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17-25 October 2026

ME; MI GRAINE & MY ROOM OF PAIN

How pain transforms into textile design

Hosted by Laura Dieckwisch

This project is now archived and was part of DDW23

Event type

Exhibition

Living in pain
Living in pain
The textile designer Laura Dieckwisch explores in her master‘s degree collection the possibilities of navigating the design process from physical limitations. On view is a collection of knitted, three-dimensional fabrics created in collaboration with the TextielMuseum Tilburg.

From pain to fabric

The textile designer Laura Dieckwisch presents her graduation project from University of Applied Sciences Hamburg. Her fabric collection explores the theme of migraine, a prevalent neurological disorder causing severe pain, by utilizing design as a medium for discussion. Laura Dieckwisch incorporates her own chronic migraine into an intuitive design process by allowing the pain to have a significant impact on the design. As a result the fabric transcends its traditional role, metamorphosing into an object, a space, and a companion. Throughout her work the designer intricately weaves the tensions between touching and being touched. Her aspiration is to conceive textiles that kindle a desire for physical contact and emotional closeness. Her fabrics strive not only to be visually captivating but also to offer a singularly tactile and sensory experience. Emphasizing durability, these meticulously crafted fabrics are intended to be enduring companions, accompanying their owners throughout the passage of lifetime.
Threedemensional fabric collection I
Threedemensional fabric collection I
From pain to fabric
From pain to fabric
Knitted jaquard
Knitted jaquard
Laura Dieckwisch
Threedemensional fabric collection II
Threedemensional fabric collection II

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Laura Dieckwisch
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About Laura Dieckwisch

As a visionary textile designer Laura Dieckwisch perpetually exploring new dimensions within textile surfaces. Her artistic endeavors are grounded in two fundamental elements: lines born from meditative drawings, as the shaping foundation of her designs, and threads as the building blocks for tense and tactile textures. The fusion of these elements empowers her to craft haptic textiles endowed with almost sculptural qualities. She also explores the possibilities of material collages.