Weaving new surfaces that are ‘different', not to be recognised as the ‘conventional' weaving, Marianne developes her own techniques in the weaving process.
Using small bunches of horsehair, interwoven with linen or cotton, she creates exclusive fabrics in divers colours and surface textures. The horsehair is sourced from live horses overseas, mainly from the Far East, Mongolia.
In the weaving process she manipulates the bunches through knotting, curling and looping. Because the horsehair has unique qualities like it's shine, texture and length, each final weaving demonstrates an individual and exciting design. Shiny and smooth - organic and wild - flexible and stiff.

Marianne said, "I'm fascinated by the movement of the weavings, how the horsehair manifest in the net of the weaving technique."

The way the light falls on the weaving, plays an important role in the process and to the final product. Each piece of work has it's own unique character through the use of colors and techniques.

All weavings are made-in-house. In addition to working on commissions, she also makes installations for exhibitions. Her woven upholstery fabric is also available as the ‘MK' brand, mechanically woven at John Boyd Textiles, UK.

2010  Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Milano Italy

Textiel Festival 2010, Pieterskerk. Leiden

2009  Solo exhibition. FW:BK galerie. Amsterdam

99% Stoer. Dutch Design Hotel Artemis. Amsterdam

Dutch Design Week. Eindhoven

Creatieve Groote Club. Tuttobene Damrak
Woonbeurs. Stand 'Via Milano' and 'Made in Mongolia'
Springers Wonen. Utrecht
Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Milano Italy
Object. Las Palmas, Rotterdam

2008  100% Design Tokyo, Created in Holland. Japan
Galerie De andere Kant. Zutphen

2007 Forma Interieurs. Amsterdam
Rematerialize on tour 2007-2008 - Material Sense

2006 Antigravite. Paris FR
Du-AG project space. München GER

2005  Frozen Fountain, Amsterdam
Stroud Textiles Biennale, UK

2003 House & Garden show. London UK
Theatre of Wine. London UK
‘Making Tracks' Rope Store Studio. Nailsworth UK

2002  Chelsea Crafts Fair. London UK
Decorex International 2002. London UK
‘Westway Exhibition' Little Venice London UK

1999  Amsteltuin. Amstelveen
‘Debuut' Pulchri Studio. Den Haag

1998  Heimtextil. Frankfurt GER

1999 - 2000
MA, Design for the Environment, textile Design, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London UK
1995 - 1999
BA, Textile Design. Royal Academy of Art, The Hague NL
1992 - 1995
MBO, Fashion Design. Castellum, Alphen aan den Rijn NL

courses
2006 Acquisition and Art and Formulate. Kunstenaar & Co. Kunstenaars & Co. Amsterdam

2002 - 2003 DPP, Developing Professional Practise Programme, Business & Marketing. Cockpit Arts Studios. London UK

work experience - internship
1998 - Designing of printing pattern and making of stools / sit-bags
Photostyling for FRAME. (publication FRAME, 1999) Designing. Heavenly Blue. Amsterdam
- Designing 3D shapes for jewelry and objects. Beppe Kessler, Amsterdam
1997 Intensive Group Project; project with Fachhochschule and Sacho Hesslein. Hanover GER
1997 Exchange, Somerset School of Art and Technology, Taunton UK
1995 Grafic design department. LOI Leiden

2010  Workshop 'Wild met Materiaal' Textielfestival. Leiden

2009  'Made in Mongolia project'. August 4 weeks, Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia

2008 2 wall panels ‘Chocolats'. Joanne Hodges. UK
Wall panel. S. Hooft Graafland. Amsterdam
Design tassels in collaboration with I. Simonis

2007 Weaving patterns. Kendix / vd Ploeg. Aarle Rixtel

2005 - 2007  Weaving of fringes. Van Lathem. Templeuve FR

200  Wall panel ‘Circles'. B. Kop. Rotterdam

Wall panel ‘Sweet orange'. S. Vernooij. Houten

2005 Weaving lampshades. Best & Lloyd. London UK

2004 3 wall panels for a private client. Harmer. London UK

2003  Research and experimenting with different natural materials. leading weaving workshops. Stay of 6 months. Cape Town SA

Weaving for lampshades. Todhunter Earle Interiors.London UK
3 soundproof wall panels, Centurion Brussels, BE. Decibell Designs. London UK

2002 Wallpanel Decorex. Londen

2001 - present  Designing for John Boyd Textiles, profesional weavers of horsehair. Castle Cary, Somerset UK

1999  9 Window panels. Boxtel

2007
3rd European Triennial Textile and Fibre Art. Riga, Latvia
Nominatie - Lehi.ka 1st International Contemporary CeramicsCompetition, Spain

2006
3 Objects, ceramics with horsehair, project IS&MK 2006 with IngeSimonis

2005
The 5th International textiles Art Triennial, Tournai, Belgium
Ki monologue, competition Kimono.

1998
1st price - Millenium Table Damask, Textiel museum. Tilburg
In production Damask tableset.

short presentations

2010

Open Atelier Amsterdam Oost

MaterialXperience. Materia Ahoy, Rotterdam

2009
Miljonair Wonen-magazine stand. Miljonair Fair RAI Amsterdam 2009
Weavings at the VIP-route, part of the LAI-award organised by Lensvelt. Schiehavenkade, Rotterdam
Manifestatie, internationale symposium BEYOND GREEN III.WFC
Symposium Whisper Fashion2. Amsterdam

2008
Manifestatie, internationale symposium BEYOND GREEN II.WFC

2007
Documentation sub. STROOM Centre of visual Arts. The Hague NL

2006
Documentation sub. STROOM Centre of visual Arts.
Exhibition sub. STROOM Centre of visual Arts.

2005
Exhibition sub. STROOM Centre of visual Arts.
Exhibition sub. STROOM Centre of visual Arts.
Presentation and Individual sub. STROOM Centre of visual Arts.

1999
VSB-grant

Vrije Vrouwe van Renswoude Foundation, The Hague NL

presentations

2007
Lectures - FLWK Textiles. Den Haag NL

2006
Lecture and tutorials - HFBK. Hamburg GER
Interview - Radio Breda. Breda NL

Presentation - Material Tables by Material Sense, Dutch Design Week. Eindhoven

sideline activities

2007 - 2009
Member of board Beehives, Vliegbasis Huygens Amsterdam
2005 - 2007
Member of board, accountmanager. Art Association Stand. The Hague

Member of BNO, Association of Dutch Designers