The title of your work for our Motel One Antwerp is ‘Making a Dress’. What is the idea behind it? 
The process of making a dress – the tailoring itself – reveals the many details that go into the dress, lie inside, that make it what it is, but that no one sees in the end. 
These details often contrast with the actual fabric and the final appearance. They are often seen as a by-product or considered waste – but they hold the dress together!
I captured a few moments from the process of making of dress that would otherwise remain in the background and translated them into the medium of a woven rug, giving them something abstract, almost mysterious.

Briefly describe your work: 
There are four individual rugs, each symbolising a certain ‘phase’ in the production of a dress. They were hand-knotted in Nepal from wool, hemp and silk. 
Each one stands on its own, but they share the same story. It contains references to silk ribbons, linings, loose yarns of colourful woven fabrics, patterned couture fabrics...

How did the collaboration come about?
I have worked in the fashion industry my whole life, and Motel One Antwerp has a ‘fashion’ theme. So it was a match! 
And even though I no longer live in Antwerp, I still have a strong bond to the city. Initially, I had lots of ideas, almost too many variations – including a carpet representing the harbour. But together, it was great to choose and step by step find the right story for the work and for the hotel's story.