IXXcreates is a Dutch designstudio for textile ARTWORKS, textile DESIGN & textile PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. 
Below you find an overview of our international projects, assignments and collaborations.

IXX for Desso Tarkett

For a period of 5 months Jolijn worked in-house at the production unit as a freelance designer for Desso Business Carpets. This specialized company has fully integrated the Cradle to Cradle philosophy in every layer of their business.

Desso: "Being a Cradle to Cradle ® Company means going beyond what most people conceive as sustainability." In short, the vision allows for companies and people to prosper while taking cognizance of the planet's delicate ecosystem and finite resource.

http://www.desso.com/c2c-corporate-responsibility/cradle-to-cradle/

KARIGAR 2018

KARIGAR launches a Scarf Natural - a merino wool and cashmere blend so soft it wears like a second skin. Scarf Natural comes in 6 colours and is handwoven by rural artisans in the Indian Himalayas, region Himachal Pradesh

Jolijn Fiddelaers is co-founder and art-director at KARIGAR

​Products available at www.karigar.nl 

KARIGAR 2017

#MyWings  -  KARIGAR collection is taken to the next level with 4 new colours inspired by the Birds of Paradise. Just like the wings of these colourful birds the handcrafted KARIGAR cape can transform into different styles for many moods.  It takes 15 karigars (artisans) in remote villages in the Indian Himalayas to create each product by hand using high quality natural materials

Jolijn Fiddelaers is co-founder and art-director at KARIGAR

​www.karigar.nl

IXX for FabricAge

ARTWORK

IXX designed a series of big-scale artworks for FabricAge - a community project using creativity to empower people and contribute to a society for all ages. In 2017 the maps of Maastricht neighborhoods were crafted in various experimental weaving techniques. Senior citizens co-created the artworks in 20+ workshops in public pop-up workspaces

FabricAge is a social enterprise, creating assigned made-to-measure artworks for public spaces made IN and made BY Maastricht

www.fabric-age.nl

IXX for Fashionclash

ARTWORK

In June 2016 IXX created a TEXTILE ARTWORK for Fashionclash from a pop-up-studio in CentreCeramique in Maastricht. For the project "Let's (ad)dress the people" IXX designed a big scale artwork featuring XL CRAFTS. The work was exhibited during Fashionclash Festival 2016

IXX artworks are made-to-measure the public space and designed to be co-created with the USERS of that public space. Depending on the assignment we invite specific target groups to participate and co-create.

Follow the-making-of IXX' artwork on Instagram and Facebook

IXX for KARIGAR

DESIGN / PRODUCTION / SUPPLY

IXX' collaboration with Indian artisans since 2010 has resulted in KARIGAR - a slowfashion brand  - established in 2015 together with Pashm.

For KARIGAR (meaning 'artisan' in Hindi) IXX creates contemporary designs to translate the skills, craft and heritage of rural artisans into new products for international markets. Jolijn is co-founder of KARIGAR and regularly travels to India to identify new craftgroups and train the artisans to craft her designs.

Visit the webstore www.karigar.nl

IXX for Incatro

ARTWORK (acoustic)

IXX' textile artworks that are made-to-measure public and private spaces can help improve the acoustics of the space. For Incatro, a specialist in acoustic solutions, IXX is developing new textile designs  and artworks  
>>  work in progress!

www.incatro.nl 

IXX for Vij5

DESIGN / PRODUCTION / SUPPLY

For Ontwerplabel Vij5 IXX developed a new range of cushions for their series of Fibonacci Fabrics. All products are designed by Jolijn Fiddelaers and handwoven and hand-embroidered by Indian artisans.

www.vij5.nl

IXX for Het Ketelhuis

ARTWORK

For 'Het Ketelhuis' in Eindhoven IXX has made a Textile Artwork made-to-measure the public space. Het Ketelhuis is a restaurant and event location at StrijpS, a design hotspot surrounded by the industrial buildings of the former Philips factories. Het Ketelhuis is a creative space, unpolished and a bit raw in its details. IXX made an artwork using old textile knotting/macramee techniques in unconventional materials like climbing rope and felted wool 

IXX meets PERU

DESIGN / CONSULTANCY

IXX collaborated with WorldGranny to design and produce hand-knitted products for one of WorldGranny's social projects to improve elderly people's lives. WorldGranny works worldwide and the specific project IXX participated in is located in Peru.

www.knittingsocialfabric.com

IXX meets AFRICA

ARTWORK

In Africa IXX collaborated with Design_Develop_Build to develop Textile Artworks for the interior of an experimentally built theater in Langa Township, CapeTown. The design and execution of the artworks is done ‘on the spot’ in co-creation with the local community. IXX’ big scale textile artworks are made-to-measure public spaces.

‘Cheap’ materials from transport/packaging/building industries are recycled and/or used in unconventional ways.

