passionate about weaving, spinning
and everyday textile culture
curiosity navigates me
constantly learning
textile design
micro weave
micro spin
draped narratives
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craftistic practice
let´s spin!workshops & artistic
interventions
artistic research
tulipa/INDEX
syona tapis
textile dramaturgy
we, the flaneuse
graduate projects
alles andere als rosa
reduce material waste
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ABOUT
photo: Vera Drebusch
My artistic practice moves at the intersection of tradition and innovation.
As a textile artist, I use yarn not only as a material but as a medium to negotiate complex sociological questions and preserve narratives.
I combine traditional techniques—such as hand-spinning and weaving—with modern technology, including computer-controlled looms and 3D printers.
A particular focus of my work is researching and promoting the use of local raw materials, such as regional sheep’s wool. My goal is to redefine their forgotten qualities and translate them into contemporary, tactile artworks—ranging from delicate objects to large-scale installations. However, I am equally passionate about experimenting with all kinds of other exciting fibers and filaments on the loom
My work is research-based, transdisciplinary, and always designed with a conscious eye toward the human experience. Whether addressing the fragility of global economic systems or the intimate bond between humans and animals, I strive to create spaces that invite viewers to feel and reflect—preferably with a wink.
Sharing knowledge is an integral part of my practice. As a trainer for Digital Weaving Norway (TC2), a freelance instructor at the VHS Hamburg, and a museum educator at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, I am dedicated to inspiring people of all ages to engage with the history and craft of textiles.
I live and work in Hamburg, Germany.
- Selected Clients & Collaborations
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Institutions & Partners
- Digital Weaving Norway
- Altonaer Museum
- Volkshochschule Hamburg
- (Adult Education Center Hamburg)
- AdBK Nürnberg
- (Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg)
- HAW Hamburg
- (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences)
- Kunstpioniere
- Design Zentrum Hamburg
- FABRIC – Future Fashion Lab
- K3 – Kampnagel
- House of All / Fab City Hamburg
- Medskin Solutions Dr. Suwelack
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Artistic Collaborations
- Meghna Bhardwaj, Dancer & Researcher
- Anna Neubert, Violinist
- Buki Akomolafé, Fashion Designer
- Aiko Tezuka, Fine Artist
- Annette Guther, Costume Designer
- Karo Meta Butzert, Interior Designer
- Teresa Hoffmann, Choreographer & Dancer
- Svenja Keune, Designer & Researcher
Education
2017 | MA Design, HAW Hamburg
2014 |
BA Textile Design, HAW Hamburg
2010 | Art History & Indology, University of Hamburg
Awards, Grants, Projects & Special Commissions
2023 Volunteering, The Kishkinda Trust, Hampi/Karnataka, India
2022 Fabricademy 22/23 (Bootcamp, Geneva), focus: Biochromes, Biomaterials, State of the Art
2021 Lecturer for Textile Design (BA),
HAW Hamburg
2019
Research, Chiang Mai, Thailand- Artist in Residence, Refugium Trafaria,
- Portugal
- Artist in Residence, Künstlerhäuser
- Worpswede
- 2018
- Winner, stART.up Grant
- (Claussen-Simon-Stiftung, Hamburg)
- Winner, ‘Ausgezeichnet’ –
- Center for Design Research, Hamburg
- Nominee, German Design Award
- (Newcomer 2019)
- Artist in Residence, Prisão Paraíso, Trafaria,
- Portugal
- 2017 Nominee, Justus Brinckmann Award
- 2016 Research Grant, IKAT/eCut, Thailand
- 2015 Winner, Bavarian State Prize for Young Designers (2014)
Selected Exhibitions & Events
2025
- die NEUEN, GEDOK Hamburg
- Schwärme, GEDOK Hamburg
- Let’s Spin!, HyCP Veddel Space, Hamburg
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2024
- We, the Flaneuse, K3 Kampnagel, Hamburg
- Mythos Heimat, Bucerius Kunst Forum,
- Hamburg
- Beletage, Hamburg
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2023
- Imagine Transparency, Jupiter, Hamburg
- Im Süden von der Elbe, HyCP Veddel
- Space, Hamburg
2022
Zukunftsstoffe – Innovationen im Textildesign (Future Fabrics), Center for Design, Hamburg
Textile Studien des Zufalls (Textile Studies of Chance), Buchhandlung Langenkamp, Lübeck
Feinwerk, Schloss Fasanerie, Fulda
2020
RE-MEMBER, K3 Tanzplan, Hamburg
2019
TALENTE 2019, International Trade Fair for the Skilled Crafts, Munich
alles andere als rosa
(Anything Other Than Pink), Hallo:Festspiele, Kraftwerk Bille, Hamburg
Neue Einheit, Hamburg Architecture Summer, Raum LinksRechts, Hamburg
M19, Villa Metzler, Frankfurt am Main
Soft Design Dialog (Guest contribution & lecture), Chiang Mai, Thailand
2017
alles andere als rosa (Anything Other Than Pink), xpon-art gallery, Hamburg
Messe Kunst und Handwerk / Justus Brinckmann Award, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg
2015
Bavarian State Prize for Young Designers, BMW Museum, Munich & Coburger Designtage, Coburg