Marije Lytske Hester
I am a maker, researcher and designer.
I’ve separated my practice into two areas:
Atelier; as a graphic artist, I go back to what I love to do: create!
Collaboratory; I actively seek collaboration and conversation with like-minded people and companies. We set up and work on projects that zoom in on social issues, aspire to question the status quo and embody a better tomorrow for people and planet. I personally have a specific love for ‘mapping’ as a tool to visualise situations, processes or relationships in the search for solutions to complex problems. The projects can be solely Research or Design-oriented or a combination of the two in the form of practice-driven research projects, innovation projects and case studies.
Organisational : concept/program development; identity and strategy development; project management
Design; creative and art direction; system design; social design; workshops; surface design; textile design + product development
Research; textile innovation consultancy; qual & quant research (e.g. Fast track LCA’s); writing articles and reports; lectures
I work mostly in the Social and Cultural sector (with NGO’s and foundations) and in the Fashion and Textiles Industry. However, I am always up to discover new grounds and work transdisciplinary.
Vision: discovering Post Capitalism
Mission: Democratise design processes, explore localised production, share knowledge and inspire
Core values: Collaboration, Play, Empathy, Responsibility and Accountability
Education & Work
2011 - current: Freelancer/ZZP (self-employed)
2023 - Essay writing course, Schrijversvakschool - Amsterdam
2023 - Data visualisation course
2019 / 2021 Master of Science, Innovative Textile Development, Saxion University of Applied Sciences - Enschede
2019 - Participant of Driving Dutch Design Accelerator Program
2019 - Design Leadership for Business course, Open Campus, Parsons New School of Design
2012 / 2019 multiple jobs in the field of Textile & Graphic Design and Management in the fashion and textiles industry in The Netherlands, China and Germany
2005 / 2010 Bachelor of Design, Textile Department, Gerrit Rietveld Academy - Amsterdam
Recent Research & Development Program
RVO - Circulaire Keten Project, 2023-2024
More info in Januari 2024
The Development of a Democratic Design Tool for Participatory Art Projects - Amsterdam,2022
A research & development program in collaboration with the United Painting Foundation, to develop a digital co-creation tool to assist artwork creation during the large-scale participatory art projects that United Painting is known for.
Master Thesis 2020/2021
The Environmental Impact of a Transition to On-Demand Knitwear.
Comparing the Bulk Supply Chain and the On-Demand Supply Chain of a Knitted Jumper.
A preliminary LCA study done for New Industrial Order
Articles, Essays & Papers
2022 ’Exploring 3-D Printed Textiles’
World Textile Information Network
Technical Intelligence Article, Textile 4.0 Journal
Published 06/2022
2022 ’The Value of Digital Co-Creation Platforms’
World Textile Information Network
Technical Intelligence Article, Textile 4.0 Journal
Published 31/03/2022
2021 ’Digital Innovation & Automation in Textile Recycling’
World Textile Information Network
Technical Intelligence Article, Textile 4.0 Journal
Published 27/08/2021
2021 ’The Added Value of Digitalised Supply Chains in Fashion’
World Textile Information Network
Technical Intelligence Article, Textile 4.0 Journal
Published 19/06/2021
Link to WTiN; here
Exhibitions
2022 - Group exhibition: United Art (United Painting), Fundraiser for Refugee Company at De Duif and permanent display at A Beautiful Mess in Manor Hotel, Amsterdam
2020 - Group exhibition: United Painting, Refresh Exhibition at Amsterdam Museum
2019 - Group exhibition: Driving Dutch Design, Dutch Design Week
2018 - Exhibition: Festival Design Kwartier, Den Haag
2017 - Group exhibition: Great Walls art installation at Beijing Design Week, Beijing
2010 - Group exhibition: Items Magazine Best Graduates at Dutch Design Week
Art/Design Projects
2022 - United Painting X Startblok Zeeburg, Amsterdam
2022 - United Painting X RAUM, Utrecht
2022 - United Painting X QueerCurrents X The Student Hotel, Amsterdam
2022 - United Painting X OSCAM X Amsterdamse Poort, Amsterdam
2021/2022 - United Painting X Amsterdam Central Station
2021 - United Painting X Movement On The Ground, Samos, Greece
2021 - United Painting X Cobra Museum, Amstelveen
2021 - United Painting X Hoge School van Amsterdam, Amsterdam
2021 - United Painting X Compagnie Theater, Amsterdam
2021 - United Painting X OSCAM, Amsterdam
2020 - Exhibition: Refresh Amsterdam, Amsterdam Museum
2019 - United Painting X The Student Hotel Berlin
2019 - United Painting X The Student Hotel Firenze
2019 - ’The Textile Files - a continuous research into circular textile development’, Driving Dutch Design
Media Publications
2021 - 2022 United Painting X Amsterdam Central Station:
NRC Handelsblad / 14 April 2022
’Voel de hiphop in de Oosttunnel van CS’Spoorbeeld / 8 April 2022
’De kunst van het samenwerken’Patta.nl / 8 April 2022
’Get Familiar: United Painting’Het Parool / 5 March 2022
’Tunnel bij Amsterdam CS verandert in kunstwerk: ‘mensen moeten wel door blijven lopen’’Het Nederlands Dagblad / 25 February 2022
’Reizigerstunnel wordt kunstwerk’
Interviews/Features:
Items Magazine #5 2010 / September 2010
Galleries
WhiteGrid Gallery, Berlin
Cv & Archives
Download CV
Commercial portfolios from the past
My digital bookshelf
Terms & Conditions
Download my Terms & Conditions / Algemene Voorwaarden