Presentation:

Meet-a-Maker

with Kristin Maurer

22 Jun 2024

Come to Mediamatic to have a talk with an artist in our little greenhouses by the water! Learn more about their work or talk about your project with the artist who inspired you. Kristin Maurer is open to creative consultation and discussing ideas. 

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Creating costumes in the Open Costume Lab - With Kristin Maurer At Dutch Design Week 2021 we are hosting an open costume lab where participants are creating amazing costumes from species in our ego system, while hopefully becoming more aware of the biodiversity of our planet.     Caroline Aravicius

Meet-a-Maker is a 30-minute session to have a one-on-one talk with artists currently working at Mediamatic. We are lucky to be inspired by the many artists who work and stay with us for exhibitions, residencies and workshops. We welcome you to meet them and be inspired as well!

About the artist

I have a legal background, but since I was 13 I have been involved in designing interiors, furniture and living items such as sofa covers. For a few years, I worked as a lawyer while continuing to make things in my spare time. I missed crafts at times when I was too preoccupied with my head. That is how I started studying architecture at TU Delft and then moved on to the Art Academy Amsterdam.

Now I have my own brand; Snekkerbuks, where I realise my passion for using textile at an architectural scale. I call it "Textile Architecture”; work that translates itself into objects and garments that are durable, robust in use and have an aesthetic value. For each design I make an average of 20 prototypes so that something will be exactly as I think it works best and is visually correct. Any new product is used by me and others for at least six months to confirm this. In this way, such a quality is created that even a circular system has developed.

Topics

  • Business and Brand Development: Advising on building a sustainable brand in the textile industry, including business strategies, business plans, and financial aspects.
  • Legal Aspects in Creative Industries: Bridging law and design to help understand contracts, intellectual property, and business law.
  • Interior Architecture and Building Management: Sharing techniques and advice for design, project management, building applications, and coordinating with municipalities and companies.
  • Sustainable and Circular Textile Design: Ensuring the durability and longevity of textile creations through sustainable practices.

Information

Tickets

You can choose a 30-minute time slot between 13:15 and 15:15.

Full price €10
Artists/Students discount €7,50*
*We give a discount to students, artists and Stadspas holders. If this applies to you we might ask to see your kvk nr/portfolio or student card for this option.
Read our ticket terms and conditions here.


For questions please e-mail workshop@mediamatic.nl.

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Portrait: Kristin is knitting - Knit for Survival! In our knitting workshop, our knitting lecturer Kristin Maurer is  focused while trying to knit a sweater for herself. Knitting for Survival is a workshop that seeks to help Ukraine by teaching people how to knit sweaters to reduce our gas dependency on Russia. Knitting doesn't have to be hard. In our knitting sessions, our guests did not need to be an experienced needle worker at all. They were provide beginner tools and instructions next to the most advanced and experienced coaching by Vita… Andrea Valdivia

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