Katia Kuethe | |
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| Born | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany |
| Alma mater | State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart [1] |
| Occupation | Creative Director |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Website | katiakuethe.com |
Katia Kuethe is a German-born creative director living and working in the United States.
She was born in Stuttgart, Germany and graduated from State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart with a degree in graphic and editorial design. [2]
In 2002, Kuethe moved to New York City and took a job at Lloyd & Co. as Senior Art Director, working with brands like Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. [3] This was followed by stints as Art Director at J. Crew and Ann Taylor, leading to a job at Teen Vogue as Creative Director. [4] [5]
Kate Spade being in the midst of a "refresh" in 2012, hired Kuethe as Senior Director of Creative, after leaving her job at Teen Vogue. [2] [6] In 2013, Katia followed her time at Kate Spade as Creative Director of Lucky Magazine. [7] [8] [9] [10] Shortly after Lucky went out of print in 2015, Katia assumed the role of Creative Director at Abercrombie & Fitch. [11] [1] [12] At Abercrombie, Kuethe worked on 2015 winter campaigns for A+F, as well as sister brand Hollister. [13] In 2018, started work for Bergdorf Goodman as Consulting Creative Director, [14] this led to following work with Bergdorf's parent company Neiman Marcus.
Kuethe lives in New York City with her son Paz. [21]
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