Kryolan
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Founded | Berlin, Germany (1945) |
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Founders | Arnold Langer |
Kryolan is a world-wide cosmetics company founded and headquartered in Berlin, Germany. By some estimates, Kryolan creates two-thirds of global production of professional makeup for film, TV and theater.[1]
History[]
Kryolan was founded in 1945 in post World War II Berlin. Kryolan's Hollywood breakthrough came with the face masks used in the 1968 feature film Planet of the Apes.[1] 2012 After intensive rebranding preparations, Kryolan launches its "Make-Up Is A Science" campaign, which continues to this day.
The German trade Association "The Family Entrepreneurs" (Die Familienunternehmer) honors Arnold Langer in Berlin as the "Family Entrepreneur of the Year".2012 After intensive rebranding preparations, Kryolan launches its "Make-Up Is A Science" campaign, which continues to this day.
The German trade Association "The Family Entrepreneurs" (Die Familienunternehmer) honors Arnold Langer in Berlin as the "Family Entrepreneur of the Year".
In Media[]
Kryolan was featured in season 3 of the American reality competition television series RuPaul's Drag Race, wherein thirteen drag queens competed for a prize package that included a "lifetime supply" of Kryolan makeup.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Roxborough, Scott (February 2, 201). "Inside Berlin's Kryolan: 8 Tons of Fake Blood, Most of Hollywood's Makeup". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Chemical companies established in 1945
- Cosmetics companies of Germany
- Manufacturing companies based in Berlin
- 1945 establishments in Germany