Meet our heroes

Team

Besides an impressive array of machinery, we have an even more impressive team of textile specialists. Look around to see which of our specialists can help you during your working period in the TextielLab.

Planning & Coördination


Our people are bursting with enthusiasm, experience and specialist knowledge. There is nothing they enjoy more than the challenge of pushing technological boundaries to translate your ideas into textiles. Depending on the technique you choose, you will work with a specific product developer, but don’t hesitate to make use of the full range of expertise available in-house.

Meet The Planning & Coordination Team

Weaving


During your time in the TextielLab’s weaving department, you will work closely with a product developer who enjoys nothing more than the challenge of pushing technological boundaries to translate your ideas into textiles. Curious about our master weavers? Get to know them here!

Meet The Weaving Team

Knitting


Are you coming to work in the TextielLab’s knitting department? Then you will be matched with one of our experienced product developers who will help you stitch your creative ideas together on our high-tech knitting machines. Time for an introduction!

Meet The knitting Team

Passementerie

The TextielLab can continue to make passements using time-honoured techniques. For this, we have in-house experts Veva and Karen, who see it as a challenge to reinvent traditional machines from the 19th century - from the round braiding machine to cord turning mill or gimping machine.

Meet The Passementerie Team

Tufting

Tufting at the TextielLab is in experienced hands of specialists with diverse backgrounds in craft and design. With their technical expertise and creative insight, they translate the ideas of professional makers into unique hand-tufted works. From sophisticated dresses to monumental wall hangings - they push the boundaries of this traditional technique. Their knowledge of material, colour and technique creates special collaborations with renowned artists and designers.

Meet The Tufting Team

Embroidery

TextielLab's Embroidery team combines years of expertise with innovative techniques to bring textiles to life. With an in-depth knowledge of materials and computerised embroidery machines, they experiment daily to achieve unique and sophisticated results. Working closely with makers and designers, the boundaries of embroidery are constantly being pushed back.

Meet The Embroidery Team

Assembly Studio

Besides an impressive array of machinery, we have an even more impressive team of textile specialists. Look around to see which of our specialists can help you during your working period in the TextielLab.

Meet The Assembly Studio Team

Yarns

The TextielLab has a special team of experts in house for material advice and yarn sourcing. With their background in sustainable fashion and industrial textile production, they work on future-proof yarn supply. From small runs for artists to innovative, sustainable materials - here, craftsmanship is combined with creativity. In the search for the right yarns, sustainability and diversity are paramount.

Meet The Yarns Team