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ainhoa_cor
Ainhoa (which means ‘fertile land’ in Spanish) was born and raised in Spain. She has a background in footwear and textile design. With a keen interest in textiles, including their creation, history and social impact.
Gothenburg University
2023 - 2025
BA Textile Design | The Swedish
School of Textiles
2019 - 2022
Fashion Summer course |
University of Arts, London
London, 2011
BA Fashion Design |
Higher School of Design Madrid
Madrid, 2010-2015
Ostrichpillow
Sweden–Spain Hybrid
Apr 2023 – Oct 2024
DESIGN LEAD, FOOTWEAR
Muroexe by Mascaró
Madrid, Spain Hybrid
Jan 2022 - July 2023
INTERNSHIP, KNITWEAR DEPARTMENT
Textiel Museum
Tilburg, Netherlands
2022 6 month
FREELANCE FASHION DESIGNER
Pelotari Project
Madrid
Jun 2018 – Nov 2018
DESIGN LEAD / COLOUR AND MATERIALS DESIGNER
Muroexe
Madrid
Aug 2015 – Sep 2019
CO-FOUNDER AND DESIGNER
Hälb Studio
Madrid
2014 – 2016
ASSISTANT
Femke Agema
Amsterdam, Netherlands ·
2015· 6 month
ASSISTANT
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada
Madrid ·
2014 · 6 month
ADLERBERTSKA STIPENDIER 2024
TEKO 2021
Making Transparency | Stockholm Furniture Fair Stockholm, Sweden 2024
Exit, 2023 | Textil Museet Borås, Sweden 2023
Meta Rural | 12 Miradas, Art Residency Galicia, Spain 2023
Siesta Matter | Dutch Design Week, Design Perron Eindhoven, 2023
Last Updated 20.08.26
Carrying as Culture,
POCKETS
2025
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The Enlightened Skein
Publication
Through the expression of textile fibres, a fabric book transports us to an imaginary, animistic world where animal and vegetable fibres express their souls.
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Inlay
Textile research,
TextielMuseum
2020
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Ostrichpillow
Heating Pad
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Soft Architecture
Publication
2025
Art Residency
My stay in Hoi An, navigating the rhythm of the floods and observing the inherent flexibility of the city and its culture. The project focuses on the ‘màn treo’ as a textile gesture of division: hanging veils that sculpt the space.
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Carrying as Culture
Publication
2025
Carrying as Culture redefines publishing as a research site where thinking and making converge through a feminist lens. By reimagining the encyclopedia as a living format of fragments , the project embraces multiplicity and temporary knowledges. Central to this thesis is the act of carrying, physically and symbolically, as a curatorial practice of collecting and editing.
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Hooks
2024
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Circumlocution
Publication
2025
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Meta Rural
2022
Art Residency
What value do we place on materials that cannot be reprocessed or returned to their original state in certain environments?
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Textile research
This research explores workplace relaxation through inflatable knitted objects that minimise waste using circular technology. The project concludes with three tactile prototypes designed to enhance physical well-being and sensory comfort
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Multiple perspectives
Textile prints
2020
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HÄLB Studio
2015
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HÄLB Studio
Triciclo Restaurant
2016
2016
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HÄLB Studio
Gaytán Restaurant
2017
2016
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HÄLB Studio
2015
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Ostrichpillow
Soft Goods Designer
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Muroexe
2015-2019
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Muroexe
2022
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