Interweaving and embroidery techniques are used to combine the different materials in large (3 x 3 meters) wall panels.

www.designdevelopbuild.com

If you would like to know more about this project please don't hesitate to request a digital portfolio - info@ixxcreates.com

IXX for Vij5

DESIGN / PRODUCTION

IXX was invited by Dutch designlabel Vij5 to do the product-development for TwoTowel, a new textile product for the Vij5 collection.

Designer Anieke Branderhorst from Vij5 came up with the initial idea for this product and IXX assisted with colouring and specific knowledge on the technical textile aspects that was needed to translate the design-idea into a concrete product. With this translation we managed to find the right manufacturer that was willing to use his (industrial) looms in an unconventional way to produce this specific product.

 www.Vij5.nl

IXX for Fashionclash

DESIGN

IXX initiated a collaboration between fashion- and textile designers to explore experimental handwork techniques in silhouettes where fashion and textiles complement each other. The collection "Peeling the Time" was presented at Fashionclash Maastricht in June 2014.

IXXcreates - Jolijn Fiddelaers (textiles)
B-made - Bernadette van de Braak (textiles)
Strikks - Maartje Boer & Suzanne Vaessen (knitwear)
Elsewerk - Els Petit (fashion)

DesignbyCraft

START-UP

Together with Manny Soar IXX explored DesignbyCraft as an online platform to highlight FAIR Dutch designers, products and stories. By making the inspiring stories behind fairly made products available to the consumer we looked into creating the storytelling framework as a base for online sales.

www.DesignbyCraft.com

IXX meets INDIA

DESIGN

The first INDIA collection is based on a design-concept that symbolizes IXX' motto "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts". All products (like us human beings) function as an individual but are also part of a bigger whole. In this collection the big PLAID is the base-design where the smaller products (CUSHIONS and SHAWLS) derive from.

All measurements (patterns + product-sizes) are based on the Fibonacci-numbers. This universal range of numbers (0 -1 -1 -2 -3 -5 -8 -13 -21 -34 -55 -89 -...) was used in ancient India to measure underlying rhythm of poetry. The Fibonacci-sequences are often found in nature (in the growth of plants, trees and the human body).

www.IXXmeetsINDIA.com

IXX for Indera

DESIGN / PRODUCTION / SUPPLY

For Belgian furniture brand Indera IXX has developed a series of plaids and cushions as exclusive accessories to match Indera furniture.

All products are designed by Jolijn Fiddelaers and handwoven and hand-embroidered by Indian artisans.

www.indera.be

Technology

DESIGN / PRODUCTION

IXX is interested in the esthetic application of technological novelties. For a textile manufacturer that is specialized in producing technological textiles for practical purposes (protective clothes for firemen, etc) IXX designed a collection of HOME textiles to be produced in the same factory, on the same machines and with the high-tech materials that this producer is familiar with.

By approaching the technological textiles from an ESTHETIC (design) perspective IXX showed this producer a completely new market 

Digital Print

DESIGN / PRODUCTION

IXX set up a collaboration with Dutch graphical and textile designers to create patterns for printed textiles. By providing a design concept, IXX challenged several designers to develop their own signature for digitally printed fabrics with the aim of bringing their designs together in one PRINT collection for elegant silk dresses.

All designers worked independently and gathered on a regular base to exchange ideas and improve their skills. According to IXX" motto "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts" the designs are presented as one collection.

Portfolio on request

Screen Print

DESIGN / PRODUCTION

Since 2002 Jolijn Fiddelaers (owner/designer IXX) has been designing textile concepts / colours / styles / patterns / fabrics / collections to attune PRODUCTION and MARKET by means of design.

Her design expertise and in-depth knowledge of textile production processes results in quality products for various international markets.
Translating inspiring ideas into tangible products, her designs function  as a linking pin between PRODUCTION and MARKET - attuning the requirements of both.

Jolijn Fiddelaers on Linkedin

Upcycling industrial waste

DESIGN / PRODUCTION

TrashPoetry is a collection of artworks and experimental textile-designs made out of waste material from the textile industry.

TrashPoetry derives from a collaboration with a textile manufacturer to upcycle their Trash into Poetry. This project shows a sustainable perspective and new possibilities for (industrial) waste. Looking into the specific characteristics of the waste material of this printing company IXX developed new textiles made from trash. Various techniques were used such as  lasercut, weave and interweave, knotting, etc.

Portfolio on request

TrashPoetry

ARTWORKS

TrashPoetry consists of autonomous textile artworks for public spaces.

TrashPoetry is a collection of artworks and experimental textiles made out of waste material from the textile industry. This project shows a sustainable perspective and new possibilities for (industrial) waste.

Showing the industrial left-overs as ART gives them a completely new meaning and value - INDUSTRY meets ART.

In the picture you see the artworks combined with work from artist Sacha Heemels who explored where ART meets INDUSTRY.

Portfolio on request