For the past 15 years, industrial designer Mareike Lienau has been intensively researching the question, "What makes craftsmanship contemporary?" with her label Lyk Carpet. In doing so, she continuously strives to make traditional materials and techniques tangible and to enter into direct dialog with people. Her holistic approach fosters intercultural connections between humans, materials and traditions. This approach stretches beyond craftsmanship — as a process designer, Mareike Lienau reint...
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Career Highlights
Recent Awards & Nominations
'CO-EXISTENCE IS THE ESSENCE' // Co-Creation-Project // Kathmandu // co/rizom Austria Lifestyle Innovation Award // Munich 'SCHÖNER WOHNEN'-Award BEST OF DESIGN Nominiert: 'Carpet Design Awards at Domotex' // Best Studio Artist Design 'VOGUE Salon' // Berlin // Nachwuchsförderpreis 'contre/fait' // German Design Award Nominee 'Fragmente' // German Design Award – Special Mention 'Farn' // German Design Award – Special Mention 'Distel' // Interior Innovation Award – Winner
Recent Shows
'feelAmbiguity' // Vienna Design Week // Corizom 'feelAmbiguity' // Paris Design Week // Corizom ‘CLOSE TO EDGE' // London craftWEEK // MINT-Gallery 'ICH und DU' // Matter of Course // Fuorisalone Milan // curation: Anna Carnick, Wava Carpenter 'balancing act' // Co-Founding Matter of Course // Berlin friends space // curation: Anna Carnick 'Potentiale' // Feldkirch.at // Installation: Pool