Tuesday Bassen is an illustrator and apparel designer currently based in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

, Germany.

Career

Tuesday Bassen was born in Nebraska and attended the

Minneapolis College of Art and Design The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) is a private college specializing in the visual arts and located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. MCAD currently enrolls approximately 800 students. MCAD is one of just a few major art schools to offer ...

. After living in New York, she moved to Los Angeles for a number of years before relocating to Berlin, Germany in 2023. After working as an illustrator, she worked as a product designer for clients like

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before spinning off her own self-titled apparel and accessory brand, Tuesday of California, and founding her store FriendMart.

Controversy

On July 20, 2016, Bassen publicly accused the clothing retailer Zara of expressly copying designs from her brand without crediting her. First in an Instagram post, and then in several other publications, Bassen claimed that Zara had created several enamel pins which closely matched those designed by her brand, Tuesday Bassen. She then explained that after sending Zara a cease-and-desist letter, her complaint had been denied by the retailer. Zara then suspended the sale of all the items mentioned. However, Bassen's action caused many other artists to join in accusing Zara of violating their copyrights; Bassen then founded the website ShopArtTheft with another artist Adam J. Kurtz, as a store where artists could sell the originals that Zara had copied.

References

External links

ShopArttheft.com

ShopTuesday.com

personal website

FriendMart
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bassen, Tuesday American women fashion designers American fashion designers Living people Minneapolis College of Art and Design alumni Year of birth missing (living people)