Hello and welcome!

I am Anna, a textile and knitwear designer based in Hamburg, Germany. I completed my Masters in Textile Design, where I discovered my love for bold and colourful patterns and where I focused on ecofriendly materials and sustainable textiles. 

I run a small business where I create and sell vibrant, eco-friendly knit accessories and knitting patterns. When designing a new product or pattern, I invest a lot of time in carefully considering colour combinations and material choices — this is where my creative process begins and what I find most important.

As a maker I want to be responsible with the materials I work with: I try to always use natural materials, recycled yarns and recycled paper, search for local fibers and use up as many leftover yarns as possible.

I hope to slow down today's fast-moving consumer society by creating colourful as well as ecofriendly individual pieces and to encourage people to make their very own unique piece of clothing, made slowly and thoughtfully. 

Education

09.2016 – 03.2019 Studies Design M.A., Focus Textile design, HAW Hamburg
03.2012 – 07.2016 Studies Textile Design B.A., HAW Hamburg

Work and Teaching Experience

05.2024 Hand knit workshop at Textiles Zentrum Haslach, Österreich 
03.2024 Talk, Meet & Greet and hand knit workshop at H+H Cologne, Köln 
09.2023 – 01.2024 Hand knit workshops at MyLys, Hamburg 
11.2023 Hand knit workshops at Barcelona Knits Festival, Barcelona 
10.2023 Hand knit workshops at Die Mercerie, München 
07.2023 Hand knit workshops at Wedding Wool Weekend 2024, Berlin 
04.2023 Intarsia machine knit workshop at HALL 4 CRCLRTY OpenLab Circular Textiles, Hamburg 
09.2022 Artist talk and machine knit online workshop at the Machine Knit Community 
08.2022 Duplicate Stitch Workshop at Skandaløs Festival, Hülltofter Tief 
09.2021 – 01.2022 Video conception and production of an Intarsia Technique Domestika course 
08.2021 Artist talk and machine knit online workshop at the Machine Knit Community since 08.2017 Freelance textile designer (knitting, textiles, patterns) since
12.2018 Instructor in the range of knitting, crochet, dyeing and textile design

Exhibitions

07.2024 – 09.2024 Group exhibition Wertvoll, Museum der Arbeit, Hamburg
02.2023 Group exhibition B-Ware, GEDOK Hamburg
09.2022 – 11.2022 Group exhibition Inspiration Geschichte, Museum for Hamburg History
07.2021 Group exhibition VOILÀ! Die Neuen in der AdK Hamburg, GEDOK Hamburg
02.2021 Group exhibition Odsherred klær sig og Odsherred klær dig, Denmark
09.2020 – 11.2020 Group exhibition Inspiration Hamburg, Museum for Hamburg History
06.2020 Group exhibition Odsherreds Kunstdage, Kunstkollektivet 8B, Denmark
11.2019 MKG Messe Kunst und Handwerk 2019, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg
06.2019 – 08.2019 KAOS International Contemporary Collage Festival, Leftovers, Slovenia
06.2019 Tendence 2019, area Talents, Frankfurt
03.2019 Masters Graduate Exhibition In The Mood, Altes Zollamt Rothenburgsort, Hamburg