
2015 – Image for exhibition
Photo: Sabrina Bongiovanni
for Kunstmuseum Den Haag
voor Kunstmuseum Den Haag
1977 – Red circle jacket
Couture collection Spring/Summer 1977
Photo: Peter Dellenbag
1977 - Couture collection
Spring/Summer 1997
Circle jackets in double face
over tricot jumpsuit
1980 - Circle dress white
Assignment for
Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst
Photo: George van Herwaarde