Mandali Mendrilla (born Maja Mendrila, on 1 February 1976) is an American fashion designer, who mainly works in Europe, the US, and India.[1] She is also known for having translated the Hindu epics from Sanskrit into Croatian.[2]
Mandali Mendrilla
Mandali Mendrilla at the Croatian Fashion Week - May 2014
1995 Fashion Week Croatia, Fashion News: Design Excellence Grand Prix
1996 Fashion Week Croatia, Fashion News: Grand Prix – Golden Line 1997 Fashion Week Croatia, Fashion News: Grand Prix – Golden Line 1998 Fashion Week Croatia, Awakening: Best Young Designer
2000 Sfilata Alta Moda, Istituti Callegari: Migliore Creazione (Best Design)
Mandali Mendrilla, born Maja Mendrila, grew up on the Croatian coast.[3] After high school Mendrilla was tutored in fine arts by Croatian sculptor Tatjana Kostanjević and started her fashion career in 1995.[4]
CareerEdit
In 1995, Mendrilla's collection was selected as the theme collection of the Croatian Fashion Week and was awarded the Design Excellence Grand Prix. She also made the first ever translation of the Ramayana, in Croatian,[5][6][7] and several other books,[8][9] like the Mahabharata.[10][11] From 1995 to 2006, Mendrilla designed several haute couture Croatian Fashion Week award winning collections.
In 1996, Mandali Mendrilla decided to complete her studies at the Rijeka Faculty of Philosophy, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Croatian language and literature. In that period, she studied Bhakti Yoga and traditional arts of India under tutelage of Kenneth R. Valpey. The studies inspired several art projects, like collaboration with British anthropologist Chantal Boulanger on Vrndavana: The Sari Experiment.[12][13] Mendrilla also finds inspiration in ancient cultures, especially from India.[14] In the United States, Mendrilla's late husband and artist Elisha 'Nitai' Drury's Krishna Kitchen, ended up becoming an integral part of some of the biggest and most exciting alternative festivals of the new millennium; including Burning Man, Wanderlust and Bhaktifest.[15] Mendrilla dedicated an entire collection to commemorate his legacy.[16][17] In 2014 she was featured on the Croatian Fashion Week in Zagreb.[18][19][20][21] She closed the year with an appearance in the Yoga journal.[22] In 2015 Mandali's luxury label was featured by the British VOGUE magazine, Harper's Bazaar and Tatler.[23] Mandali's collection Wish Tree Dress, inspired by the eastern tradition of Wish Trees, was presented at the Croatian Fashion Week in June 2015.[24][25] After the fashion week appearance Mandali was invited to design a special Wish Tree Dress for the collection of the Belgian MOSA Museum. Mandali crafted an interactive art installation called Mandala of Desires (Blue Lotus Wish Tree) made of peace silk and painted with eco friendly textile ink resembling a lotus flower with branches of a tree upon which visitors could hang their desires. The dress was taken to India and offered to a genuine wish tree in 2016. The pattern of the dress was based on the Goloka Yantra mandala and the thousand petalled lotus petticoat on the layered glass sculptures of Dutch artist Bert Van Loo. The dress was exhibited as part of the "Forms of Devotion" exhibition at the China Art Museum in Shanghai as well as the Museo de arte Contemporaneo at Conde Duque in Madrid, Spain.[26][27][28][29][30][31]
ReferencesEdit
^Article about Mandali Mendrilla citing her work as a designer in the United States, India, Croatia and Italy
^Reference citing Mendrilla as the first Croatian translator of the epic Ramayana
^Article about Mandali Mendrilla citing her youth in Rijeka, Croatia
^Article citing Mendrilla having received private tutoring from Croatian sculptor Tatjana Kostanjevic
^Reference citing Mendrilla as the first Croatian translator of the epic Ramayana
^Newspaper article of the presentation of the first translation in Croatian of the Indian epic Ramayana, May 11th, 2005
^Entry of the Ramayana in the Library of the Faculty of Philosophy from the University of Zagreb
^Entry of The Journey Home: Autobiography of an American Swami, by Radhanath Swami in the National and University Library of Zagreb
^Entry of Leadership for and Age of Higher Consciousness by Bhakti Tirtha Swami in the City and University Library in Osijek
^Croatian newspaper article on the presentation of the translation into Croatian of the Indian epic Mahabharata
^Catalog entry of the Mahabharata in the Library of the Faculty of Philosophy from the University of Zagreb
^ISKCON News article describing "Vrndavana: The Sari Experiment"
^Article from Atma, mentioning Vrndavana: The Sari Experiment
^"Famed Croatian-American fashion-designer exploring ancient Hindu civilizations for her next line". Retrieved 16 October 2014.
