MAUD BRUNSTEIN
A textile designer specializing in knits and the exploration of experimental materials. Aligned with an ethical and circular approach, she envisions transformative materials using threads sourced from surplus production, and a high technical mastery of knitting. She plays with colors to establish an interaction between the material, the body, and space.
EDUCATION
2025- Advanced training “Le séminaire des couleurs” by Felix D’Haeseleer
2023-2024 - EWAC: Empower Women in Art & Culture
2021-2023 Master’s degree in Textile Design ENSAV La Cambre, Brussels, Belgium
2018-2021 Bachelor’s degree in Textile Design ENSAV La Cambre, Brussels, Belgium
2015-2018 DNAP Art and Photography, ESADMM, Marseille, France
2011-2015 Literary and Visual Art Baccalaureat, Waldorf school, Logelbach, France
AWARDS
2023 «Les amis de la Cambre» award, Brussels, Belgium
2023 Higher Artistic Education Prize of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. During the «BeCraft» award, Mons, Belgium
2023 The «Crazy Thread» Award presented by the Dupond Family, Brussels, Belgium
EXPERIENCES
2026 Barcelona Design Week, presentation at Brussels House, Spain
2026 ART-O-RAMA, lighting presentation in collaboration with Edda Rabold, France
2026 CAP15, exhibition in collaboration with Edda Rabold, Marseille, France
2026 Milano Design Week, presentation at Brussels House, Italy
2025 Exhibition “ALUMNIS MINIBUS” following the award “les amis de la cambre”, La cambre, Belgium
2024 Creation of my clothing brand:
Adaptable knitted garments designed to fit different body types, made from second-hand yarns.
2024 Milano Design Week, with «Belgium is design», Italy
2024 Faire «Talente» Munich, Germany
2024 Six month internship, knitwear designer for Ester Manas, Brussels, Belgium
2023 Four weeks as a knitwear designer for A. Roege Hove for the Copenhagen Fashion Week, Danemark
2023 Master’s Degree Exhibition at MAD home of creators, Brussels, Belgium
2022-2023 Knitting tutor for ENSAV La Cambre, Brussels, Belgium
2022 Two weeks weaving project «Territoir tissé» Abomey, Benin
2022 Seven-week internship at A. Roege Hove, Copenhagen, Danemark
2021 Eight-week internship with artist Delphine Denereaz, Marseille, France
2021 Exhibition «Itinérances» with Valérian Goalec, Abattoirs de Bomel, Namur, Belgium
2020 Eight-week internship at Christian Wijnants, Antwerpen, Belgium
2020 Plant dyeing workshop with Charlotte Marembert, Brussels, Belgium
2019 Two-week internship with Christoph Hefti, Brussels, Belgium
2018 Eight-week internship with artist Dominique Zinkpé, La Friche Belle de Mai, Marseille, France
SALES OF KNITTED GARMENTS
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Collect_ed, Brussels — 2025–2026
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Haasamsterdam, Amsterdam — 2026
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Matayo Studio — 2026
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Serica Archive, Paris — 2026
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DigitalePourpre, Marseille — 2025 & 2026
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KoolKoper, Brussels — 2025 & 2026
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TRIBU_North Market, Brussels — 2024 & 2026
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MAD Parcour Pop-up, Brussels — 2024 & 2026 (soon)
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Neu Scab, Strasbourg — 2026 (soon)
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Kanal Centre Pompidou, Brussels — 2026 (soon)
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Resyne, Brussels — 2025
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Slowroom, Brussels — 2025
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Boom Christmas Market, Brussels — 2024 & 2025