WantedDesign Member
Discover the unique stories and creative journeys of our WantedDesign members as they share their inspirations, design philosophies, and standout work.
Aliki van der Kruijs
Textile Designer
Aliki van der Kruijs, alumni of Jan van Eyck Academie in the Netherlands, graduated with an MA in Applied Art at the Sandberg Institute and a BA in Fashion design from the ArtEZ University of Arts. Giving workshops and coaching art-students is a way to share her experience in textile research and design.
Aliki’s work is acquired by the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum (New York), Zuiderze emuseum (Enkhuizen), Princessehof (Leeuwarden), Textielmuseum (Tilburg), Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (United Arab Emirates), Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (The Netherlands) and private collectors.
Design Approach and Inspiration
From a background in graphic and fashion design, the craftsmanship of Aliki has a strong focus on the medium textile as a communication tool. Over the past ten years, the Dutch designer/researcher constructed a material database from her main interest in the weather and geology, making her textile work relational to time, place and landscape. By combining crafts with scientific data, her work articulates in an artistic and poetic way about phenomena on Earth.