^"BURNcast.TV: RIP Nitai Das - Founder of Krishna Camp at Burning Man". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
^Article from Merriness on Mandali Mendrilla dedicating her collection "Slave2Love" to late husband
^Article from Hubville on Mandali Mendrilla dedicating her collection "Slave2Love" to late husband
^Article in the Croatian Cosmopolitan announcing Mandali Mendrilla's participation in the Croatian Fashion Week 2014
^Article in Gloria announcing Mandali Mendrilla's participation in the Croatian Fashion Week 2014
^Zagreb Fashion Week's photo gallery from Mandali Mendrilla's collections at the Croatian Fashion Week 2014
^"Mandali Mendrilla New York Fashion Week Zagreb 14/15". YouTube. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
^Forms of Devotion with Mandala of Desires at Conde Duque, Madrid. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09.
^"Photos: Conde Duque, Madrid, Spain, Oct 15th 2016 | Forms of Devotion". 15 October 2016.
^"El arte sagrado de la India actual". 28 October 2016.
GalleryEdit
Mandali Mendrilla's interactive sculpture dress "Mandala of Desires" at the China Art Museum in Shanghai, November 2015.
External linksEdit
Official website
Mandali Mendrilla on Tumblr
Mandali Mendrilla on Instagram
Short film of Mandali Mendrilla at the Croatian Fashion Week in Zagreb, May 2014
October 19, 2023
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Mandali Mendrilla born Maja Mendrila on 1 February 1976 is an American fashion designer who mainly works in Europe the US and India 1 She is also known for having translated the Hindu epics from Sanskrit into Croatian 2 Mandali MendrillaMandali Mendrilla at the Croatian Fashion Week May 2014BornMaja Mendrila 1976 02 01 1 February 1976 age 47 Rijeka SR Croatia SFR YugoslaviaNationalityAmericanAwards1995 Fashion Week Croatia Fashion News Design Excellence Grand Prix 1996 Fashion Week Croatia Fashion News Grand Prix Golden Line 1997 Fashion Week Croatia Fashion News Grand Prix Golden Line 1998 Fashion Week Croatia Awakening Best Young Designer 2000 Sfilata Alta Moda Istituti Callegari Migliore Creazione Best Design Websitemendrilla com Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 References 4 Gallery 5 External linksEarly life and education EditMandali Mendrilla born Maja Mendrila grew up on the Croatian coast 3 After high school Mendrilla was tutored in fine arts by Croatian sculptor Tatjana Kostanjevic and started her fashion career in 1995 4 Career EditIn 1995 Mendrilla s collection was selected as the theme collection of the Croatian Fashion Week and was awarded the Design Excellence Grand Prix She also made the first ever translation of the Ramayana in Croatian 5 6 7 and several other books 8 9 like the Mahabharata 10 11 From 1995 to 2006 Mendrilla designed several haute couture Croatian Fashion Week award winning collections In 1996 Mandali Mendrilla decided to complete her studies at the Rijeka Faculty of Philosophy where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Croatian language and literature In that period she studied Bhakti Yoga and traditional arts of India under tutelage of Kenneth R Valpey The studies inspired several art projects like collaboration with British anthropologist Chantal Boulanger on Vrndavana The Sari Experiment 12 13 Mendrilla also finds inspiration in ancient cultures especially from India 14 In the United States Mendrilla s late husband and artist Elisha Nitai Drury s Krishna Kitchen ended up becoming an integral part of some of the biggest and most exciting alternative festivals of the new millennium including Burning Man Wanderlust and Bhaktifest 15 Mendrilla dedicated an entire collection to commemorate his legacy 16 17 In 2014 she was featured on the Croatian Fashion Week in Zagreb 18 19 20 21 She closed the year with an appearance in the Yoga journal 22 In 2015 Mandali s luxury label was featured by the British VOGUE magazine Harper s Bazaar and Tatler 23 Mandali s collection Wish Tree Dress inspired by the eastern tradition of Wish Trees was presented at the Croatian Fashion Week in June 2015 24 25 After the fashion