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Aliki van der Kruijs has a studio in The Hague, the Netherlands and works on self-initiated research projects, collaborations and commissions. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion at ArtEZ University of Visual Arts (Arnhem) and her master's degree in Applied Art at the Dirty Art Department of the Sandberg Instituut (Amsterdam). In one of her projects at the Sandberg Instituut, she juxtaposed her background in graphic design, photography and fashion design with research into the way textiles can be a means of communication and a meaningful framework to highlight the relationship between humans and nature. In 2017 she had a three-month residency in Arita, Japan to work with porcelain. She currently teaches Research and Design at the TXT department of the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam.
