Bernardo Guillermo
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Bernardo Federico Tomás Guillermo (born 17 June 1977, Utrecht
, Netherlands
) is a furniture designer and a more distant member of the Dutch Royal Family. He is a nephew of Queen Beatrix, the current monarch of the Netherlands.
, youngest child of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
, and Havana-born Cuban exile Jorge Pérez y Guillermo, the son of Federico Gilberto Pérez Castillo and wife Edenia Mercedes Guillermo y Marrero. He has one younger brother Nicolás Guillermo (born 1979) and one younger sister Juliana Guillermo (born 1981). Guillermo and his siblings did not receive any royal title because his mother Princess Christina, at that time ninth in line for the Dutch throne, renounced her and her children's rights to the throne before converting to Catholicism and marrying a commoner, his father, in 1975.
Guillermo was born and raised in Wassenaar
, near The Hague
, Netherlands. He moved to and lives in New York City
since 1994. In 1996, he attended Sarah Lawrence College
, where he studied philosophy
and art history
. Subsequently Guillermo studied industrial design
at the prestigious Pratt Institute
from 2002 to 2005.
His work was selected for exhibition at Brooklyn Designs in 2005, and at the 2008 DWR Modern-Design-Function exhibit in New York. His work has been published in the May 2005 issue of the magazine Wallpaper where he has been described as one of 10 Most Wanted Designers, and in the December 2005 issue of ArtReview
.
Bernardo Guillermo's design studio is based in the Brooklyn Navy Yard area
where he and his friends work as a freelancer for the city New York.
. Their religious wedding ceremony took place on 5 September 2009 at the Queen of All Saints Church
in Brooklyn, at which many members of Dutch Royal Family were present. Together they have one child, a girl:
Utrecht
Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands.The name may also refer to:* Utrecht , of which Utrecht is the capital* Utrecht , including the city of Utrecht* Bishopric of Utrecht* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
) is a furniture designer and a more distant member of the Dutch Royal Family. He is a nephew of Queen Beatrix, the current monarch of the Netherlands.
Life and career
Guillermo was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, as the eldest child and son of Princess Christina of the NetherlandsPrincess Christina of the Netherlands
Princess Maria Christina of the Netherlands , Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the youngest of four daughters born to Queen regnant Juliana of the Netherlands and her Prince consort Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.-Birth:She was born Maria Christina at Soestdijk Palace,...
, youngest child of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld , later Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, was prince consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and father of six children, including the current monarch Queen Beatrix....
, and Havana-born Cuban exile Jorge Pérez y Guillermo, the son of Federico Gilberto Pérez Castillo and wife Edenia Mercedes Guillermo y Marrero. He has one younger brother Nicolás Guillermo (born 1979) and one younger sister Juliana Guillermo (born 1981). Guillermo and his siblings did not receive any royal title because his mother Princess Christina, at that time ninth in line for the Dutch throne, renounced her and her children's rights to the throne before converting to Catholicism and marrying a commoner, his father, in 1975.
Guillermo was born and raised in Wassenaar
Wassenaar
Wassenaar is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. A fairly affluent suburb of The Hague, Wassenaar lies 10 km north of that city on the N44 highway near the North Sea coast. It is part of the Haaglanden region...
, near The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, Netherlands. He moved to and lives in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
since 1994. In 1996, he attended Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...
, where he studied philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and art history
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
. Subsequently Guillermo studied industrial design
Industrial design
Industrial design is the use of a combination of applied art and applied science to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability of a product, but it may also be used to improve the product's marketability and production...
at the prestigious Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private art college in New York City located in Brooklyn, New York, with satellite campuses in Manhattan and Utica. Pratt is one of the leading undergraduate art schools in the United States and offers programs in Architecture, Graphic Design, History of Art and Design,...
from 2002 to 2005.
His work was selected for exhibition at Brooklyn Designs in 2005, and at the 2008 DWR Modern-Design-Function exhibit in New York. His work has been published in the May 2005 issue of the magazine Wallpaper where he has been described as one of 10 Most Wanted Designers, and in the December 2005 issue of ArtReview
ArtReview
-Publication:ArtReview covers established and emerging artists in a mixture of international exhibition reviews, artist profiles, city art tours and artist commissions, including artist projects published as supplements to the regular edition of the magazine...
.
Bernardo Guillermo's design studio is based in the Brooklyn Navy Yard area
Brooklyn Navy Yard
The United States Navy Yard, New York–better known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard or the New York Naval Shipyard –was an American shipyard located in Brooklyn, northeast of the Battery on the East River in Wallabout Basin, a semicircular bend of the river across from Corlear's Hook in Manhattan...
where he and his friends work as a freelancer for the city New York.
Marriage and children
In March 2009 he married in a civil ceremony with Eva Prinz-Valdes, an editor, who has worked for several New York publishing houses, including RizzoliRizzoli
Rizzoli is an Italian surname. It may refer to:*Angelo Rizzoli , an Italian publisher*Achilles Rizzoli , an American artist*Nicola Rizzoli , an Italian football referee...
. Their religious wedding ceremony took place on 5 September 2009 at the Queen of All Saints Church
Queen of All Saints Church (Brooklyn, New York)
The Church of the Queen of All Saints, also known as the Church of Our Lady of All Saints is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, located at Lafayette and Vanderbilt Avenues, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, in the neighborhood of Fort Greene.-Buildings:The...
in Brooklyn, at which many members of Dutch Royal Family were present. Together they have one child, a girl:
- Isabel Guillermo-Prinz (born 13 April 2009)