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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.
Education
MFA Design | HDK, Valand-
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
Work
Product Designer, Soft Goods | Ostrichpillow
Sweden-Spain Hybrid,
April 2023-October 2024
Design Director | Muroexe -Mascaró
Sweden-Spain Hybrid,
January 2022 - June 2023
Internship in the Knitwear Department |
Textiel Museum
Tilburg, Netherlands, (6 months) 2022
Footwear and Accessories Designer | Muroexe
Madrid, August 2015- September 2019
Designer & Founder | Hälb Studio
Madrid, 2014-2016
Patternmaking internship | Femke Agema
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2013 (7 months)
Grants/ scholarships
Slojdforeningen
ADLERBERTSKA STIPENDIER 2024
TEKO 2021
Exhibitions
Archeology of our time | Syntropia Space Gothenburg, Sweden 2024
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 10.03.26
Soft Architecture
Publication
Hoi An, Vietnam,
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
Gothenburg, Sweden
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
Gothenburg, Sweden
2024
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CIRCUMLOCUTION
Publication Gothenburg, Sweden
2025
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Meta Rural
Galicia, Spain,
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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The Enlightened Skein
PublicationSweden, 2024
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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Siesta Matter
Textile research Sweden, 2022
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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Inlay
Textile research,
TextielMuseum
Tilburg, Netherlands
2020
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Ostrichpillow
Heating Pad
Madrid 2024
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Multiple perspectives
Textile prints
Borås, Sweden
2020
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HÄLB Studio Womenswear 2016Madrid, Spain
2015
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HÄLB Studio Workwear for
Triciclo Restaurant
2016
Madrid, Spain
2016
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Carrying as Culture,
POCKETSWorkshops and Publication
Gothenburg, Sweden
2025
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HÄLB Studio Workwear for
Gaytán Restaurant
2017Madrid, Spain
2016
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HÄLB Studio Womenswear 2015.Madrid, Spain
2015
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Ostrichpillow
Bedpillow cases and bag
Soft Goods Designer
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MuroexeColour and Material Designer
2015-2019Madrid, Spain
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MuroexeDesign leader Madrid, Spain
2022
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Pocket, An Intimate Space
Workshops and Publication
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The Enlightened Skein
Publication
Sweden, 2024
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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Ostrichpillow
Heating Pad
Madrid 2024
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Being in Dialogue
Publication
Carrying as Culture
Chapters
Multiple perspectives
Textile prints
Siesta Matter
Textile Research
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Meta Rural
Art Residency
HÄLB Studio
Clothing
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Collaborating with Karin Lengstrand
a cup in your handsPublication
2025
Hooks
Exhibition
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Inlay
Textile Research
Alex Frost
Continuous Profile
Sculpture, 2004
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HÄLB Studio
Clothing
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Inlay
Textile Research
TextielMuseum
Ostrichpillow
Bedpillow cases and bag
Soft Goods Designer
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Muroexe
Footwear Design
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HÄLB Studio
Clothing
Workwear
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ainhoarenata@gmail.com
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.
Education
MFA Design | HDK, Valand-
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
Work
Product Designer, Soft Goods | Ostrichpillow
Sweden-Spain Hybrid,
April 2023-October 2024
Design Director | Muroexe -Mascaró
Sweden-Spain Hybrid,
January 2022 - June 2023
Internship in the Knitwear Department |
Textiel Museum
Tilburg, Netherlands, (6 months) 2022
Footwear and Accessories Designer | Muroexe
Madrid, August 2015- September 2019
Designer & Founder | Hälb Studio
Madrid, 2014-2016
Patternmaking internship | Femke Agema
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2013 (7 months)
Grants/ scholarships
Slojdforeningen
ADLERBERTSKA STIPENDIER 2024
TEKO 2021
Exhibitions
Archaeology of our time | Syntropia Space Gothenburg, Sweden 2024
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 10.03.26
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