About Mariette

As a designer I try Mariëtte Wolbert , with an inquisitive, curious, and open attitude, seeks the most suitable design. She has years of experience in textile design, focusing primarily on interiors. Her designs have a recognizable signature, and the combination of high-quality materials, technical expertise, clear design language, and a touch of lightness and humor make her work beloved. She personally describes this special quality as the five “ L ' s”: ' Tasty ' , Light​ ' , ' Logically ' , ' Luxury ' and with a ' Smile ' .  

Her work, such as furniture and curtain fabrics, carpets, textile buttons and kitchen textiles, is in the collection of various museums and has received several awards.

Course:
1982-1988 Design Academy Eindhoven | Department C under the direction of Ulf Moritz. During this study, he completed internships at Desso Tapijt in Oss, Nigel French's styling agency in London, and Jack Lenor Larsen in New York.

Experience
1988 - present: Freelance work for various manufacturers, museums and cities.
2016 - present First unique textile line in kitchen textiles
2013 - present : Bečka & Wolbert co-produced "The Ridge Collection. " "The Ridge Tile" went into production in 2016 by Royal Tichelaar Makkum.
2010-2016: Bunzlau Castle. Art Director for the kitchen textile collection. Contributed to the concept, design, color, and production. Currently, there are three collections: Bunzlau Castle, Bunzlau Castle for Holland, and Bunzlau Castle for the Rijksmuseum.
1988 - 2017: Capsicum Natural Fabrics. Senior Designer for collections of hand-woven fabrics for interior design and accessories, including fabrics for furniture, scarves, tablecloths, and cushions.
1993 - 2006: Elias-Jorzolino. Senior designer for the woven kitchen textile collection. Responsible for design, color, and production management.
1988 - 1994: Weaving mill de Ploeg. Junior designer of woven interior fabrics such as furniture and curtain fabrics.
1988 - 1993: Vescom BV / part-time, under the leadership of Peter Moorrees. Junior designer of textile and vinyl wallcoverings, curtain fabrics, and upholstery.

Prices
2010, Province of North Holland, Haarlem. Selected along with two other designers to design a promotional gift.
2006 Dutch Design Award Eindhoven Collection of interior fabrics 'Ribbel', nominated, designed for Capsicum Natuurstoffen.
2005 Dutch Design Award Eindhoven Collection Button point.nl, selected, designed for the Made In Tilburg exhibition at the Tilburg Textielmuseum.
1990 Interieur'90, Kortrijk, Belgium. Prototypes of curtain fabric 'Metamorphosis', selected.
1990 Design Innovation '90 Nordrhein Westfalen for curtain fabric Coda, designed for Weverij de Ploeg.
1998 Design selection '89 Stuttgart for furniture fabric Marcolo, designed for Weverij de Ploeg.

Scholarships
In 1990, 1995 and 2023, received a starting grant and working grants from the Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture.

Exhibitions
2025 Milan Salone presentation of The Ridge Collection at Linteloo co-production Bečka - Wolbert
2024 DDW Isola Eindhoven, new patterns designed for AkuVilt and new shapes from The Ridge Collection presented
2024 KunstOer, Winterswijk. An overview of the kitchen textile collection at the Textielfabriek.
2023 Solo exhibition 'From Tea Towel to Design Object'. Weaving Museum Geldrop.
2022 DDW Eindhoven presentation of the FELT collection and room divider Kulisi, a collaboration with furniture designer Frida van der Poel.
2022 DAE 75! Intergraduation show Milan presentation experimental collection of furniture fabrics
2022 Midsummer Inspiration, Amsterdam, Art & Design Festival. Co-organizer and exhibitor.
2021 Masterly The Hague, at Hotel des Indes presentation of the FELT collection
2021 Show Up, Vijfhuizen, presentation collection of kitchen textiles.
2020 Adorable Art + Design Gallery, The Hague, exhibition 'Guess who came for dinner', presentation of table and kitchen linens.
2019 Masterly The Hague, presentation Soft Square, a new design for kitchen linen and a ceramic co-production pomegranate A-Tjak - Bečka - Wolbert
2019 Midsummer Inspiration, Amsterdam, Art & Design Festival. Co-organized and presented several works, including Ridge Tile by Royal Tichelaar Makkum.
2018 Masterful 10th edition, Amsterdam
2018 Kunstrai, Bob Smit Gallery, The Ridge Collection co-production Bečka - Wolbert
2018 Masterly The Hague, a presentation in the kitchen of the Bredius Museum
2017 Masterful, Amsterdam
2017 Masterly |The Dutch in Milano, Milan , presentation Bečka - Wolbert - Bečka
2016 Work by Bečka - Wolbert - Bečka, Bas van Pelt in the Hague.
2016 La cité des femmes, Toolsgalerie, Paris, Bečka & Wolbert co-production "The Ridge Collection".
2016 Masterly /The Dutch in Milano, Milan , presentation Bečka - Wolbert - Bečka
2015 Art Arnhem/ Objects 2015, Arnhem 'The Ridge Collection', 'Bark' jacquard woven wall panels and 'Ribbel' pillows
2015 International Ceramic Fair,Jingdezhen,China 'The Ridge Collection'
2014-2015 Galerie Help u Zelven Winterswijk. Participation in the exhibition 'Rood, uit de kunst' (Red, from the art) "marker cushions," Rijksmuseum tea towels
2012 Beemster polder at various locations, 'Beemster Clothesline'. 800 unique tea towels, designed by primary school students, in the Beemster polder (social design in collaboration with Galerie De Groene Poort in honor of the 400th anniversary of the Beemster ).
2012 Tilburg Textile Museum, De Ploeg, strong fabrics 1923-2012. Furniture fabric Marcolo and curtain fabric Coda are on display.
2010 Purmerend Museum Purmerend 'Bindingen' + 'Feestelijk aan tafel' (Festive at the Table), the longest tablecloth by primary school students. (social design)
2010 Tilburg Textile Museum: Crystal Clear! 100 Years of Home Textiles. Kitchen textile designs for Elias-Jorzolino
2009 Textielmuseum Tilburg Project '200 women in Tilburg' (social design).
2008 Gallery Help Yourself Winterswijk, table speech 4. Tablecloth designed with 'Monuments of Winterswijk'.
2007 Qutu in Tirana (Albania) Photo and sales exhibition of tablecloths made by peasant women from Albania (social design).
2006 Dutch Design Awards, Eindhoven (Dutch Design Award) Ribbel interior fabric collection nominated.
2004-2005 Textile Museum, Tilburg 'Made in Tilburg', Collection button point.nl.
2001 Lakenhal, Tournai, Belgium Dutch Textiles: Tradition and Innovation, 1950–2000, Carpet 'fishing for compliments'.
1996 Textielmuseum, Tilburg, 1996. 'Texplosive!', Design in textiles. Overview of the work of Karin Nebel (from Switzerland) and Mariëtte Wolbert.
1993 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 'De Oogst', Prototypes of curtain fabrics.
1991 Musée National des Monuments Français, Paris, 1991.7th International Linen Festival, 'Le lin, l'art et la matiére'. Prototypes for linen curtain fabrics  

Photography : Dennis A-Tjak, Frieda Mellema & Nicole Uniquole, Dik Nicolai, Piep van Sante, Ella Tilgenkamp