Robijn Sonneveld

Robijn Sonneveld

handmade wall rug and tapestry design

  • wall rugs
  • workshops
  • inspiration
  • how it’s made
  • wall rugs
  • workshops
  • inspiration
  • how it’s made

About me

I am Robijn Sonneveld, textile designer.  Living in Amsterdam.  The love for textiles started with my mother. She took me into the magical world of fabricstores with walls full of amazing colors and structures.

This brought me into fashion. I had my study fashion design at the Couture Institute in Rotterdam followed by the renowned Artez, school of art in Arnhem.

For almost 30 years I have worked as a fashion- and print designer for various clothing brands. The most interesting part was working with the diversity of materials, colors and processing methods. This ultimately made me decide to focus entirely on the tactile world of textiles, to make wall rugs.

 

A wall rug in your interior…

A wall rug is a beautiful way to give expression, warmth and personality to an interior. At the same time, it improves the acoustics in contemporary interiors where harsh materials such as concrete, stone and steel have been used.

That is the reason why my wall rugs are based on felted wool. Wool is a naturel product coming from sheep. Wool breathes and is insulating and therefore an ideal way to improve the acoustics .

Together with wool I work with silk and leather, preferable vintage fabrics or garments and left overs. Also pieces of jewelry are sometimes part of it. Tangible structures allow the wall rug to live.

Inspiration comes intuitively, by observing. Observing with eyes, nose, ears and touch.  I take notice of the things not said. Listening to what the body has to say, what nature is whispering.

Rough and sensual…

Contact

For more information about my work or inquiries please contact me:

email: robijnsonneveld@xs4all.nl

facebook: @soultreasures.nl

instagram: soultreasures.nl

It’s an inspiring world

Vincent van Gogh by Julian Schnabel.

James Turrel

A bigger picture by David Hockney. http://www.davidhockney.co

Mark Rothko

Bruno van den Elshout, New Horizons  https://www.youtube.com/embed/TBUt7DfLAKQ

Richard Serra  https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/richard-serra

 

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Handmade wall rug & tapestry design

I make wall rugs...rough and sensual
wich live and breathe.
The sense of touch is a particularly powerful source of sensory stimuli.
My work is an investigation into being human, woman, body and mind.
Are You You?

Contact me for
Ready made rugs, unique custom pieces
or workshops on request.

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The skin

05/07/2019
by Robijn
tactile tapestry

sense and sensibility

05/07/2019
by Robijn

Knowing yourself

05/07/2019
by Robijn
dyeing wool for 3 exciting new wallrugs

The colors inside me

05/07/2019
by Robijn
Handdyed wool

Under my skin

03/06/2019
by Robijn
wool felting workshop

Workshop vegan sheeprug

21/02/2019
by Robijn
vilt workshop

2018 Workshops felting at Fort Nigtevecht… an excellent workout!

21/02/2019
by Robijn
felted sheeprugs by robijnsonneveld.com

a fair vegan rug feels so much better!

19/02/2019
by Robijn
Jack and me

Jack takes me to the most inspiring places

19/02/2019
by Robijn
inspiration for wall rug

wall rug inspiration in commission for Studio-Veerkracht, Amsterdam

19/02/2019
by Robijn

handmade wall rug “playing at sea” in commission of Studio Veerkracht, Amsterdam

19/02/2019
by Robijn
wall rug detail by Robijn Sonneveld

wall rug detail, wild waves, gentle waves, they come and go

17/02/2019
by Robijn
wall rug for aerial Studio-Veerkracht

handmade wall rug for yoga Studio Veerkracht

17/02/2019
by Robijn
Aleppo soap great for felting

Olive soap from Aleppo is great for felting

17/02/2019
by Robijn
sheep shearing, a tough job

shearing sheep, a tough job

17/02/2019
by Robijn
sheepwool

a wonderful wool producer

17/02/2019
by Robijn
felted wall rug

Handmade wall rug ” Texel seduced me”

16/02/2019
by Robijn
handmade tapestry detail

wall rug detail “Texel seduced me”

16/02/2019
by Robijn
Handmade acoustic wall rug

wall rug “Texel seduced me”

16/02/2019
by Robijn
vegan sheeprugs

vegan sheeprugs

15/02/2019
by Robijn
live like a Dahlia

live like a Dahlia, bright and fearless

14/02/2019
by Robijn
Ouessant sheep after a visit to the barber

the amazing Ouessant sheep after a visit to the barber

14/02/2019
by Robijn
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