week appearance Mandali was invited to design a special Wish Tree Dress for the collection of the Belgian MOSA Museum Mandali crafted an interactive art installation called Mandala of Desires Blue Lotus Wish Tree made of peace silk and painted with eco friendly textile ink resembling a lotus flower with branches of a tree upon which visitors could hang their desires The dress was taken to India and offered to a genuine wish tree in 2016 The pattern of the dress was based on the Goloka Yantra mandala and the thousand petalled lotus petticoat on the layered glass sculptures of Dutch artist Bert Van Loo The dress was exhibited as part of the Forms of Devotion exhibition at the China Art Museum in Shanghai as well as the Museo de arte Contemporaneo at Conde Duque in Madrid Spain 26 27 28 29 30 31 References Edit Article about Mandali Mendrilla citing her work as a designer in the United States India Croatia and Italy Reference citing Mendrilla as the first Croatian translator of the epic Ramayana Article about Mandali Mendrilla citing her youth in Rijeka Croatia Article citing Mendrilla having received private tutoring from Croatian sculptor Tatjana Kostanjevic Reference citing Mendrilla as the first Croatian translator of the epic Ramayana Newspaper article of the presentation of the first translation in Croatian of the Indian epic Ramayana May 11th 2005 Entry of the Ramayana in the Library of the Faculty of Philosophy from the University of Zagreb Entry of The Journey Home Autobiography of an American Swami by Radhanath Swami in the National and University Library of Zagreb Entry of Leadership for and Age of Higher Consciousness by Bhakti Tirtha Swami in the City and University Library in Osijek Croatian newspaper article on the presentation of the translation into Croatian of the Indian epic Mahabharata Catalog entry of the Mahabharata in the Library of the Faculty of Philosophy from the University of Zagreb ISKCON News article describing Vrndavana The Sari Experiment Article from Atma mentioning Vrndavana The Sari Experiment Famed Croatian American fashion designer exploring ancient Hindu civilizations for her next line Retrieved 16 October 2014 BURNcast TV RIP Nitai Das Founder of Krishna Camp at Burning Man 27 December 2012 Retrieved 16 October 2014 Article from Merriness on Mandali Mendrilla dedicating her collection Slave2Love to late husband Article from Hubville on Mandali Mendrilla dedicating her collection Slave2Love to late husband Article in the Croatian Cosmopolitan announcing Mandali Mendrilla s participation in the Croatian Fashion Week 2014 Article in Gloria announcing Mandali Mendrilla s participation in the Croatian Fashion Week 2014 Zagreb Fashion Week s photo gallery from Mandali Mendrilla s collections at the Croatian Fashion Week 2014 Mandali Mendrilla New York Fashion Week Zagreb 14 15 YouTube Retrieved 16 October 2014 2014 Top Yoga Moments Yoga Journal Press Mandali Mendrilla MANDALI MENDRILLA WISH TREE DRESS COLLECTION Fashion Week Zagreb June 2015 on Vimeo Archived from the original on 2015 12 08 Retrieved 2015 12 01 Drugu vecer Fashion Weeka Wish Archived from the original on 2015 12 08 Retrieved 2015 12 01 Hrvatska dizajnerica Mandali Mendrila u najvecem azijskom muzeju 30 October 2015 China Art Museum in Shanghai Forms of Devotion 14 November 2015 http formsofdevotion org wp content uploads 2015 11 FOD CATALOGUE low res pdf bare URL PDF Forms of Devotion with Mandala of Desires at Conde Duque Madrid YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 09 Photos Conde Duque Madrid Spain Oct 15th 2016 Forms of Devotion 15 October 2016 El arte sagrado de la India actual 28 October 2016 Gallery Edit nbsp Mandali Mendrilla s interactive sculpture dress Mandala of Desires at the China Art Museum in Shanghai November 2015 External links EditOfficial website Mandali Mendrilla on Tumblr Mandali Mendrilla on Instagram Short film of Mandali Mendrilla at the Croatian Fashion Week in Zagreb May 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mandali Mendrilla amp oldid 1178115717, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
