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

2024- Advanced training “Le séminaire des couleurs” by Felix D’Haeseleer

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

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

DigitalePourpre, Marseille – 2025
Resyne, Brussels – 2025
KoolKoper, Brussels – 2025
Slowroom, Brussels – 2025
TRIBU_North Market, Brussels – 2024
Boom Christmas Market, Brussels 2024
MAD Parcour Pop-up – 2024