{"id":478,"date":"2019-06-27T15:51:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T15:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffdi.be\/about-ffdi\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:16:04","slug":"about-ffdi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ffdi.be\/nl\/about-ffdi\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"custom-block custom-block--two-columns-text-image \">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"order-2 col-md-6 order-md-1 pr-md-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-100 custom-block--two-columns-text-image__content\" style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flanders Fashion Design International fungeert als kwaliteitslabel: de designs van elk van onze merken zijn met zorg geproduceerd, wat ze stuk voor stuk uitstralen in hun esthetische kracht.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">We zijn ethische ondernemers. We respecteren ten volle elke betrokken partij, maar willen modeliefhebbers ook aansporen zich bewuster te kleden en te kiezen voor kwaliteit boven kwantiteit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Met onze slow fashion aanpak gaan we dan ook voluit voor items van hoge kwaliteit, die zo ethisch en duurzaam mogelijk geproduceerd worden. We selecteren bewust partners die samen met ons de planeet willen beschermen en herstellen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Maar kiezen ook resoluut voor (mens)waardig werk. Van ontwerp tot creatie, van werkvloer tot garderobe. Elke stap in ons productieproces is evenwaardig. Alle jobs binnen onze keten verdienen dus evenveel respect &#8211; elk van ons vormt namelijk een belangrijk deel van een groter verhaal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Daarom wijst ons innerlijk kompas steeds naar verbondenheid en eensgezindheid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"order-1 col-md-6 order-md-2 pl-md-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-100 custom-block--two-columns-text-image__image d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ffdi.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7F4A3404-Bewerkt.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:150px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-block custom-block--timeline \">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"d-flex flex-column flex-lg-row justify-content-between align-items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-block--timeline__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Start van San Martino Belgian Knitwear<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1965\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-block--timeline__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>San Martino wordt een total look brand<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1980\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-block--timeline__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Introductie 2de merk Giovane<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1998\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-block--timeline__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Acquisitie &#038; New Co. MFD<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2007\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-block--timeline__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Introductie 3de merk JULIA JUNE<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2012\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-block--timeline__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>San Martino wordt Amania Mo<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2014\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-block--timeline__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Acquisitie &#038; New Co. FFDI<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2017\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-block--timeline__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Introductie 4de merk FURORE<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2019\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-block--timeline__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Giovane wordt her.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2020\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-block--timeline__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Focus op 3 merken: FURORE, JULIA JUNE en her.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2022\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-block--timeline__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Introductie 4de merk Collectors Club<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2024\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-block--timeline__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Focus op 3 merken: Collectors Club, FURORE en JULIA JUNE<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2025\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:150px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"custom-block custom-block--two-columns-text-image \">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"order-2 col-md-6 order-md-2 pl-md-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-100 custom-block--two-columns-text-image__content\" style=\"background-color: #000000;\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Over onze oprichters<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Als bestuurster bij familiebrouwerij Duvel-Moortgat weet Veerle Baert als geen ander hoe je een bedrijf met passie moet runnen. In het verleden verdiende ze haar sporen in de wereld van de journalistiek en stond ze mee aan de wieg van het magazine Weekend Knack, het allereerste lifestyleblad van Belgi\u00eb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Haar dochter Elke Baert volgde een opleiding Fashion Design aan het befaamde Istituto Marangoni in Londen. Tijdens haar afstudeerjaar in 2010 selecteerde Fashion Awareness Direct (FAD) Elke als \u00e9\u00e9n van de veertien meest beloftevolle modestudenten van het land. Ook het Franse modehuis Chlo\u00e9 en high-end mannenlabel Pierre Talamon waren overtuigd van haar talent. In 2013 realiseerde Elke haar droom en lanceerde ze haar eigen modelabel Furore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Het merk Furore maakte een doorstart in 2019 door de overname van het Belgische modebedrijf MFD. Met het oog op de internationale markt noemden ze hun nieuwe bedrijf sindsdien Flanders Fashion Design International (FFDI).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"order-1 col-md-6 order-md-1 pr-md-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-100 custom-block--two-columns-text-image__image d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ffdi.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/7F4A3094.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"custom-block custom-block--two-columns-text-image \">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"order-2 col-md-7 order-md-1 pr-md-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-100 custom-block--two-columns-text-image__content\" style=\"background-color: ;\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Zonder duurzaamheid geen<br \/>\ntoekomst die mens- en merk-waardig is<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Het respect voor natuur en mensen versterken we door helderheid, transparantie en verantwoording te omarmen binnen een klimaat van vertrouwen. Samen met onze leveranciers, partners, medewerkers en klanten hebben we de collectieve kracht om mensen te helpen doordachte, vriendelijke en ge\u00efnformeerde keuzes te maken.<\/p>\n<p>Kritisch zijn ten opzichte van de fast fashion-industrie betekent niet dat je hoeft in te leveren op stijl. We cre\u00ebren moderne collecties van hoge kwaliteit die vrouwen in staat stellen trouw te blijven aan hun natuurlijke, gevoelige maar sterke en vrouwelijke zelf.<\/p>\n<p>We zijn trots op onze ondernemersgeest en onze schat aan ervaring. In de afgelopen vijftig jaar hebben we een enorme technische knowhow verworven op het gebied van hoogwaardige kleding- en textielproductie, constructieprocessen en volumeorders.<\/p>\n<p>En we delen onze expertise graag met de jonge makers van nu. In ons FFDI Lab werken we samen met kunstenaars, ontwerpers en makers die niet bang zijn om de modewereld in vraag te stellen. Deze kruisbestuiving van idee\u00ebn en kennis is een essenti\u00eble manier om innovatie centraal te houden in ons bedrijf.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Wil je je schouders zetten onder ons verhaal?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ffdi.be\/nl\/jobs\/\">Check onze vacatures <\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"order-1 col-md-5 order-md-2 pl-md-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-100 custom-block--two-columns-text-image__image d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ffdi.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ffdi-building-1920x1280.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About - FFDI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Flanders Fashion Design International stands for quality, ethical entrepreneurship and a slow approach to fashion. 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