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PATIN-A's new look

Our old PATIN-A shop design had become slightly outdated over the years and it was time for something new.

We proudly present:

For three weeks now the PATIN-A shop has had a new look!

The teething problems are finally over and we would now like to present the shop in its new design.

A lot has been simplified, from the product search to the cart and the completion of the purchase. Shopping or browsing to get information about our products is now much faster and easier.

Easy to operate:

Above all our aim was to maintain the clarity of the website and that is why we chose a simple and modern design.

The main focus is on the products - not on the Terms and Conditions or the info about the shop. These can now be found right down at the bottom of the page in the footer!

The search for products has become much easier too: just enter two or three letters of the name of the required product in the search screen and the system will then suggest all the related products.

Finally suited for smartphones and tablets:

More and more people are using mobile communication devices (for instance smart phones and tablets) to browse our shop and to buy products. In the 'old' shop, this was very laborious as photos and texts were not minimized automatically and the buttons were not programmed for mobile use.

Things are different now - you should definitely try it out!

If something should not work properly or if you have a problem with a new feature, please let us know - we will happy to help!

Looking forward to your visit in the new PATIN-A shop

The PATIN-A team

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German Film Award 2014 - Best Costume Design

On Friday, May 9th, at the Tempodrom in Berlin the Golden Lola for the Best Costume Design was awarded.

Our congratulations to:

Natascha Curtius-Noss for her great costume design in the film 'Das finstere Tal'.

Natascha Curtius-Noss and Claus Rudolf Amler Foto: DPA

Natascha Curtius-Noss also created the costume design for: 'Die vierte Macht‘, 'Vincent will Meer‘, 'Die Perlmutterfarbe‘ and 'Sophie Scholl‘.

'Das finstere Tal' got 8 Lolas all in all - amongst others for production design and make up.

Best production design: Claus Rudolf Amler

Best make up: Helene Lang and Roman Braunhofer

Costume distressing for the TV mini-series "Generation War" ("Our mothers - our fathers")

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Costume distressing for the TV mini-series "Generation War" ("Our mothers - our fathers")

German Film Awards 2013 - Best Costume Design

On Friday, April, 26th, 2013, at the Friedrichstadtpalast in Berlin, the Golden Lola for the Best Costume Design 2013 has been awarded to

Kym Barrett and Pierre-Yves Gayraud for their brilliant work in the film 'Cloud Atlas'

Congratulations!

Unfortunately Kym Barrett could not attend the event and so Pierre-Yves Gayraud took over both statues.

It was Pierre-Yves' second Lola already - he had been awarded the first one in 2007 for his costume design in the film "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer"

Kym Barrett had not been nominated for the German Film Awards as yet, though she created the costumes for a lot of Hollywood block busters.

In 2007 she worked for the first time in Germany for the Babelsberg Studios production "Speed Racer".

She is best known for the "Matrix trilogy", "Speed Racer", "The Amazing Spider-Man", "The Green Hornet", "Eragon", "From Hell", "Gothika" and "William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet".

Kym currently works in England for the new Lana and Andy Wachowski Film "Jupiter Ascending".

Pierre-Yves Gayraud is amongst the costume designers in France, who are most in demand and has already designed costumes for several big productions in Germany.

Only recently, in February 2013, he completed his last production in Germany for the Babelsberg Studios "Beauty and the Beast" (La Belle et la Bête).

Further german productions are: "The Three Musketeers" (3D), "The Countess", "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer"and of course "Cloud Atlas"

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the distressing and costume designer blog intends to show people who are interested tips and tricks for patinating costumes or everyday clothing.

Moreover we shall publish at irregular intervals thrilling articles referring to costume design but also art related to costumes in one way or another.

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