Alexander Olch

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Alexander Olch (born 1977)[ citation needed ] is an American writer, director, and designer.

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Education

Olch studied at Collegiate School in New York City and at Harvard College.

Career

His film work has played on HBO, [1] IFC, [2] at Film Forum, [3] in the New York Film Festival, [4] and is part of permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art. [5]

He launched his eponymous design label in 2002. His design work is sold internationally at stores such as Bergdorf Goodman, [6] Barneys New York, Colette Paris [7] and Isetan. [8]

Olch has been featured in The New York Times, [9] Vanity Fair, [10] Filmmaker Magazine, [11] Men's Vogue, [12] L’Uomo Vogue [13] and GQ. [14]

His writing has appeared in The New York Times [15] [16] and The Wall Street Journal. [17]

His short film work includes No Vladimir [18] (2000) produced by Chantal Akerman and Ross McElwee. The Windmill Movie [19] (2009), starring Wallace Shawn, Bob Balaban and Susan Meiselas was his debut feature. [20] [21]

Alexander Olch x colette (2011) in Paris was his first pop-up store. [22] Alexander Olch at 14 Orchard Street in New York City is his first flagship store [23]

Olch is the Founder of Metrograph, an independent movie house which opened in Manhattan in 2016. [24]

Filmography

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